Project Manager - Data Strategy Implemen

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title:
  
  Project Manager - Data Strategy Implemen
• Job Location:
  
  Shire Hall, Block 5, 1st Floor
• Salary: £37,280 - £47,181 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type:
  Fixed Term
• Duration:
  One year
• Closing Date: 08/03/2026
• Job Requisition Number: 13501
• This post is not open to job share

About The Team

This role sits within the Data and Intelligence Strategy Team, this is a team of dedicated programme and project managers focussed on delivering the Data & Intelligence Strategy. It sits within the wider Planning, Performance and Insights Service working closely with colleagues in the Data, Analysis & Insights and Performance & Improvement Teams. Due to the nature of the work, you will also collaborate closely with corporate change colleagues in the Transformation Team to ensure strong alignment with the corporate change management function.

About the role

We’re looking for a full time Project Manager - Data Strategy Implementation, on a fixed term 12 month contract.
As a Project Manager for Data Strategy Implementation, you will play a pivotal role in turning our strategy into reality. You will work closely with colleagues across Planning, Performance and Insights as well as key stakeholders from across whole council who support us to deliver the strategy. In this role, you will manage key cultural, behavioural, and implementation activities that support successful adoption of the strategy across the organisation.

This includes driving initiatives such as managing culture change projects (including our data champion network), benefits tracking and delivering the rollout of strategic deliverables such as the Data Quality Framework.

About You

You will bring experience of delivering data and intelligence related change projects, with the confidence to engage and influence colleagues at all levels. A proactive and organised communicator, you can manage the delivery of one or more projects at pace
-coordinating stakeholders, producing clear project documentation, and developing supporting materials that enable effective implementation.

You will be comfortable developing training and adoption plans and ensuring that changes are understood, owned, and embedded across the council. Self motivated and adaptable, you thrive in collaborative environments and work effectively across teams and services to drive positive cultural and operational change.

About us

Hybrid working arrangements are available for many of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that
suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Joining us could mean access to these great benefits:
Flexible and agile working opportunities (please note this is a hybrid role with the expectation of working two days a week in Shire Hall Gloucester)
25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family

Career development and qualification opportunities
Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for
employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
An in-house Occupational Health service
Employee discount scheme
Cycle to Work scheme (Eligibility criteria and T&Cs apply)

Green Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme (Eligibility criteria and T&Cs apply)
Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your
application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Elaine O'Connell Francischetto (Strategic Lead Data and Intelligence startegy) via email at

Closing date 8th March 2026.

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