Sustainability Data Analyst

Job Overview

Salary: £33,784 per annum, pro rata

Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment for 2 years

Band: E / Higher Executive Officer

Closing date: Sunday 19th July 2026 at midnight

Part‑time role (0.5 FTE) – 18 hours per week, available for a combination of on‑site and home working. Applicants should be able to travel to our Kew site for a minimum of 60% of their working time.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to make a significant impact on The National Archives’ sustainability efforts.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Pension and benefits package.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.

Application Process

• Interview: Interviews will be held on‑site, ideally week commencing 3rd August 2026. Applicants will be required to present a dashboard and an underlying data model they have developed.
• Personal Statement: Submit work history details and a personal statement of up to 1000 words. Selection for interview will be based on the essential criteria.
• Qualification or equivalent experience in sustainability, environmental management or related fields.
• Familiarity with PowerBI and environmental datasets such as energy, emissions, waste, water or supply‑chain data.
• Proven ability to identify and resolve issues in data collection, ETL workflows and sustainability reporting cycles.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organisational skills, and ability to prioritise tasks, manage competing deadlines, and work independently or within a team.

Sponsorship

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Job Description

Role and Responsibilities

Sustainability Data Management

• Manage the end‑to‑end process of the sustainability database, including data collection from various cross‑departmental resources, validation, and submission. Maintain the database, dashboards, and reporting tools, ensuring consistent, high‑quality data for internal reporting and external disclosure.
• Implement auditable data quality controls, including versioning, evidence tracking, documentation and audit trails.
• Produce clear, insightful visualisations and performance summaries using Excel, advanced Power BI and other analytical tools for analysing environmental datasets (energy, CO₂ emissions, waste, water and other indicators) to identify trends, risks and opportunities that inform organisational decision‑making.

Internal Stakeholder Engagement and External Communication

• Work closely with teams across the organisation to gather information, validate assumptions, and contribute to the continuous improvement of environmental sustainability data structure and management workflows.
• Support and host discussions within multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders, managing differing perspectives and facilitating collaborative decision‑making.
• Present and explain complex data and methodologies to non‑technical audiences, including senior leaders.
• Support operation and progress tracking of the organisational sustainability committee and prepare regular reporting material for internal governance bodies and committees.
• Communicate with external service providers and consultancies, working collaboratively.

Continuous Improvement and Collaboration

• Identify opportunities to improve data maturity and reporting efficiency. Contribute ideas that enhance data processes, reporting quality and the overall effectiveness of sustainability performance management.
• Share knowledge, tools and best practices to uplift sustainability data literacy across the organisation.

Approach to Work

• Proactive and tenacious problem‑solving. Demonstrated organisational skills and rapid learning of new skills, subject‑matter knowledge and external data platforms.

Working Conditions

• Normal office environment.
• Display Screen Equipment user.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Qualification or equivalent experience in sustainability, environmental management or related fields.
• Familiarity with PowerBI and environmental datasets such as energy, emissions, waste, water or supply‑chain data.
• Proven ability to work accurately with large and complex data sets, validating, formatting and transforming data into reporting platforms, databases and dashboards.
• Ability to demonstrate sustainability data and trends for non‑technical audiences and senior stakeholders, maintaining clear audit trails and documentation to support transparent reporting.
• Proven ability to identify and resolve issues arising during data collection, ETL workflows and sustainability reporting cycles, with a proactive, solution‑focused approach to improving data quality and reporting traceability.
• Exceptional attention to detail, proven organisational skills, ability to prioritise tasks, manage competing deadlines and work independently or as part of a project team. Motivation to develop new skills and share knowledge with colleagues to uplift data quality across the organisation.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in sustainability reporting frameworks (e.g., GHG Protocol, TCFD and Greening the Government Commitment).

Other Requirements

• Applicants are expected to work at least 60% of any working week onsite.

Benefits

Generous benefits package, including pension, sports and social club facilities, onsite gym, discounted rates at the on‑site cafe and opportunities for training and development. Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per calendar year (rising to 25 after the first year, and incrementally to 30 days after six years) and 10½ days public and privilege holidays per annum.

Reasonable Adjustments

• Contact The National Archives via careers@nationalarchives.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
• Complete the ‘Reasonable Adjustments’ section of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Nationality Requirements

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre‑settled status under the EUSS
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Contact Point for Applicants

• Name: The National Archives Recruitment Team
• Email: careers@nationalarchives.gov.uk

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