DataArchitect Charity / Not for Profit Sector | £65,000£75,000 (12 mth FTC) | London (Hybrid)

Our client is a charitable organisation with a clear mission and a growing ambition to put data at the heart of how it operates. Theyre looking for a hands-on Data Architect to take ownership of their data function at a pivotal moment in its development.

This is a hands-on leadership position. Youll be responsible for the end-to-end data capability from governance frameworks and quality controls through to the architecture and delivery of our data warehouse and reporting infrastructure. Youll work closely with an outsourced data warehouse partner and with internal stakeholders across the organisation, acting as the bridge between technical delivery and business need.

This isnt a purely strategic role. they need someone who understands data models and modern data platforms at a working level, and who can hold an external supplier to account as well as drive internal culture change around data quality and literacy.

Responsibilities:

Owning the organisations data governance model: catalogues, lineage, role-based access controls and quality metrics

Overseeing delivery and continuous improvement of our cloud-hosted data warehouse, currently built on Snowflake with Azure infrastructure

Managing data ingestion pipelines and transformation workflows applying Medallion and Kimball principles

Supporting reporting and insight needs across the organisation using Power BI

Managing the external data warehouse supplier, including data engineers and architects

Leading data literacy and culture change across the organisation through training and internal champions

Ensuring GDPR compliance and robust data security controls throughout

Essential Experience:

Solid, hands-on understanding of data warehousing, ETL/ELT processes, data modelling and Medallion architecture

Experience managing vendors delivering hosted or managed data warehouse solutions

Ability to design and implement governance frameworks, data catalogues and security models

Strong communication skills; equally comfortable with technical teams and senior non-technical stakeholders

A track record of embedding data standards and ways of working across an organisation

Desirable Experience:

Direct experience with Snowflake, Azure and Power BI

Familiarity with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code

Data governance certification (e.g. DAMA) or equivalent CPD

Experience working in a not-for-profit or membership organisation

Whats on Offer:

£65,000£75,000 depending on experience

Hybrid working with flexibility around how and where you work

Benefits pension, annual leave, healthcare etc

Our client is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.