Data Business Partner

Job summary

Job purpose

The Data Business Partner supports the adoption of data-informed decision-making across Homes England by acting as a key link between data teams and business areas. Working under the direction of the Senior Data Business Partner, the role helps turn data strategy into practical activity that improves how colleagues’ access, understand and use data.

The role focuses on engagement, communication and feedback to build data capability, strengthen governance awareness and embed a positive data culture that supports organisational priorities.

The role consistently demonstrates and embeds the values and behaviours in daily work, contributing to a positive and inclusive culture.

Job description

Key accountabilities and responsibilities

• Act as a trusted partner to business areas, building strong relationships and helping colleagues understand how data can support better decision-making, performance improvement and delivery of organisational objectives.
• Support the delivery of the Digital and Data strategy by translating strategic priorities into practical actions, engagement activities and measurable business outcomes.
• Promote the value, impact and benefits of data across Homes England, helping to build a positive data culture and encouraging greater adoption of data products, tools and services.
• Gather and analyse business needs, user feedback and stakeholder insights to identify opportunities, remove barriers to adoption and inform the development of data products, services and engagement activities.
• Monitor and analyse data culture, engagement and adoption measures, including Data Hub usage, community participation, event attendance, feedback and related insights, using findings to inform continuous improvement and maximise impact.
• Develop and deliver engaging communications, campaigns, events and activities that increase awareness, understanding and effective use of data across the organisation
• Create, maintain and continuously improve content across the Data Hub, Viva Engage and other communication channels, ensuring information is accurate, accessible and relevant to users
• Translate complex data and technical concepts into clear, compelling and meaningful messages that colleagues can understand and act upon.
• Promote proportionate data governance and stewardship practices, helping colleagues understand their responsibilities in relation to data quality, ownership, compliance and responsible data use.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to share good practice, capture evidence of impact, support cross-government engagement, and provide day-to-day direction and support to assigned team members where required.

Person specification

Key skills, knowledge and experience

Essential

• Relevant experience in data, business change, communications, engagement or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of qualifications and practical experience.
• Understanding of how data supports decision-making, performance improvement and organisational objectives.
• Experience of engaging and influencing stakeholders, building effective relationships across teams.
• Ability to translate complex or technical information into clear, accessible and engaging communications.
• Experience of developing communications, engagement activities, events or campaigns that support adoption and change.
• Experience of gathering and using business, user and engagement insights to drive continuous improvement.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of data governance, including data quality, stewardship and responsible data use.
• Experience of using collaboration and content management platforms such as SharePoint, Viva Engage or similar digital tools.

Benefits

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.

Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

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