Business Partner; Data)

Strategy and Communications sits at the centre of the organisation, bringing together several teams with organisation-wide remits and mutual collaboration opportunities. The work of the directorate’s teams includes delivery of major events, designing and leading public affairs or marketing campaigns, providing data, evidence and analysis, leading cross-organisational programmes, to making sure we plan for and can respond to emerging events or emergencies in our city.

The Mayor of London’s Data for London Board has been established to improve the flow and usage of data to serve citizens, solve city challenges, and promote productivity - putting data into the hands of those who can make a positive difference for London. The Board brings together data leaders from across public, private and civil society and includes expertise in the fields of data science, data ethics, smart cities, cyber security, public engagement and data journalism.

Inside the GLA, the Data for London team are working to ‘fix the plumbing’ for the data ecosystem in London. This includes delivering a rebuild of the London Datastore , which serves 2m users and contains 18,000 data files. As we work towards that, the team have released the first component of new data infrastructure for London: the Data for London Library

The Data for London Library will allow users to search city data, all in one place. We will harvest metadata from many more organisations across London than the current Data Store and put it all in one searchable Library, allowing data analysts to find new datasets or possible collaborators to solve their problem.

The Data for London team now moves onto the second phase of the rebuild. This will be focused on data sharing and access management, ensuring effective governance, roles and responsibilities, and secure access.

The Data Business Partner will act as a trusted advisor on all aspects of the Data for London programme, owning and cultivating relationships with internal partners across the Greater London Authority. They will drive forward the Good Data Citizenship work pillar, including designing and implementing governance processes and ethics guidelines.

The role will work in partnership with directorate leaders and senior managers to provide high-quality strategic data advice, direction, insight and support, balancing the needs of end users with strategic policy objectives.

In addition, they will work in partnership with the wider Data for London team to further develop the Data for London platform, advocating for users and building data pipelines where required.

• Support the Head of Data for London by working closely with managers across the Greater London Authority, gaining sufficient knowledge of the affairs of their data-related needs, challenges, and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with directors and senior managers, acting as a credible strategic partner on how to effectively leverage the resources, tools, and expertise available within the Data for London program and City Intelligence Unit.
• Act as the primary point of contact for Data for London partner projects, ensuring timely and effective communication and expectation management.
• Lead secretariat support for the Data Projects Review group, including organizing meetings, preparing agendas, documenting decisions, and following up on action items.
• Facilitate the prioritisation process for Data for London partner requests, ensuring alignment with the programme and wider organisation’s strategic objectives and available resources.
• Identify opportunities for cross-collaboration and knowledge sharing among partners, promoting a culture of data-driven…