Plan International: Head of Data Management, Analytics, and Insights Vacancy. Apply!

Plan International: Head of Data Management, Analytics, and Insights Vacancy. Apply!

• Date: 16 Apr 2025
• Location: Globally flexible, Flexible
• Company: Plan International
• Location: The location of this role can be flexible where Plan International has an office
• Type of role: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract
• Closing Date: 1st May 2025, (UK midnight)

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Plan International is seeking a strategic and forward-thinking professional to lead their data management efforts within the Information Technology department. In this key role, you will be responsible for driving enterprise-wide data governance, risk management, data quality, and strategic initiatives—ensuring the organisation derives maximum value from its data. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative environment, with access to a global network of technology and business experts.

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Responsibilities

• Managing multi-year budgets for data, transformation and technology deliveries.
• Defining data lifecycle and data management approaches
• Delivering results as a strategic thinker in a fast-paced environment, able to apply thought leadership to drive innovation and change.
• Overseeing the full lifecycle delivery of enterprise data platforms
• Oversee delivery of Data / Analytics and BI projects.
• Building and leading functions with both internal and external resources.
• Presenting compelling narratives to support strategies and approach
• Working on and building out data warehouses, migrations, and transformations, data science initiatives.
• Creating strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization to understand business requirements and translate them into actionable BI and data solutions.

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Additional Information

Essential

• Educated at least to a Bachelors level in Data science, Computer Science, Statistics or equivalent experience gained through work.
• Experience in data science and analytics including statistical analysis, modelling, metrics and reporting.
• Extensive experience in data and analytics solution delivery and data solution driven transformation programmes, with demonstrable experience in a leadership role
• Experience in driving and embedding transformative change in the organisations
• Ability to think strategically and translate complex data into actionable business insights.
• Familiarity with data privacy regulations, compliance, and industry standards
• Strong business acumen and willing to challenge conventional norms and views
• Proficiency in data governance principles, data quality frameworks, and data lifecycle management.

Desirable

• Good understanding of the INGO sector or similar.
• Experience in using advanced analytics and data manipulation software – R, Python, SAS, or SPSS
• Understanding of latest tools, platforms, and data provisioning software to maximise effective insight creation and easy data access