MAG Manchester Airports Group
Manchester Airport, Cheshire
Head of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion At MAG, we provide the airport facilities and travel services people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK-owned airport operator, we serve millions of passengers each year through Manchester Airport, London Stansted Airport and East Midlands Airport. Our businesses bring people together, support the regions in which we operate and help keep the world moving. We're the Journey Makers. We're one big team, on a journey of growth, making a real impact. In this Group-wide role, you'll help create an organisation where every colleague feels supported, included and able to do their best work. You'll have the opportunity to shape meaningful change across a large, complex business and help ensure equity, diversity and inclusion are built into the way we work, lead and make decisions. You'll also have access to a great range of benefits. The final package will be confirmed according to the role's grade and may include: Bonus scheme 10% company pension contribution Car allowance Private medical scheme 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays Free parking Subsidised public transport A wide range of company discounts Two volunteering days each year Free 24/7 Virtual GP service Care Concierge service The Role As our Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, you'll shape and deliver MAG's EDI strategy, helping us create a culture where every colleague can bring the best of themselves to work. Working closely with the Director of Internal Comms & Engagement, senior leaders and teams across MAG, you'll turn our EDI ambitions into focused action. You'll use insight, colleague feedback and external developments to guide priorities, measure progress and help remove barriers to inclusion across the organisation. This is a visible, influential role with the opportunity to make a real difference. You'll act as a trusted adviser, bring constructive challenge and help leaders understand the part they play in building an inclusive workplace. What You'll Be Doing • Develop, evolve and deliver a comprehensive EDI strategy aligned with MAG's business and People priorities. • Provide clear updates on progress to senior leadership forums, including the Executive Committee and Senior Leadership Team. • Advise and constructively challenge leaders and stakeholders on decisions, practices and activity that affect inclusion. • Review and contribute to policies and working practices, ensuring they support MAG's EDI commitments and relevant territories we operate in. • Identify barriers to equity and inclusion, then bring the right teams together to develop practical, sustainable solutions. • Work with Talent Development colleagues to shape engaging EDI learning for colleagues and leaders. • Deliver EDI learning and facilitate conversations at all levels of the organisation, including with senior leaders. • Develop meaningful measures and reporting that show the effectiveness of EDI initiatives, policies and activity. • Improve the quality and use of colleague EDI data, turning insight into informed priorities and decisions. • Build relationships with external partners, community organisations and MAG's sustainability and corporate social responsibility teams. • Represent MAG at relevant external events, conferences and forums. • Partner with Colleague Communities so colleague perspectives help shape priorities and positive change. • Work with Colleague Communities, the Chaplaincy and Communications teams to deliver an engaging programme of EDI events and communications. • Keep your own knowledge current through external networks, research and developments in EDI practice and legislation. • Lead and support an EDI Specialist, creating clarity, encouraging connection and enabling strong performance. What Will Make You Successful In This Role You'll bring experience of leading EDI or wider People initiatives within a large or complex organisation, along with evidence of turning strategy into meaningful and measurable action. You'll also bring: • A strong understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion principles, relevant UK equality legislation and evolving good practice. • Experience developing and delivering EDI strategies, programmes or organisational change. • The ability to build trusted relationships and influence people at every level, including senior leaders. • Confidence presenting complex or sensitive subjects clearly, thoughtfully and with practical recommendations. • Strong analytical skills and the ability to use qualitative and quantitative insight to guide decisions. • Experience managing several priorities, projects and stakeholder groups at the same time. • A collaborative leadership style that welcomes different perspectives and creates space for others to contribute. • Sound judgement, integrity and the confidence to offer respectful, constructive challenge. • The ability to adapt your approach while maintaining clear direction and focus. Experience within aviation, transport or another operationally complex environment would be useful, but it isn't essential. What matters most is your ability to build trust, turn evidence into action and help create sustainable organisational change. Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments We're building something brilliant at MAG: a diverse team of Journey Makers who share our values and want to make a difference. We're on a mission to be number one in our industry, and that takes talent in all its forms. With so many exciting roles across our airports and businesses, there's space for your unique strengths to shine. Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you - even if you don't think you tick every box. What matters most is what you bring. We're proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know. We're committed to helping you perform at your best. At MAG, every journey matters. Our Colleague Communities play a big part in that: Women's Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Group.
