Data Collection and Compliance Officer
| Posting date: | 02 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,780 to £30,564 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 February 2026 |
| Location: | Winchester, Hampshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | Hampshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HCC623154 |
Summary
Joining our Data Quality and Collection Team as a Data Collection and Compliance Officer, you’ll be committed to delivering excellent standards of data accuracy and quality. Thriving in a detailed-focused environment, you’ll transform raw information into accurate, meaningful insight.
You’ll play a vital role in supporting and enabling data collection and its management across the directorate. Your work will directly contribute to safeguarding children and supporting positive outcomes by ensuring that the data we rely on is accurate, timely and robust.
What you’ll do:
• Carry out data collection and data quality activities within agreed timescales, including compiling statutory data returns, using validation checks and collaborating with information providers to ensure accuracy.
• Work closely with schools, colleges and Children’s Services colleagues to maintain strong communication links to support timely, accurate data submissions and resolve data quality issues.
• Identify, investigate and correct anomalous data using databases and spreadsheets, to maintain reliable datasets and adherence to GDPR and departmental policies.
• Prioritise workload effectively, escalating issues when required, to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of data collection processes and help shape new ones.
• Communicate professionally with external system users, including Headteachers, Principals, administration staff and wider County Council teams.
What we’re looking for:
• A commitment to meticulous accuracy, attention to detail and maintaining high data quality standards.
• Strong IT skills, particularly in spreadsheets and handling large datasets.
• Practical experience working with data and ensuring accuracy within a school or educational setting.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Effective team working skills, with the ability to collaborate confidently.
• Self motivation, strong organisational skills, solution focused, and the ability to work to tight deadlines.
Why join us:
• Make a real difference: your work directly supports safeguarding and positive outcomes for children across Hampshire.
• Be part of a supportive, collaborative team focused on continuous learning and improvement.
• Work in a dynamic environment that offers variety, challenge, periods of fast paced activity, meaningful impact and professional growth.
• Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• A competitive benefits package that includes generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.
To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.
Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.
Other roles you may have experience of may include: Data Quality Analyst, Information Quality Officer, Data Governance Officer, Data Collection and Reporting Officer, Data and Information Officer, Compliance and Data Officer, Data Assurance and Compliance Officer, Information Governance & Quality Officer, Performance and Data Officer, Information Management Officer
You’ll play a vital role in supporting and enabling data collection and its management across the directorate. Your work will directly contribute to safeguarding children and supporting positive outcomes by ensuring that the data we rely on is accurate, timely and robust.
What you’ll do:
• Carry out data collection and data quality activities within agreed timescales, including compiling statutory data returns, using validation checks and collaborating with information providers to ensure accuracy.
• Work closely with schools, colleges and Children’s Services colleagues to maintain strong communication links to support timely, accurate data submissions and resolve data quality issues.
• Identify, investigate and correct anomalous data using databases and spreadsheets, to maintain reliable datasets and adherence to GDPR and departmental policies.
• Prioritise workload effectively, escalating issues when required, to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of data collection processes and help shape new ones.
• Communicate professionally with external system users, including Headteachers, Principals, administration staff and wider County Council teams.
What we’re looking for:
• A commitment to meticulous accuracy, attention to detail and maintaining high data quality standards.
• Strong IT skills, particularly in spreadsheets and handling large datasets.
• Practical experience working with data and ensuring accuracy within a school or educational setting.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Effective team working skills, with the ability to collaborate confidently.
• Self motivation, strong organisational skills, solution focused, and the ability to work to tight deadlines.
Why join us:
• Make a real difference: your work directly supports safeguarding and positive outcomes for children across Hampshire.
• Be part of a supportive, collaborative team focused on continuous learning and improvement.
• Work in a dynamic environment that offers variety, challenge, periods of fast paced activity, meaningful impact and professional growth.
• Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• A competitive benefits package that includes generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.
To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.
Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.
Other roles you may have experience of may include: Data Quality Analyst, Information Quality Officer, Data Governance Officer, Data Collection and Reporting Officer, Data and Information Officer, Compliance and Data Officer, Data Assurance and Compliance Officer, Information Governance & Quality Officer, Performance and Data Officer, Information Management Officer
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