Sql database officer jobs

Location: Hybrid working - Part London office-based and part home working. The post holder will work a minimum of one day a week in the office.

Salary: £31,175 per annum  
Hours: 35 hours per week 

Closing date: Tuesday 6 May 2025 at 10.00am 

Interview date: 15 May 2025 (over video) 

This is a full time permanent position. 

Who we are looking for 

We care about building lasting relationships with our 21,000 active supporters and our database is critical in helping us to do that. For the right person, this is an opportunity to support our charity in using data to achieve our mission – to discover better treatments, expand access, and work towards a future free from type 1 diabetes. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive individual to take responsibility for the delivery of several key functions within the Supporter Care and Operations team. You will be responsible for the importing of data into the database, making sure that our supporters and beneficiaries receive an excellent experience by inputting high quality data and ensuring that our database is accurate at all times. 

You’ll have knowledge of a relational database, excellent attention to detail and be skilled and comfortable in building good working relationships. 

The role also includes providing excellent service and delivery of supporter care and thanking supporters promptly and appropriately. 

Experience required 

• Database support experience (charity database preferred but not essential) 

• Experience of formatting and importing data to a database from external sources to agreed timescales 

• Experience of exporting, de-duping and formatting data from a large dataset 

• Experience of performing complex queries to identify records that meet criteria 

About Breakthrough T1D 

Breakthrough T1D is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia. 

You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at Breakthrough T1D, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1. 

Employee benefits 

As an employer we offer: 

• Hybrid working arrangements

• Flexible working and will consider compressed hours

• Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff with leave increasing after three and five years’ service

• Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment

• Season ticket and cycle loan

• Pension scheme

• Family-friendly policies – maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates

• Personalised training to suit your career aspirations and professional development 

Breakthrough T1D is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age. 

The Data Selections and Reporting Officer will work with teams across ARUK to deliver accurate data selections and segmentations for ARUK’s communications.  This includes ensuring data selections are scheduled, developed, tested and checked, and delivered in accordance with the agreed briefs and deadlines.

This is an exciting time to join ARUK as we have launched Salesforce and use the Snowflake Data Cloud to develop our selections in.  We have bold plans for growth at ARUK and this role will have a key role in this as we seek to increase the sophistication of our marketing activity and deliver an excellent supporter experience.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

· Aid in the scheduling and delivery of data selections through the Selections Calendar to ensure clarity on what data selections are upcoming, managing any potential clashes and planning and prioritizing workload

· Produce data selections and segmentations in an accurate and timely fashion, in accordance with agreed data selection briefs and deadlines

· Work with the Data Selections Manager to proactively identify ideas and opportunities to continuously improve campaign performance and to ensure testing within data selections is valid and robust

· Work with stakeholders to ensure data selection briefs are completed correctly, definitions are clarified, and the final selection meets the criteria outlined in the brief

· Adhere to a rigorous data selection process that guarantees the accurate delivery of selections

· Ensure the database is kept up to date with communications history and marketing coding as part of the data selection process

· Support teams in the delivery of end of campaign reporting, post-campaign analysis and the running of regular reports

· Work with Fundraising Teams, Digital Team and external agencies to ensure data selection file formats are delivered to specification

· Provide training and assistance to stakeholders to follow the data selection process

· Support the process of the annual planning of communication activity across fundraising teams

· Work with the wider Data and Analytics teams to ensure the necessary data is being captured to enable campaign analysis to be conducted

· Continually seek to improve the data selection process with the aim of automating and streamlining to reduce the risk of errors and inaccuracy in selections

· Other data services tasks from time to time as identified by the Data Selections Manager

 

What we are looking for:

· Experience of using large relational databases and analysis packages

· Experience of building complex queries and producing data selections from a database package or through SQL querying

· A good working knowledge of SQL

· Good knowledge of data protection legislation and its application

· Enthusiastic and positive approach to stakeholder management

· Advanced Excel skills

· Proven ability to work to a high standard and with an eye for detail

· Able to work on own initiative and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

· Excellent internal and external stakeholder management

· Creative, positive, proactive and motivated to deliver data selections

· Collaborative approach to delivering projects

Additional Information:

Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.

Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals.  This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.

Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD. 

Salary: Circa £32,500 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.

The closing date for applications is the 27th April 2025, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.  We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.  Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.

As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. While we strive to anonymise your CV where possible, there are certain sections, such as the application question, that cannot be fully anonymised. We kindly ask that you remove any personal information, including your name, when answering the application question. The hiring panel will not have access to your personal details, such as your name and address, until you are invited for an interview. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website

How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.

About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure.  Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope. 

There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure. 

