Head of Data & Digital

The role

The National Biodiversity Network Trust is seeking a Head of Data & Digital to lead the data and digital function, providing strategic and functional leadership across the NBN Atlas and related digital products and services. The role is based home-based and is full-time, fixed-term for 24 months.

What you'll do

• Lead the Trust’s data and digital function, aligning work with organisational priorities, the NBN Atlas strategy, and the wider Operating Plan.
• Provide strategic advice to the CEO and senior colleagues on delivery priorities, service development, digital risk, technical resilience, and future investment needs.
• Translate complex technical, delivery, and service development issues into clear options, trade-offs, and recommendations for the CEO, Executive Team, Board, and relevant committees.
• Lead, line manage, and develop the Trust’s data and technical managers, and relevant technical project staff, ensuring clear objectives, strong management practice, accountability, wellbeing support, and effective performance management.
• Assess capacity, sequencing, and resource pressures across the data and digital portfolio, working with team managers to identify priorities, trade-offs, and resourcing needs and advise the CEO accordingly.

What it takes

• Strong leadership experience in data, digital, technical, product, or programme roles, ideally with responsibility for teams, delivery, and strategic planning.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and practical levels, moving between organisational leadership, service design, risk management, and delivery oversight.
• Experience of commissioning and managing consultants, contractors, or specialist external support to deliver clear and practical outputs.
• Experience of developing partnerships, shaping propositions, or securing income through funded programmes, service offers, or strategic collaboration.
• Good judgement, with the ability to assess trade-offs, challenge assumptions, and make proportionate decisions in a resource-constrained environment.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills, including confidence with senior stakeholders, funders, partners, and technical specialists.

What you'll bring

How we treat you

No specific benefits mentioned

How to apply

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