Metadata Analyst

Metadata Analyst
£35,000 to £45,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6A)
24-month secondment/FTC
Manchester city centre (hybrid working)

Please be aware we're unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role currently

We’re open to applications from people who may require flexible working arrangements. There’ll be an opportunity to discuss your flexible working requirements during the interview process, and at offer stage.

We’re looking for a Metadata Analyst to join us on a 24-month fixed-term contract in Manchester. In this role you’ll help to create and maintain data artefacts, and gather metadata effectively across Co-op. You’ll work in a hybrid way – splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

As a Metadata Analyst at Co-op, you’ll be a key part of our Data Design & Architecture team, within our wider Digital Technology & Data team. We’ll look to you to assess the structure and content of our data to support design activities; proactively identifying and resolving potential risks and issues. This is a great opportunity to grow your career, tackling complex data design tasks and delivering data design artefacts for various projects to help improve our Co-op data landscape.

What you’ll do

• Analyse data to assess its structure and content to support design activities
• Tackle complex data design tasks, resolving issues effectively
• Support the design of data processing for the entire data lifecycle
• Develop and maintain data artefacts (i.e. data models, dataflows, dictionaries, glossaries, standards etc)
• Use your data design expertise to guide colleagues across Co-op; making sure data is used appropriately

This role would suit people who have

• Experience of data modelling and managing metadata within agile environments
• Knowledge of data modelling techniques (e.g. 3NF and dimensional modelling)
• The ability to maintain metadata artefacts (i.e. data dictionaries, business glossaries, data models, dataflows, and standards)
• Good communication skills, with the ability to clearly present information to technical and non-technical audiences
• Good relationship-building and collaboration skills

We know that some candidates are less likely to apply for a role if they don’t meet all the criteria in the job description. At Co-op, we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment, so if you'd like to apply for this role but your experience doesn't quite meet every point, we'd still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or other roles we have available.

Why Co-op?

As a Co-op colleague, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You’ll also get:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• YuLife – an app that rewards you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.