About the role:

Gentoo is a values-led, charitable organisation that provides more than 60,000 people in Sunderland with a place they can call home. We have a clear vision and a social purpose. We believe that everyone has the right to live in a good quality home that they can afford.

Gentoo is on a journey to transform our customer journey and our colleague experience. To support this journey, we are currently recruiting for the newly created role of Business Intelligence (BI) Manager, who will join the newly formed Business Improvement & Change function, a team that is central to delivering valuable business change. In the role of BI Manager at Gentoo, you will play a pivotal part in building our BI service, you will partner with the business to increase our data maturity and drive our BI initiatives. You will lead a team of Data Analysts and will be responsible for leading and inspiring the development and growth of the function as well as promoting the value of BI across the group.

The role is based at our Doxford Park, Sunderland head office. We know how important it is to have a great work-life balance, therefore we offer flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working, a blend of office and homeworking, in accordance with your role type and the needs of our business. Your working week should be balanced with what you need to do and where you need to be to deliver your role the most effectively.

This newly created role would suit a data professional who is passionate about modernising data and reporting solutions. You will have experience in delivering rich, user-centred reports via platforms such as Power BI or Qlik and enjoy the end-to-end process of report development. You will be a critical partner to all functions across the group and lend your skills and expertise to deliver actionable insight and play a pivotal role in enabling data-driven decision-making. You should enjoy the process of data analysis and have the ability to solve problems, often with a degree of ambiguity. You will enjoy the challenges of digital transformation and be comfortable delivering at pace.

What we are looking for:

Experience working as a BI Manager or Senior BI role in a highly regulated industry.
Strong leadership skills, the ability to guide, coach, influence and lead a team through periods of growth and development.
Demonstrated commitment to BI quality; and dedication to delivering accurate, timely and reliable reports.
Understanding of data architecture and infrastructure (data warehousing, data pipelines, ETL) and experience working with IT teams to help design and deliver the right BI solutions.
Strong SQL, Excel, Power BI & DAX. Hands-on experience in designing and developing end-user reports.
Experience in supporting regulatory reporting; and understanding the criticality of industry-related submissions.
Strong experience in data governance; leading initiatives to increase data maturity.
Experience in stakeholder management including the ability to cultivate strong working relationships with diverse stakeholder groups.

This role is offered on a hybrid basis.

Some of our great benefits include:
31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) 
12.30 pm finish on a Fridays
Flexible and hybrid working.
Free Health Cash Plan, with cashback for dental, optical, physio, wellbeing therapies and more, with some free child cover.
Access to private healthcare through the Health Cash Plan.
Competitive Aviva pension scheme - Gentoo will contribute up to 10% based on your personal contribution.
Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme (following a successful probation period)
Enhanced family-friendly leave
Car mileage allowance if you use your personal vehicle for business purposes.
Life assurance cover to the value of 3 times your annual salary.

Closing date:

04-Jun-2024

We're a housing association that provides more than 60,000 people in Sunderland with a place they can call home. We're a values-driven organisation, with a clear vision, a social purpose and a commitment to investing in people, place and property. We believe everyone has the right to live in a good quality home they can afford and invest millions of pounds every year in keeping our existing homes safe, secure, and compliant.

We're also playing our part in addressing the UK housing crisis locally, by building hundreds of new, modern and contemporary homes for rent in Sunderland - homes that meet the needs of local people. Not only do we provide vital housing - we support our tenants, residents and communities by investing in services that help people live their best possible life.

This includes helping people to work, victims of domestic abuse and anti-social behaviour, young people to live independently, as well as a wellbeing service that supports our elderly tenants and residents.