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Digital, Data & Technology at Young Lives vs Cancer is on an exciting journey, building the foundations to drive digital transformation across the organisation, enabling all staff to play their part in shaping a better future for children and young people diagnosed with cancer.

As an organisation, we challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.

ABOUT THE ROLE
As Head of Data Engineering, you will get the opportunity to scale a brand-new function, developing our data engineering and data integration services, shaping our enterprise data warehousing and data integration (IPaaS) capabilities to support the strategic objectives of the charity.

This is a hands-on role, where you will leverage your technical background in data engineering to ensure improved flow of data across the organisation, as well as effective data governance, management and stewardship.

We have embarked on a three-year organisation-wide digital transformation programme, and you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the success of key data projects and effective implementation of platforms, infrastructure and ways of working.

WHAT WILL I BE DOING?
No two days are the same at Young Lives vs Cancer. So, summarising your ‘day to day’ isn’t easy. Here are some of the main things you’ll be doing, but you’ll find more details in the job description.

• Design, develop and recruit a highly performing data engineering function to support our data-driven decision-making ambitions.
• Implement best practices for data management, including data governance, data quality, and data lifecycle management.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Work with project teams and colleagues to understand data requirements and deliver solutions that meet their needs.
  

WHAT WILL I NEED?
Diverse perspectives and unique skill sets are at the heart of Young Lives vs Cancer. To succeed in this role, you will be able to demonstrate how you have:

• Worked hands-on with data engineering tools and technologies (databases, data warehouses and/or data integration solutions, e.g., SQL, Python, Spark, Hadoop etc)
• Knowledge of data architecture and best practice data integration approaches
• Experience working with Microsoft Data solutions, such as Fabric and/or solutions such as Snowflake, Redshift
• Engaged with key stakeholders, supporting them to understand data technologies, the opportunities, risks and benefits.
• Led small teams that deliver data warehouse and or data integration solutions
  

WHAT WILL I GAIN?
For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:

• A salary of £75,000 per annum
• An opportunity to work remotely, visiting our offices a few times a month
• Generous annual leave allowance of 27 days + bank holidays
• Enhanced pension, with employer contributions of 8%
• Wellbeing days: four days a year to do what works for you – from catching up on training to going for a walk
• Access to our employee savings scheme
  

HAYS has been retained by Young Lives vs Cancer to manage the search and recruitment for this role. To apply, please follow the link and upload your current CV in the first instance (No cover letter required). Candidates who meet the criteria will be contacted for further discussion and to progress their application.

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- Joel Mundy