We are seeking an experienced Data Integration Manager to lead in the establishment of a Data Engineering and BI Development function here at Tameside. The role will be pivotal in our drive towards data-driven decision making and enhanced public services.

You will play a leading role in designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines within Microsoft's cutting-edge Fabric environment, integrating disparate datasets, and enabling cross-cut analytics and reporting for various local government functions via Power BI.

The job role covers the full range of data relevant to Local Government, from Social Care case management systems, geospatial information and publicly available datasets and more. It will also play an important part in developing our wider data strategy and maximising the investments being made across our digital infrastructure.

The role will take on the leadership of a newly established Data Integration Team as part of the council's Business Intelligence Service, alongside our Systems and Analytics functions. Close links with our ICT and Information Governance teams will also be required.

You will be an experienced Data professional, with experience of leading teams and projects in a Data Engineering or BI Development role.

If you've got thorough knowledge and experience of standardising and automating data flows and reports, building dashboards that turn complex data into actionable intelligence and using data-centric coding languages like SQL and/or Python and developing within a modern PAAS or SAAS Data Platform, that's great. If you've done those things in a Local Government or Public Sector setting, even better.

You will have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and experience of designing, orchestrating and implementing complex data infrastructure projects. You will also need excellent organisational and people management skills, an ability to plan and deliver timely outcomes whilst dealing with multiple enquiries and tasks, excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent numerical skills, an ability to conduct data and systems analysis and be capable of building relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders., Our employees' skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Tameside Council at the start of its journey to adopting a modern data infrastructure. As much of the work will be 'green field', you will be empowered to make significant progress and impact in a short space of time and build your skills and knowledge exponentially in the process., At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.