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Position Overview We are seeking a skilled and motivated Database Administrator (DBA) to join and manage our new Data team including a Junior Database Administrator. The role will include taking the lead with data quality and integrity, identifying issues and their causes, resolving data and process issues, and steering data cleansing activities across a diverse workforce. The ideal candidate will have experience of managing data and databases within the Microsoft ecosystem, including Dynamics, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and Azure Data Warehouse. Additionally, the candidate will be skilled in using SQL and Power BI to create detailed reports and dashboards for tracking key performance indicators (KPIs).   Key Responsibilities   Manage the installation, configuration, and maintenance of databases within Microsoft Dynamics, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and Azure Data Warehouse. Ensure databases are properly structured, maintained, and upgraded as needed. Define, implement, and manage seamless data integration across various platforms and applications. Implement and maintain robust security measures to protect sensitive data from unauthorised access and breaches. Develop and manage backup and recovery plans to safeguard data integrity and availability. Diagnose and resolve data and database-related issues promptly to minimise downtime and ensure smooth operations. Management and training of junior staff and data teams. Oversee data cleansing operations to ensure data is accurate and free from inconsistencies. Develop and maintain detailed reports and dashboards using Power BI to track and visualise KPIs. Monitor and optimise database performance to ensure efficient data retrieval and storage. Monitor and audit data to identify and resolve discrepancies, ensuring high data integrity. Ensuring that the right data is available to the right people at the right time. Assisting teams in analysing data to support business decisions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data quality requirements are met and conduct regular data quality assessments to track improvements. Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of configurations, processes, and procedures. Work closely and collaboratively with IT colleagues, development teams, and other stakeholders in a diverse and inclusive global environment to support data-related needs and projects.   Experience, Knowledge and Skills   Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. Proven experience as a Database Administrator or Data Analyst. Proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and Azure Data Warehouse. High level of skills in Power BI to include Dashboards and Executive reporting. Strong knowledge of SQL and database management systems. Experience with database performance tuning and optimisation. Experience in implementing data security best practices. Excellent problem-solving abilities. Experience managing data cleansing exercises. Experience managing and mentoring staff. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and quality. Ability to work well alone and as part of a team. Strong commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion fostering a collaborative environment amongst their team and the wider organisation   What's in it for you?   Contract: Permanent Salary: £50,000 per annum Annual leave: 25 days per annum plus UK bank holidays Sick pay: Enhanced company scheme subject to terms and conditions Life assurance: Company life assurance scheme (4 x annual salary) Pension: Generous Pension Scheme (from day 1 of joining) Check out the full range of benefits on offer on our careers site   Application Notes:   A covering letter of ideally one A4 page but no more than two along with your CV is required to complete your application. See cover letter guidance at the end of our advert on our careers site. The deadline for applications is 23:59 hours by Sunday 10 November 2024. Interviews are scheduled to take place from the week commencing 18 November 2024. Due to business requirements, we are looking for someone to start as soon as possible however, we are committed to considering all applications fairly.

Job Reference:  000426 Salary:  £35,000-£38,000 (Pro-Rata) Job Closing Date:  02/09/2024 Department:  Business Systems Location:  Birmingham Hippodrome Employment Type:  Permanent Hours Per Week:  30 - 37.5 Interview / Assessment Centre Date(s) w/c:  09/09/2024 Job Description Working as a part of the Business Systems team, alongside the Information and Sales team, this role will be responsible for maintaining and developing our ticket sales system, Tessitura and its affiliated programs. You will proactively identify areas for improvement and introduce innovations, factoring in customer needs, external approaches, data analytics and industry best practices.  You will implement and provide joined-up business intelligence to our senior leadership team and Heads of Department to support decision-making to maximise performance revenue. The role undertakes Tessitura ticketing and data driven projects to push the business forward, delivering improvements and innovation to take Birmingham Hippodrome back to being viewed as a leader within our industry.  Recognising under-representation in our workforce of Black, Asian and ethnically diverse people, and those with disabilities, we particularly welcome  applicants from those backgrounds, identities and experience. Employee Benefits •    6 weeks holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays.  •    Contributory pension scheme. •    Discounted public transport pass. •    Discounted car parking.  •    Discounted gym membership. •    Show ticket offers. •    Personal Growth Fund.  •    Enhanced company sick pay. •    Free life assurance. •    Free Critical Health insurance. •    Discounted private health cover. •    Enhanced maternity/adoption/paternity pay. •    Free flu jab. •    Cycle to Work scheme. •    Electric car scheme.  •    Employee Assistance Programme. This role benefits from hybrid working.

