BI and Data Engineering Lead

BI and Data Engineering Lead
Salary: £40,000–£45,000 per annum
Reporting to: Digital Delivery Manager
Location: Trust sites (with travel required)
Organisation: The Wilf Ward Family Trust

At The Wilf Ward Family Trust, we’re on an ambitious digital transformation journey. A key part of this is changing how we use data — moving away from manual, spreadsheet-based reporting to modern, automated, and trusted
business intelligence.
We’re looking for a BI and Data Engineering Lead to establish and lead our central reporting capability. This is a unique opportunity to assist in making a genuine impact in a values-driven organisation. You’ll design and deliver robust BI solutions, integrate data from multiple systems, and create intuitive dashboards that help colleagues across the Trust make better, data-informed decisions — ultimately supporting our mission of enabling extraordinary lives through outstanding support.

What you’ll be doing
As our BI and Data Engineering Lead, you will:

• Design, build, and maintain cost effective, automated reporting solutions.
• Develop data models integrating multiple data sources including data from APIs, Excel, CSV, and JSON.
• Work with the organisation to identify data quality issues and improve quality, integrity, and consistency of data.
• Establish and document data flows, reporting processes, and technical solutions.
• Champion a data-driven culture and promote best practice in reporting and analysis.
• Contribute to data governance, standards, and the development of a trusted “single source of truth”.

What we’re looking for
We’re looking for a specialist who combines strong technical capability with a collaborative and curious mindset.

Essential experience and skills:

• Proven experience building BI solutions using Power BI, including data modelling, DAX, and dashboards
• Understanding of dimensional data modelling
• Experience integrating data from multiple sources (APIs, Excel, CSV, JSON)
• Ability to translate business needs into effective technical solutions
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills
• Experience designing user-friendly dashboards for non-technical audiences
• Ability to work independently and manage your own priorities
• Excellent communication skills — able to explain technical concepts clearly
• Experience documenting data processes and delivering user guidance or training
• Confidence using Microsoft 365 tools including SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between Trust sites

Desirable:

• Knowledge of data governance and data quality frameworks
• Familiarity with modern data platforms (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, Data Factory, Databricks)
• Experience supporting digital transformation initiatives
• Experience with Python or R for data analysis or transformation
• Experience building deployment pipelines in Microsoft 365 environment

We recognise the importance of recruiting skilled, compassionate, and reliable staff, whilst demonstrating in practice our commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk. Please be aware it’s a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group such as adults or children. Please note any successful job offer will be conditional based on pre-employment checks such as DBS and referencing prior to a start date agreed. The Wilf Ward Family Trust has a clear commitment to safeguarding within all practices, for more information on criminal discloses you can visit Check if you need to tell someone about your criminal record: When you need to tell someone about your criminal record