Head of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion At MAG, we provide the airport facilities and travel services people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK-owned airport operator, we serve millions of passengers each year through Manchester Airport, London Stansted Airport and East Midlands Airport. Our businesses bring people together, support the regions in which we operate and help keep the world moving. We're the Journey Makers. We're one big team, on a journey of growth, making a real impact. In this Group-wide role, you'll help create an organisation where every colleague feels supported, included and able to do their best work. You'll have the opportunity to shape meaningful change across a large, complex business and help ensure equity, diversity and inclusion are built into the way we work, lead and make decisions. You'll also have access to a great range of benefits. The final package will be confirmed according to the role's grade and may include: Bonus scheme 10% company pension contribution Car allowance Private medical scheme 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays Free parking Subsidised public transport A wide range of company discounts Two volunteering days each year Free 24/7 Virtual GP service Care Concierge service The Role As our Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, you'll shape and deliver MAG's EDI strategy, helping us create a culture where every colleague can bring the best of themselves to work. Working closely with the Director of Internal Comms & Engagement, senior leaders and teams across MAG, you'll turn our EDI ambitions into focused action. You'll use insight, colleague feedback and external developments to guide priorities, measure progress and help remove barriers to inclusion across the organisation. This is a visible, influential role with the opportunity to make a real difference. You'll act as a trusted adviser, bring constructive challenge and help leaders understand the part they play in building an inclusive workplace. What You'll Be Doing • Develop, evolve and deliver a comprehensive EDI strategy aligned with MAG's business and People priorities. • Provide clear updates on progress to senior leadership forums, including the Executive Committee and Senior Leadership Team. • Advise and constructively challenge leaders and stakeholders on decisions, practices and activity that affect inclusion. • Review and contribute to policies and working practices, ensuring they support MAG's EDI commitments and relevant territories we operate in. • Identify barriers to equity and inclusion, then bring the right teams together to develop practical, sustainable solutions. • Work with Talent Development colleagues to shape engaging EDI learning for colleagues and leaders. • Deliver EDI learning and facilitate conversations at all levels of the organisation, including with senior leaders. • Develop meaningful measures and reporting that show the effectiveness of EDI initiatives, policies and activity. • Improve the quality and use of colleague EDI data, turning insight into informed priorities and decisions. • Build relationships with external partners, community organisations and MAG's sustainability and corporate social responsibility teams. • Represent MAG at relevant external events, conferences and forums. • Partner with Colleague Communities so colleague perspectives help shape priorities and positive change. • Work with Colleague Communities, the Chaplaincy and Communications teams to deliver an engaging programme of EDI events and communications. • Keep your own knowledge current through external networks, research and developments in EDI practice and legislation. • Lead and support an EDI Specialist, creating clarity, encouraging connection and enabling strong performance. What Will Make You Successful In This Role You'll bring experience of leading EDI or wider People initiatives within a large or complex organisation, along with evidence of turning strategy into meaningful and measurable action. You'll also bring: • A strong understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion principles, relevant UK equality legislation and evolving good practice. • Experience developing and delivering EDI strategies, programmes or organisational change. • The ability to build trusted relationships and influence people at every level, including senior leaders. • Confidence presenting complex or sensitive subjects clearly, thoughtfully and with practical recommendations. • Strong analytical skills and the ability to use qualitative and quantitative insight to guide decisions. • Experience managing several priorities, projects and stakeholder groups at the same time. • A collaborative leadership style that welcomes different perspectives and creates space for others to contribute. • Sound judgement, integrity and the confidence to offer respectful, constructive challenge. • The ability to adapt your approach while maintaining clear direction and focus. Experience within aviation, transport or another operationally complex environment would be useful, but it isn't essential. What matters most is your ability to build trust, turn evidence into action and help create sustainable organisational change. Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments We're building something brilliant at MAG: a diverse team of Journey Makers who share our values and want to make a difference. We're on a mission to be number one in our industry, and that takes talent in all its forms. With so many exciting roles across our airports and businesses, there's space for your unique strengths to shine. Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you - even if you don't think you tick every box. What matters most is what you bring. We're proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know. We're committed to helping you perform at your best. At MAG, every journey matters. Our Colleague Communities play a big part in that: Women's Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Group.