In 2024, we were incredibly proud to be awarded a 3-star accreditation by Best Companies which recognises ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement. This is the second consecutive time; we have been awarded a Best Companies 3-star accreditation.

We were also listed in the prestigious Best Companies lists:

· 18th in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.

· 10th in the 50 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.

· 2nd in the 30 Best Companies to Work For in the Charity Sector.

In addition, we were also shortlisted for a special award recognising the work undertaken on reducing our environmental impact.

In 2021, we were awarded the HR Management award by The Charity Times for our Wellbeing initiatives throughout the pandemic.

In 2020, we demonstrated our commitment to changing the way we think and act about mental health in the workplace and signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge. 

ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference. 

To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK

Cause: Health Charity
Role: Senior Data Operations Officer
Working arrangements / Location: Central London - Hybrid
Employment Type: to start ASAP – 18 months Temp
Salary/rate: up to £22.68 an hour - £41,278
Working hours: 35 hours per week

This role is pivotal in supporting the charity’s data and systems transformation programme, ensuring the effective management and maintenance.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day management including licence management, user permissions, and training
• Ensure supporter data, processes, and systems are efficient, high quality, and compliant with relevant regulations
• Collaborate with the CRM Business Analyst to gather requirements for a new CRM and support the implementation of a Super User structure
• Act as a subject matter expert for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and ThankQ
• Maintain and develop training materials for CRM users, ensuring data quality standards are met
• Provide user support, triage tickets, and resolve issues on the service desk platform, Manage Engine
• Oversee scheduled data feeds and troubleshoot issues with the Data Integration Specialist
• Contribute to the Data Quality Programme by developing and standardising data capture and monitoring processes

Skills and Experience Required

• Proven experience in a Senior Data Operations Officer or similar role, ideally within the charity or non-profit sector
• Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and structured query language (SQL) Server Management Studio
• Practical knowledge of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and ensuring compliance
• Strong IT skills, including comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel for data manipulation and analysis
• Experience in providing database training, creating processes, and procedures

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Contract:  Permanent, full time 35 hours p/week
Salary: £42,375 - £45,824 p/annum
Location:Hybrid - Burford, OX18 4PF 
Closing date:  1st May 2025
Interview date: First Interview - 9th May 2025. Second Interview - 15th May 2025

It’s an exciting time to join as we are undergoing a change programme to implement Dynamics 365 so there is the opportunity to get involved in data mapping and migration activity from our legacy systems!

More about the role

As our Data Manager, you will be responsible for optimising the flow of data into our CRM system, provide oversight of the data lifecycle and ensure data is governed by the necessary policies and processes, which includes data on the pets we help, their guardians and supporters of Blue Cross.

You will be the Blue Cross lead on CRM data and will champion and contribute to the delivery of our data strategy, supporting our vision for our information to be trusted, accessible and used to change the lives of pets and people.

Working closely with Information Services colleagues, you will assist in the evolution and maintenance of the data lake(s)/repositories within the organisation, with a focus on leading the governance of organisational data.

About you

You will be a highly experienced data professional and a keen innovator with a passion for finding new and more effective ways to ingest and migrate data. 

With your significant knowledge and awareness of data management best practice, including ensuring data compliance, you will have experience in processes and routines that mean the highest data quality is achieved.  

You will be an innovative and inspiring manager of people, with a desire to stretch yourself and your team, you will provide coaching and mentoring to ensure Blue Cross adopts new and more effective ways to ingest and migrate data.

You will be adept at discussing technical subject matter with non-technical audiences, to share knowledge and promote the team’s capabilities across the organization.
 

 Knowledge, skills, and experience

• Extensive experience in data management and working with a variety of database solutions
• Proven experience of developing data systems and processes to increase efficiencies
• Experience of working in a data governance role with responsibility for personal data used in a database marketing environment (including strong knowledge of the UK GDPR)
• Experience of collaborating with technical and non-technical audiences, with the ability to adapt communication approach to meet the needs of different audiences and negotiate with stakeholders at various levels
• Understanding of issues in complex organisations of migrating data, whilst achieving and maintaining quality control to ensure that data is of a high standard 
• Strong knowledge of data quality and data governance principles – Master Data Management, Metadata management, Data mapping, data cataloguing

Blue Cross benefits

Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make a difference that we do today. In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can.  We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.  

Our generous benefits package includes: 

• 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
• Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support 
• Free access to GP via MetLife - 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family 
• Free physiotherapy advice and face to face intervention
• Health cash plan 
• Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme 
• Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution  
• Claim for professional fees 
• Life assurance  
• 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance 
• Enhanced family friendly policies 
• Recognition scheme 
• Annual volunteer days
• Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
• Personal development programme

To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.