Location:   Repton and Repton Prep Reports to:  Director of IT Contracted Hours:  40 hours per week, all year round. Salary in region of £35k per annum, dependent on experience This is an exciting opportunity for someone with excellent analytical skills and a passion for data management. Previous experience of data systems in a school setting is preferable. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in maintaining and optimising the school's data systems. Responsible for production, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of student and academic data, informing strategic decisions and statutory reporting. In liaison with the SMT and Director of IT, they will provide assistance and support in strategic management of whole school ICT and provide efficient and effective organisation of the school’s assessment, reporting, recording and tracking systems. To ensure the accuracy, security, and accessibility of critical educational data, empowering our staff and students with the information they need to succeed. This role will support our teams to maximise the opportunities that data and technology offer to further learning outcomes, and organisational efficiencies. For a detailed description of duties, please view the job description. Please submit your application online by 5th July 2024. Should you wish to complete an offline application form, or should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the HR team via  HR@repton.org.uk . 

Location Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ or Dstl Portsdown West, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6AD About the job Job summary Dstl is the science and technology arm of the Ministry of Defence.  We improve the front-line capability of the UK Armed Forces helping keep our country safe.   The Cyber Security and Safety Group has never been more important. Many military platforms such as fast jets, unmanned air vehicles, helicopters, naval vessels, and land vehicles are becoming increasingly reliant on Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomous functions to control all aspects of their behaviour.   We’re looking for mathematically strong data scientists to help make AI reliant military systems robust and trustworthy in complex operations to help save lives. An example of our world class inspiring work is designing and trialling a variety of autonomous air and ground vehicles out in Salisbury plain with the US and Australia. AI models were retrained in flight to meet changing mission situations to enhance commanders’ decision-making. You could be involved in: Assessing and improving AI content in Defence and Security safety critical systems in the Air, Sea and Land domains, to ensure that they are safe, secure and protected. Applying the latest thinking in verification and validation of artificial intelligence and autonomous functions for defence and security purposes. Innovating to support the delivery of the UK Cyber Strategy by researching algorithms for Cyber defence. Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution. We particularly welcome female and ethnic minority applicants and those from the LGBTQI community, as they are under-represented within Dstl at these levels. Job description In this role you will: Have a drive for keeping abreast of the latest developments in cyber security and emerging trends in artificial intelligence. We give our people the opportunity to think and innovate. We offer loads of opportunities for training and scholarships, attending and presenting at conferences, and collaborating with internal research and industry and academia. Work in a team consisting of highly professional Autonomy and Mathematical experts with enviable national and international reputations to take part in cutting edge research.  Use your critical thinking and creative problem solving skills to implement state of art methods and tools.   Develop a knowledge of undertaking verification, validation and vulnerability assessments on Systems of interest.     Appreciate the importance of safety, security requirements to have a positive impact on defence and security of the UK.   Deliver technical reports and recommendations to leadership, senior officials across government and military and other non-technical audiences through clear data storytelling and well-crafted verbal presentations Person specification We are looking for someone who has: A keen interest in algorithms, AI, ML or statistical analysis along with a willingness to develop additional capabilities in cyber security and safety. Experience contributing to Software or AI / ML intensive projects. Is looking for a career with a difference, doing a job that provides the latest and most effective tools to defend our nation and uphold the principle of freedom.  Important Information: Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners. This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.   Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Seeing the Big Picture Working Together Benefits Benefits  Dstl’s full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes: Financial : An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution ( find out more here ). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme. Flexible working :  Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours (e.g. working a 4 day week/ 9 day fortnight), job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only). Working hours:  Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month. Where you work:  Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview. Annual leave:  25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum. Family:  Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid Learning and Development:  Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning. Facilities:  Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using  Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk and we will do all we can to support you. Sifting will be taking place bi-weekly throughout the campaign, successful applicants will be invited to attend an online interview via MS Teams. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is  security check (opens in a new window) . See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) . People working with government assets must complete  baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)  checks. Nationality requirements Open to UK nationals only. This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality. Working for the Civil Service The  Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)  sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's  recruitment principles (opens in a new window) . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the  Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)  initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Dstl Recruitment Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk Further information Should you wish to raise a formal complaint about the Dstl recruitment process you should email dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk stating the nature of the issue. We will respond within 5 working days. Attachments 20230626_CSAS_Data_Scientist_Autonomy_Dependability_L5  Opens in new window (docx, 66kB) Candidate_info_pack_CIS - 20220824  Opens in new window (pdf, 1378kB)

About us: Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners.  We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff. At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home. The role: You will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality Data Analytics apprenticeship training and assessment on our work-based learning contract. 37 hours per week Permanent  £31,498 - £36,642 per annum Jubilee Court, Swansea, SA5  Key Responsibilities: Plan and deliver training and assessments across a range of courses ensuring schemes/records of work, assignment schedules, are appropriate to the syllabus content and awarding body standards Work with customers in industry to maintain and build relationships and to secure contracts with existing and new organisations Meet regularly with learners as determined by the programme delivery to establish and maintain monitoring and review arrangements for students undertaking training. About you: Level 4 qualification  or  equivalent in Data Analytics Commercial knowledge, experience and understanding of industry, including training needs Creative, innovative and enthusiastic Benefits for you: 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period Free Parking A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023) Free annual subscription to the Headspace Mindfulness app Discounted study opportunities on College programmes Hybrid Working  View more benefits here:  https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/benefits-and-wellbeing We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation. If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce. Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales. Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).