Senior Data Steward

General information

Reference

002106  

Publication start date

06/01/2026

Publication end date

20/01/2026

Post Description

Senior Data Steward

Vacancy location

Location

South West, Gloucestershire, Rosehill - Hybrid

Vacancy details

Job Profile

Customer Operations - Data Quality Assurance

Title

Senior Data Steward

Contract Type

Full Time

About us

About UCAS

UCAS is at the heart of connecting people to higher education.

 

UCAS is the world’s leading shared admissions service for higher education. We provide application services for UK universities and colleges as well as delivering a wide range of research, consultancy and advisory services to schools, colleges, careers services, professional bodies and employers.

 

We’re a successful and fast-growing organisation, which helps hundreds of thousands of people every year. We're committed to delivering a first-class service to all of our customers — they're at the heart of everything we do.

Business Unit description

The Customer Operations business unit at UCAS was formed to deliver and enhance the support and product & services provided to students, advisers, providers and other stakeholders involved in the higher education admissions process.

This department focuses on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of customer interactions, ensuring that applicants and the providers they consider, and apply to, receive timely and accurate information, assistance, and guidance throughout the application cycle. It’s also the unit where we anticipate, respond to and define customer change to ensure UCAS can meet the needs of its customers and stakeholders going forward. Working in cross-company multi-disciplinary teams comprising; Customer Service and Relationships, Product Management, International, Policy, Admissions Reform and Fair Access.

About the role

Contractual Hours

35.00

About the role

The Senior Data Steward will be a key subject matter expert, providing advice and guidance on data both internally and externally, while proactively improving data management and maximizing its potential.

The Senior Data Steward will use their expertise to train and develop junior team members and work collaboratively to provide leadership and management in effectively control and governance of organisational data assets. This includes leading activities such as defining, measuring and monitoring data quality to ensure it meets agreed standards and complies with policies and data governance guidelines.

Overall, this role will champion best practices in data stewardship across the organisation, ensuring robust governance, consistency, and quality of reference data. By driving improvements in data standards and processes, the Senior Data Steward will enable UCAS to leverage data as a strategic asset, supporting operational efficiency and informed decision-making.

 

We currently have 2 Senior Data Stewards vacancies available

 

Key accountabilities:

· Manage data stewardship and governance

· Source, import, and control key data assets and metadata

· Lead data quality monitoring and improvement initiatives

· Define data flows with developers and architects

· Own reference data management and governance strategies

· Coordinate third-party data interchange and compliance

 

For full job description, please see role profile attached.

 

Skills, qualifications, and experience

· Educated to degree level, or significant proven work experience.

· Experience of data management and data structures, data configuration and database concepts.

· Knowledge of, or ability to acquire knowledge of the Higher Education sector.

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience.

· A self-starter with the ability to work and influence key stakeholders (internally and externally) at varying levels of seniority.

· Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including pr