Junior Data Management & Reporting Analyst
Job Title: Junior Data Management & Reporting Analyst
Salary: The starting salary is £34,808, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.
The salary is broken down as £31,880 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £34,108. Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Kilburn
Background to the Role
Met Business Services (MBS) is a new way for the Met to deliver enabling services to all of our officers and staff. MBS is a front-line focused services organisation that sets our people up to succeed, reduces admin, provides a single source of truth for all HR, Finance and Commercial data, providing a critical cornerstone to fix our foundations.
MBS will help every person and supplier working with the Met by:
- Building a modern and efficient industry-standard business services directorate, building and pooling key specialist capabilities, strengthening HR, Finance and Commercial functions whilst removing functional silos;
- Designing end-to-end services, building them the needs of the users rather than in functional process silos and seamlessly integrating them regardless of how they are delivered; and
- Providing easy-to-use interfaces and ‘one-touch’ services for end-users that leverage the potential of contemporary technologies like automation and low-code workflows.
This is an exciting time to be part of MBS – we are building new capabilities and new ways of working that will directly help the frontline to focus on what matters and make a real difference to London. The Met as a whole is transforming to deliver on our goals of More Trust, Less Crime and High Standards, and being part of establishing this new organisation puts you at the heart of that journey with tremendous potential for growth both within the team and across the Met. The value and purpose of MBS is wired into the heart of the Met, with opportunities to collaborate across the organisation, drive innovation to get the right outcomes and support our people in policing London.
Role Description
The Met Leadership have approved the design and implementation of a centralised service delivery model (Met Business Services – MBS), to replace functional services with business services, breaking down silos and building end-to-end services around user requirements. The initial scope of the MBS model will be MPS Commercial, Finance and HR scope of services functions with the flexibility and scalability of bringing additional new services into it.
A key enabler of the MBS led transformation is the implementation of a new Data and Solutions Capability within MBS. The MBS Data Management Team will drive the management of data throughout its lifecycle to enable data-driven decision making and supporting compliance with relevant regulations. By collaborating with cross-functional teams, they will establish data management best practices and promote a culture of data stewardship.
The MBS Junior Data Management and Reporting Analyst will be providing data analysis and reporting support to the MBS Solutions portfolio in the implementation of Master Data Management (MDM) and reporting processes across MBS functions. They will report into the MBS Head of Data and Reporting, and work alongside the other MBS Pillars including Data Quality and Data Governance to drive the delivery of these capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
What does the average day look like? Your core duties will include (but are not limited to):
MBS Data Management
- Support embedding of data management principles and best practices within Met Business Services (MBS), in order to improve business processes, analytics, decision making and support operational policing outcomes
- Support streamlining processes for changing master data, with controls to ensure data quality and alignment across relevant systems
- Work with Data Management Leads and Data Management Analysts to identify business scenarios that trigger changes to master data, mapping current processes together with challenges / improvement opportunities, and then defining target processes
- Conduct testing, complete deployments and monitor releases to ensure success implementation of changes
- Support review of key artefacts such as the Data Dictionary, Business Process and Systems Landscape mappings
- Use such artefacts to inform impact assessment of changes, data quality assessment and improvement, and ensuring data harmonisation across systems
- Support Data Management Analysts to ensure that data is harmonised in other impacted systems where changes are made, through integrations where possible / otherwise manual processes backed by SLAs
- Work with Data Quality team members to review controls to prevent data quality issues from occurring, as well as ongoing data quality monitoring, root cause analysis and issue remediation.
- Model data sets using tools that include and are not limited to Power BI, MS Excel, OAC
- Taking notes during workshops across all levels including senior colleagues, practitioners, and external stakeholders
MBS Reporting
- Support build, change, and release of reporting and analytics with MBS scope to help deliver insights and drive MPS’s ability to make informed and accurate decisions.
Teamwork & Culture
- Use communication skills to transfer knowledge to team members and other stakeholders
- Actively monitors own objectives and seeks feedback to continuously improve quality and performance
- Promote a culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity across their teams, that supports and encourages overall team ethos and removes silos
- Help foster a culture of high-performance, innovation and continuous improvement embracing MBS and MPS values
- Foster a data-driven culture throughout MBS, promoting data literacy and data analysis tools and techniques
Note: You may in addition be required from time to time to undertake additional duties necessary to meet the needs of the Met; such duties to be commensurate with the responsibilities and grading of the post.
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 25th February 2026.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview.