Director, Central Data Service

The Director, Central Data Service will lead the strategic transformation of Keele''s data landscape. You will lead the development understanding of data within the institution from a mainly reactive ''report-producing'' and compliance-oriented to a proactive ''data-led'' culture. As the University''s chief data strategist, you will oversee the entire data lifecycle-from developing processes to ensure the fixing of root-cause quality issues at the source to, ensuring a data infrastructure capable of supporting AI aspirations, to deploying advanced visualization tools that empower academic and professional leaders to make real-time, evidence-based decisions. Our data should be used for the benefit of our teaching and learning, and our research, as such it needs management and governance to enable as well as to protect. You will ensure that while our statutory obligations remain impeccable, our data is treated as a strategic asset that drives institutional development and student success. This role will act as primary contact point to ensure the University develops a coherent approach to Data Services whilst recognising the different requirements across education, research and professional services. As such the ideal candidate will have good communication skills, have evidential experience of driving change and be able to demonstrate a commitment to collaborative working. The Benefits The University recognises that its success depends upon the contribution and dedication of ..... full job details .....