The Vacancy

Hours of Work: 35 per week

Closing date: 24th October 2025

Interviews: TBC

We are looking to recruit an experienced Data Governance Analyst to join our established team. Reporting to our Performance & Assurance Manager our Data Governance Analyst will support our data quality, security and compliance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Assist with data governance tasks such as data cataloguing, data lineage, data policy enforcement, data issue resolution and data reporting.
• Collaborate with data owners, data stewards and data analysts to ensure that data is properly defined, documented and governed across the organisation.
• Support the Data Governance Lead to deliver high quality data analysis and reporting and drive MSV\'s digital transformation project work - particularly our Stronger Business project work.
• Provide specialist support to the Performance team in relation to data analysis and reporting, providing quality data that will influence change to the business.
• Assist with the implementation of a staff training system and document business processes related to data governance.

What we are looking for

• Good knowledge of data governance, data quality, data management is essential for the role.
• Experience and understanding of KPIs and Performance Management
• Knowledge of data governance principles, frameworks and methodologies
• Strong communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills
• Excellent data analysis skills with the ability to produce accurate and transparent reporting to support many projects
• Previous experience working within the social housing sector is desirable.

Benefits

• Flexibility on where you work with home working kit provided
• 33 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, and a holiday a buy scheme.
• Company pension scheme with up to 10% matched contributions
• Company funded access to a health cash plan, where you can claim back costs of everyday health treatments such as optical, dental and much more.
• Enhanced sick pay with up to 3 months full pay and 3 months half pay
• Health and Wellbeing Support including an employee assistance programme, free counselling, mental health first aiders and numerous wellbeing initiatives
• Life assurance subject to being a member of our company pension scheme.
• Learning and development to support you to develop the skills you need to fulfil your role and progress in your career
• Commitment to Equality and Inclusion with employee network groups covering anti-racism, LGBTQ+, disability and long-term health conditions, carers, and menopause.

MSV are also committed to supporting you to balance work and life, including with any caring or parental responsibilities you might have, and have a range of flexible working options and wellbeing support available to all colleagues to facilitate this.

For more information about the role please visit our careers page where you will find a candidate pack and apply for the role: https://www.msvhousing.co.uk/careers/job-vacancies/

If you wish to discuss the roles informally, please contact Ricky Nacarlo, Data Governance Lead on 07955286913.

Interview dates are to be confirmed, interviews will be carried out throughout the recruitment process and the role closed if a suitable candidate is found. Therefore, we strongly recommend candidates to apply early.

We\'re passionate about inclusion and we\'d love to hear from people from diverse backgrounds for this role.

The Company

We own and manage almost 9,000 homes across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire and pride ourselves on being a housing association that retains our original values and missions and continues to deliver a range of housing solutions to the most vulnerable in society. For MSV our main priority has, and always will be, to deliver and build on the services we provide as a social values organisation. We embrace equality and inclusion and are genuinely focussed on people. We want better life chances for our people, we work with customers to strengthen our business and we want to see fewer homeless people and people in poverty.

Our Benefits

As well as a competitive salary, attractive pension, and holiday entitlement, there are many other reasons to work for MSV! Our colleagues are important to us, that\'s why we offer a full programme of training, flexible working, and health & wellbeing support.

Some of the Health & Wellbeing benefits you can access when you join MSV include:

• Sick pay scheme – Up to three months full pay and three months half pay after one year\'s service.
• Eye test – MSV will pay for eye examinations and contribute towards prescription lenses/frames or contact lenses for staff using VDU equipment.
• Support helpline – Free 24hr / 7days a week telephone support. Face-to-face counselling can be made available too in some cases.
• Training in Health & Safety
• Mental Health first aiders & Mental Health Awareness training
• Cycle to Work scheme

Our Culture – The MSV Way, Equality & Diversity