MAG Manchester Airports Group
Manchester Airport, Cheshire
Summary Enterprise Data Architect Permanent Hybrid ( Manchester Airport ) Why MAG? At MAG, we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK-owned airport operator, we serve over 66 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands Airports. With more than 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses bring people together and support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate. Sustainability is one of our core values and shapes everything we do. We're committed to protecting the environment, supporting our local communities and creating inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. We are the Journey Makers. We're one big team, on a journey of growth, making a real impact. Join our Group Technology function and you'll help shape the data foundations behind the systems and services that keep our airports moving. You'll also have access to Grade 4a benefits including: Bonus scheme 10% company contribution pension 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays Free parking Subsidised public transport A wide range of company discounts Two volunteering days each year Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week Care Concierge service The role We're looking for an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to help develop MAG's operational data model and shape how data is managed, understood and consumed across our airport and Group technologies. This is a role for someone who can combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery. You'll work in the detail of logical and physical data models and definitions, partnering with development teams, solution architects and integration engineers. You'll also help set the technical direction for operational data and create a semantic data layer that enables AI tools to understand and interpret MAG's data safely and effectively. The focus is on run-time data consumption and data semantics rather than analytics and reporting. You'll join the Enterprise Architecture team within the Office of the CTO and report to the Head of Enterprise Architecture. The role has been reshaped to place a stronger emphasis on execution, giving you the opportunity to turn an established conceptual framework into practical, scalable data capabilities. Key accountabilities You'll: Build and extend MAG's logical and physical enterprise data model, working from the existing conceptual framework of data domains, entities and relationships. Align the data model with relevant industry standards, including ACRIS, where appropriate. Develop a semantic data layer that supports safe, meaningful consumption of data by AI tools. Work with delivery teams to understand data sources and give data consumers a clear view of the context and meaning of the information they use. Provide data modelling and architecture expertise across airport and Group technology projects. Help develop MAG's data consumption and management strategy, tooling and technical direction, then lead its implementation. Run MAG's Enterprise Data Model Forum, providing an effective authority for proposed changes to the model. Represent data considerations within the Solution Design Authority and other technology governance forums. Strengthen data management practices covering lineage, ownership, stewardship, quality, security, retention, precedence rules and Master Data Management What will make you successful in the role? You'll bring experience working as an enterprise-level data architect, with evidence of developing and delivering data models in a complex organisation. You'll be comfortable moving between architecture and practical model development. You'll enjoy working collaboratively with technical teams while also giving stakeholders clear, confident guidance on data strategy and governance. You'll ideally have: Experience delivering enterprise logical and physical data models. Strong knowledge of data management, consumption and governance. A clear understanding of data lineage, ownership, stewardship, quality, security and retention. Experience adapting or extending industry-standard data models. Knowledge of technologies and third-party tools used to manage and provide access to data. An understanding of semantic data layers and how they can support accurate, responsible use of data by AI tools. Knowledge of data integration techniques, data warehousing and business intelligence technologies. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn business needs into effective data solutions. The communication and stakeholder-management skills to explain complex data concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Experience contributing to an Enterprise Data Model Forum or a similar data-governance structure. If you don't meet every requirement but believe your experience and approach could make a difference, we'd still encourage you to apply Equal Opportunties and Reasonable Adjustments We're building something brilliant at MAG: a diverse team of Journey Makers who share our values and want to make a difference. We're on a mission to be number one in our industry, and that takes talent in all its forms. Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you, even if you don't think you tick every box. What matters most is what you bring. We're proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know. We're committed to helping you perform at your best. At MAG, every journey matters. Our Colleague Communities include Women's Network, Embrace, Fly with Pride, Mind Matters, PACT and RespectABILITY. MAG
