Senior Data Sharing Officer
| Posting date: | 12 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £42,665 to £50,495 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National: £42,665 - £46,765. London: £46,060 - £50,495 plus industry leading pension and benefits. For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading ‘Salary’. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 November 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 436760/2 |
Summary
Defra is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink.LinkedIn
As the Senior Data Sharing Officer, you will be responsible for enabling secure, compliant, and efficient data sharing across the Defra Group. You will support the development and implementation of data governance, licensing, and publishing processes to ensure Defra achieves best value from data. You will work with colleagues and external partners to enable access to third party, licensed data products, making sure those are accessed and reused in line with their licensing conditions. Your work will be instrumental to delivery of activities and projects across the Group. You will work with colleagues from a variety of specialisms and professions, offering you ongoing opportunities to learn about Defra, the government, and the environment we are working to protect.
The Data Access Team is a dispersed team. We meet several times a year, which means that occasional travel to Defra, partner or supplier sites will be required.
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Digital, Data, Technology and Security (DDTS) is the trusted team for digital across the entire Defra Group.
We have around 1000 colleagues across DDTS and our ambition is to make it easier and faster than ever for people to interact with Defra. If you are ready to drive innovation and push boundaries, we want to hear from you. Join us and together we will create a great place for living, and a green and healthy future for all.
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We are a team of data sharing and geospatial systems experts, supporting the Defra Group and its partners. Our work spans a wide range of data access and sharing topics, and we collaborate with colleagues across Defra, its arm’s-length bodies (ALBs), other government departments, external partners, and contractors. We manage several key geospatial services, including the Defra Data Services Platform, MAGIC, and a suite of ESRI services. Our team provides hands-on support for users, helping with data access and publishing. We also offer expert advice on data licensing for projects across Defra and maintain access to important third-party datasets, such as those from Ordnance Survey.As the Senior Data Sharing Officer, you will be responsible for enabling secure, compliant, and efficient data sharing across the Defra Group. You will support the development and implementation of data governance, licensing, and publishing processes to ensure Defra achieves best value from data. You will work with colleagues and external partners to enable access to third party, licensed data products, making sure those are accessed and reused in line with their licensing conditions. Your work will be instrumental to delivery of activities and projects across the Group. You will work with colleagues from a variety of specialisms and professions, offering you ongoing opportunities to learn about Defra, the government, and the environment we are working to protect.
The Data Access Team is a dispersed team. We meet several times a year, which means that occasional travel to Defra, partner or supplier sites will be required.
More information is available about the Digital and Data profession along with some interview tips on the Government Digital and Data candidate information pack. About the Government Digital Profession and Interview Tips.
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