Data Management Specialist

• Salary: £42,858 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
• Division: UKIFS - Strategy and Investment
• Site
  
  Location:
  
  West Burton, Nottinghamshire
• Confirmed Grade:
  Level 4
• Department: UKIFS - Business Strategy

The UK Government has established UK Industrial Fusion Solutions (UKIFS) Ltd , a subsidiary of UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), to lead the charge in delivering fusion energy through design and delivery of the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) prototype fusion plant. UKIFS is establishing itself, setting up the company, attracting talent, engaging with industry, developing a supply chain, and planning and constructing of the STEP prototype.

Fusion energy, crucial for combating climate change and ensuring energy independence, is expected to be commercially viable by mid-century. The UK, led by UKIFS, aims for a prototype fusion plant, targeting first operations around 2040. UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd. will lead delivery, collaborating with industrial partners and building a fusion supply chain with an estimated global sector value of £7tn per year.

Join UKIFS and the STEP programme to be involved in this ground breaking journey.

As an employee of UKIFS, you will benefit from:

• Outstandingdefined benefit pension scheme,details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporatebonus schemeup to 7% and aRelocationallowance
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
• Employee Assistance Programmeand trained Mental Health First Aiders,
• Generous annual leaveallowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• A vibrantculturecommitted to being fullyinclusive

The salary for this role is £42,858 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension.

This position is to be based at West Burton,Nottinghamshire and onsite working is expected for 3 days each week.

The closing date for this advert is set for the 20th of January 2026.

As our Benefit Data Management Specialist, you will lead the benefit related data management and analysis portfolio as part of a growing team which develops and delivers the benefits, monitoring and evaluation (BM&E) activities across STEP. This is an exciting time to join UKIFS, and your role will be important in justifying continued funding of the STEP programme. You will play a key role in the central Business Strategy team supporting the enhancement of our quantitative data and its management, working closely with colleagues across the whole of UKIFS.

You will enable UKIFS to drive data driven decision-making across the programme, advancing our Benefits Realisation, and Monitoring and Evaluation activities.

UKIFS, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and was recently stood-up (in Nov 2024). We are now in a stage of implementing new systems and processes that support and drive the management of our benefits data. You will play a leading role working alongside the UKIFS Programme Team, designing and implementing new processes and systems to collect and oversee the depth and breadth of UKIFS benefits data.

You will help us drive through the latest techniques; creating new data flows and visualisations, launching new processes and systems, and aiming to continuously improve the quality of the benefits data we rely on to justify continued funding of the programme. Your work will play a pivotal role in the ultimate development of a robust socio-economic evidence-base to demonstrate the value for money and return on investment of STEP;

furthering the goals of the UK Fusion Strategy.

Accountability 1:

Co-development and implementation of data systems and processes

• Design and implement our updated data management processes to support effective Benefits Realisation and Monitoring and Evaluation activities.
• Collaborate with colleagues across UKIFS and our Whole Plant Partners to ensure that the implementation of our data management processes seamlessly integrates input from all…