Analytics Governance Manager
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen within the Population Health Improvement Team within the Birmingham and Solihull and Black Country Cluster.
The postholder will lead, coordinate and maintain robust analytical governance, ensuring that all analytical work undertaken across the organisation complies with required standards for data quality, analytical methods, reproducibility, transparency, and security.
The postholder will act as a key interface between analysts, data governance teams, information governance, digital teams, and operational/clinical colleagues.
The postholder will coordinate and maintain robust cybersecurity governance for the analytical team, interfacing with the digital team.
Main duties of the job
Analytical Governance
- Develop, maintain and implement an organisational Analytical Governance Framework, aligned to national guidance
- Ensure consistent adherence to standards covering:
- Data quality
- Statistical and methodological accuracy
- Reproducibility and version control
- Peer review processes
- Transparency, metadata and documentation
- Ethical and equitable analytical practice
- Lead internal analytical assurance reviews to ensure compliance with methodological and quality standards.
- Coordinate and maintain the Analytical Register of all active and completed analytical work
About us
Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull Integrated Care System bring together the NHS, councils and voluntary sector to serve 2.7 million people. Our vision is to be the healthiest place to live and work, improving life chances and reducing inequalities.
You will model system values, champion inclusion and actively address health inequalities, helping create an environment where everyone can thrive. In return, the Cluster offers a supportive, ambitious and inclusive environment with opportunities to develop and work across partners to deliver meaningful change.
The ICB is committed to having a workforce which is representative of the population of Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull Cluster. Our current staffing profile demonstrates that we are not as representative as we would like to be at this level within the organisation. We would actively welcome applications from women and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
The ICB is registered as a Disability Confident Employer. We actively welcome applications from applicants with a disability and commit to shortlisting all such suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you require to participate in the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be accountable for
1. Analytical Governance
a. Develop, maintain and implement an organisational Analytical Governance Framework, aligned to national guidance
b. Ensure consistent adherence to standards covering -
- Data quality
- Statistical and methodological accuracy
- Reproducibility and version control
- Peer review processes
- Transparency, metadata and documentation
- Ethical and equitable analytical practice
c. Lead internal analytical assurance reviews to ensure compliance with methodological and quality standards.
d. Coordinate and maintain the Analytical Register of all active and completed analytical work.
e. Monitor risks, issues and dependencies relating to analytical projects and escalate as required.
2. Stakeholder Management & Communication
a. Act as a key link between technical teams and operational/clinical stakeholders.
b. Translate analytical requirements into structured project briefs.
c. Communicate project status, risks and analytical outputs clearly and in a way that supports decision-making.
d. Facilitate analytical scoping meetings and support stakeholders to articulate needs and expected outcomes.
3. Data Quality & Standards
a. Work with Data Governance / Data Quality teams to improve data completeness, accuracy and consistency.
b. Support development and monitoring of data quality KPIs.
c. Provide assurance that analytical products use the most reliable and appropriate data sources.
4. Improvement & Capability Building
a. Promote best practice in analytical governance, project delivery and reproducible analytical pipelines.
b. Support development of analytical policies, templates, standard operating procedures and guidance.
c. Identify and lead improvement initiatives that enhance organisational analytical maturity.
5. Data Asset Management and monitoring
a. Responsible for maintaining the data asset register.
b. Ensuring the correct classifications are in place.
c. Auditing of access and audit logs.
d. Producing IG and Cybersecurity reports for the Analytics Team.
e. Coordinate Incident management and breach response.
Please refer to the full job description attached
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of supporting project/ programme delivery.
- Plus additional specialist knowledge acquired through training and relevant experience to Masters degree level or equivalent.
- Strong expertise in Information Governance and relevant data sharing governance documentation.
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy
- Have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, the ICB/ICS and individual provider and commissioning organisations
Experience
- Knowledge of specialist areas including health and service redesign acquired through degree or equivalent experience or training, plus project management knowledge to post graduate diploma level equivalent
- Experience working with analytics, BI, informatics or data science teams within the NHS or public sector.
- Proven experience of managing technical, data, or analytical projects.
- Experience developing and implementing governance or quality assurance frameworks.
- Demonstrable experience working with a range of stakeholders, including senior managers and clinicians.
Skills and Abilities
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with ICS partners and Providers on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Highlight difficult and controversial issues including performance and change to senior managers
- Putting the long-term health, social care and well-being needs
- of the population first (system first)
- Working collaboratively with other leaders to achieve
- excellence in everything we do in Bsol
- Holding yourself and others to account for delivering better outcomes
- Being inclusive, supportive and empowering at all times
- Engaging and enabling those working towards the aims we have as a collective
- Understanding of NHS data flows, analytical methods and information standards.
- Knowledge of data governance, information governance and regulatory requirements.
- Strong organisational, prioritisation and coordination skills.
- Ability to translate complex analytical or technical information into accessible language.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Ability to analyse risk, manage issues and drive solutions.
Personal Qualities
- You conduct yourself in a caring and considerate manner at all times.
- You are respectful to others and listen to others
- You operate with openness and honesty and ensure you are approachable in conducting your role
- Professionalism and understanding difference is key
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- A demonstrable understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion with evidence of personal impact in these areas
Employer details
Employer name
Black Country Integrated Care Board
Address
Black Country Integrated Care Board
St. Peters Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1SH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://blackcountry.icb.nhs.uk/