Data Literacy Lead

Day Rate: Up to £700 per day (outside IR35)

Engagement: Interim Contract

Duration: 12 Months

Work Mode: Hybrid (2 days/week in London)

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Data Literacy Lead to improve the organisation's ability to understand, interpret and make effective decisions using data.

The successful candidate will define and deliver an enterprise-wide Data Literacy strategy, developing targeted learning pathways, resources and initiatives to improve data understanding across leadership, business and technology teams.

You will play a key role in building a data-driven culture, promoting responsible data usage and improving organisational confidence in working with data.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and deliver an enterprise-wide Data Literacy strategy aligned with the wider Enterprise Data agenda.
• Assess data literacy requirements across leadership, business, technology and data communities.
• Develop role-based learning pathways, educational interventions and supporting resources.
• Build organisational understanding of data ownership, data quality, governance, analytics and responsible data usage.
• Establish data communities and networks to encourage knowledge sharing and improved data behaviours.
• Work closely with Data Maturity and Adoption teams to embed literacy within broader capability development initiatives.
• Develop communication and engagement initiatives to improve data awareness across the organisation.
• Measure participation, learning effectiveness and resulting behavioural changes.
• Continuously improve learning initiatives based on organisational needs and feedback.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Proven experience developing or delivering enterprise Data Literacy initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Data Literacy, Data Fluency and data-driven organisational cultures.
• Experience designing learning programmes and role-based development pathways.
• Understanding of Data Governance, Data Quality and Data Analytics concepts.
• Experience engaging with senior leadership and diverse business stakeholders.
• Strong communication, presentation and facilitation skills.
• Experience measuring learning effectiveness, adoption and behavioural change.
• Ability to translate complex data concepts into accessible learning materials.

Desired Background

Experience in Data & Analytics Enablement, Learning & Development, Data Governance Education, Digital Adoption or Organisational Capability Development would be advantageous.

Expected Outcome

Improve data literacy across the organisation, ensuring employees have the knowledge, confidence and behaviours required to use data effectively and responsibly.