Data Management Manager

Data Management Manager

Location:

National*

Closing Date: 16th March 2026

Interviews:
Week commencing 30th March 2026 (this may be subject to change).

Grade: SEO

(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)

Salary:
London: £49,325 - £53,081 National: £42,914 - £46,182

Working pattern:
Full time, Part Time, Flexible working

Contract Type:
Permanent

Vacancy number: 15331

* We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP

We’re recruiting for a Data Management Manager here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Probation & Electronic Monitoring - Data Strategy and Transformation team.

This role sits within the Probation and Electronic Monitoring (EM) Data Strategy and Transformation team, where data plays a vital role in protecting the public, supporting rehabilitation, and enabling fair, evidence‑based decisions.

As SEO Data Management Manager, you will help shape how probation and EM data is looked after, understood and used. You will work closely with policy, digital, analytical and operational colleagues to improve data quality, clarify ownership, and support better use of data across services.

This is a collaborative role, suited to someone who enjoys working with others to solve problems, build confidence in data, and turn complex requirements into practical, workable approaches.

• Improving how probation and EM data is defined, owned and assured
• Supporting data quality and data management improvements that make a real difference to operational decision‑making
• Contributing to transformation activity, including new systems, services and ways of working
• Helping teams adopt clear, proportionate data standards and guidance

You’ll be part of a supportive data community within MoJ, with opportunities to learn, share knowledge and develop as a data management leader.

To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog.

• Lead and deliver data management activity across Probation and Electronic Monitoring, balancing day‑to‑day priorities with longer‑term improvement.
• Work closely with operational, policy, digital and analytical colleagues to embed effective, proportionate data management into everyday ways of working.
• Improve the quality, consistency and trustworthiness of probation and EM data by supporting clear standards, guidance and assurance approaches.
• Help identify and manage critical data assets, ensuring ownership and accountability are clear and understood.
• Support the development and use of data management products such as data catalogues, definitions and data quality approaches, adapting them to operational needs.
• Incorporate data governance and risk management into routine processes, escalating issues where appropriate.
• Act as an advocate for good data management and data literacy, building capability and confidence across teams.
• Support senior colleagues in shaping priorities and planning future data management activity within the Probation and EM portfolio.

If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!

• 37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
• A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms.
• Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow.
• Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates).
• 25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
• Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks…