Chief Data Officer

$90,000 yearly
Full time, Hybrid Remote and Site Data Professional Management/Leadership SOOCON25

Job Description

The North Sea Transition Authority’s role is to work with the industry and government on economic recovery of the UK’s oil and gas resources, whilst also supporting the move to net zero carbon by 2050.

Our ambition is to be a world-leading authority setting the framework for a sustainable and competitive UK oil and gas industry.  We believe that economic recovery of oil and gas is not in conflict with the transition to net zero carbon and that the industry has the skills, technology, and capital to help unlock solutions to help the UK achieve the net zero target.

The Chief Data Officer is responsible for leading the data team and deputising for the Chief Information and Financial Officer as required.

The role is responsible for leading the delivery and strategy of the NSTA data priorities.  Ensuring the strategic approach for use of data by the NSTA, and by industry, delivers value to accelerate the energy transition, assists in reducing emissions and ensuring energy security to deliver and support the Corporate Plan and Digital and Data Strategy.

The Chief Data Officer will work closely with the Chief Digital Officer to advise on strategy for data infrastructure and technologies.  Ensuring that data can be accessed, is interoperable and can be surfaced and used effectively. This is a technical leadership role that ensures the NSTA and industry continue to be data driven and make data centric decisions.

The data team is well established and were finalists for the Best Place to Work in Data at the 2024 British Data Awards (as well as finalists in various awards for climate initiative, public sector excellence, harnessing the value of data and big data innovations).  It’s now time for a Chief Data Officer to take a strategic approach to our data.

We hold over a petabyte of geospatial, technical and operational data and use this as a catalyst for our own decisions, as do industry, academia and government.

We aim to create a diverse team of talented, committed individuals who are supported to develop their capability in a dynamic, busy organisation whilst promoting a positive work life balance. The NSTA considers that this role could be filled by successful candidates from a broad range of data backgrounds. We encourage applicants to creatively consider the transferrable skills, experience and knowledge they may bring to help us on our mission to deliver the energy transition.

Our goal is that the NSTA continues to be a ‘Great Place to Work’. Offering a flexible 37-hour week working environment with hybrid model (40% office working) and up to 2 accruable flex days per month. Work life balance is very important to us with a workplace culture that fosters collaboration, respect, and professionalism. In addition, we offer a range of benefits including a competitive pension - employer contribution (28.97%).

Competences for this role are:

  • Innovation, initative and agility
  • Delivery
  • Leading and communicating
  • Strategic and commercial thinking

Essential:

  • Educated to degree level (or equivalent significant relevant experience) and continuing professional development
  • Significant recent experience of data, including the utilisation of data driven technology to meet operational and strategic objectives
  • Experience of advising senior leadership on data matters
  • Proven leadership and delivery of data led strategies including data infrastructure and architecture strategies, plans and functions with track record of transforming performance and impact across complex organisations and industries.
  • Experience in leading and delivering through agile teams
  • Ability to move initiatives from idea to implementation stages in a speedy manner
  • Experience of effectively managing significant budgets
  • Experience of leading complex technical teams where you are not a technical expert.
  • Contract and supplier management experience

 Desirable:

  • Public sector or offshore energy data experience
  • Risk management experience
  • Understanding and/or experience of the offshore energy industry or a regulatory environment
  • Negotiation skills and experience

Note - salary listed is £90,000 UK Sterling

Job Level

Senior