Summary Enterprise Data Architect Permanent Hybrid ( Manchester Airport ) Why MAG? At MAG, we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK-owned airport operator, we serve over 66 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands Airports. With more than 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses bring people together and support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate. Sustainability is one of our core values and shapes everything we do. We're committed to protecting the environment, supporting our local communities and creating inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. We are the Journey Makers. We're one big team, on a journey of growth, making a real impact. Join our Group Technology function and you'll help shape the data foundations behind the systems and services that keep our airports moving. You'll also have access to Grade 4a benefits including: Bonus scheme 10% company contribution pension 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays Free parking Subsidised public transport A wide range of company discounts Two volunteering days each year Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week Care Concierge service The role We're looking for an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to help develop MAG's operational data model and shape how data is managed, understood and consumed across our airport and Group technologies. This is a role for someone who can combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery. You'll work in the detail of logical and physical data models and definitions, partnering with development teams, solution architects and integration engineers. You'll also help set the technical direction for operational data and create a semantic data layer that enables AI tools to understand and interpret MAG's data safely and effectively. The focus is on run-time data consumption and data semantics rather than analytics and reporting. You'll join the Enterprise Architecture team within the Office of the CTO and report to the Head of Enterprise Architecture. The role has been reshaped to place a stronger emphasis on execution, giving you the opportunity to turn an established conceptual framework into practical, scalable data capabilities. Key accountabilities You'll: Build and extend MAG's logical and physical enterprise data model, working from the existing conceptual framework of data domains, entities and relationships. Align the data model with relevant industry standards, including ACRIS, where appropriate. Develop a semantic data layer that supports safe, meaningful consumption of data by AI tools. Work with delivery teams to understand data sources and give data consumers a clear view of the context and meaning of the information they use. Provide data modelling and architecture expertise across airport and Group technology projects. Help develop MAG's data consumption and management strategy, tooling and technical direction, then lead its implementation. Run MAG's Enterprise Data Model Forum, providing an effective authority for proposed changes to the model. Represent data considerations within the Solution Design Authority and other technology governance forums. Strengthen data management practices covering lineage, ownership, stewardship, quality, security, retention, precedence rules and Master Data Management What will make you successful in the role? You'll bring experience working as an enterprise-level data architect, with evidence of developing and delivering data models in a complex organisation. You'll be comfortable moving between architecture and practical model development. You'll enjoy working collaboratively with technical teams while also giving stakeholders clear, confident guidance on data strategy and governance. You'll ideally have: Experience delivering enterprise logical and physical data models. Strong knowledge of data management, consumption and governance. A clear understanding of data lineage, ownership, stewardship, quality, security and retention. Experience adapting or extending industry-standard data models. Knowledge of technologies and third-party tools used to manage and provide access to data. An understanding of semantic data layers and how they can support accurate, responsible use of data by AI tools. Knowledge of data integration techniques, data warehousing and business intelligence technologies. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn business needs into effective data solutions. The communication and stakeholder-management skills to explain complex data concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Experience contributing to an Enterprise Data Model Forum or a similar data-governance structure. If you don't meet every requirement but believe your experience and approach could make a difference, we'd still encourage you to apply Equal Opportunties and Reasonable Adjustments We're building something brilliant at MAG: a diverse team of Journey Makers who share our values and want to make a difference. We're on a mission to be number one in our industry, and that takes talent in all its forms. Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you, even if you don't think you tick every box. What matters most is what you bring. We're proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know. We're committed to helping you perform at your best. At MAG, every journey matters. Our Colleague Communities include Women's Network, Embrace, Fly with Pride, Mind Matters, PACT and RespectABILITY. MAG