Job Description

Title - Data Quality Specialist

Location - London

Salary -£32,157 - £40,197

About CDP:  

CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting, we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change.

Partnering with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, we surface the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions. We helped more than 24,800 companies and almost 1,000 cities, states and regions disclose their environmental impacts in 2024. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the world’s institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions.

Our team is truly global, united by our shared desire to build a world where people, planet and profit are balanced. Visit cdp.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.

About the Team:

The Data Governance and Quality team is responsible for developing and implementing policies, standards, and guidance to measure and improve the quality of CDP’s data. We establish clear standards and definitions, embed governance and quality principles into system design, and provide training and support to staff. This ensures CDP’s data is fit for purpose, accurate and trusted to support high-quality products and deliver its mission with greater impact.

About this role:

The Data Quality Specialist will help improve CDP’s data by supporting the development and implementation of data quality processes and reporting. This role focuses on promoting good data practices and helping teams improve data quality. Key tasks include contributing to data quality priorities, supporting improvement plans, and helping to create Power BI dashboards to visualise and report data quality improvements. The role also involves performing data analysis and supporting stakeholders in identifying and resolving data quality issues.

What you will do:

• Support the development of methodologies and best practices to measure data quality across the CDP
• Support and develop data cleansing solutions to address quality issues.
• Help develop and operationalise dashboards to monitor data improvement.
• Work with colleagues to define data quality metrics and reporting to resolve issues.
• Help develop and maintain data quality reports to support improvements in specific data domains.
• Along with the team, promote a data-first attitude toward data quality and governance across CDP.

Actively contributes to an effective and engaged team, clear on its purpose and contribution, by:

• Ensuring you know what is expected of you, through regular 1:1s, having clear objectives in place, and participating in open and honest performance and development conversations.
• Ensuring a respectful and inclusive workplace, where team members communicate openly, share knowledge so it can be used, and respect difference.
• Living the CDP Values and demonstrating the behaviours appropriate to your position.

Internal stakeholders include CDP Data Owners, Stewards, Custodians and Users

External stakeholders include CDP Disclosers, Requesters, Data Users, and other customers

We're looking for:

• Previous experience working in Data Science or Data Analytics, ideally with a focus on data quality improvement
• High coding capabilities in SQL
• Ability to present technical content to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences
• Knowledge of applying data quality approaches to resolve issues
• Exposure to Power BI or similar tools, used to communicate findings
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and attention to detail
• Confident communicator with strong English language skills, including good reading comprehension skills
• A proactive team-player

Desirable:

• Second language skill
• Experience of working within global organisations
• Experience with Python
• Experience working according to agile project/product management.

Salary and benefits: The salary banding for this role is £32,157 - £40,197/year, 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, generous non-contributory pension provision, Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance, training and development, flexible working opportunities and other benefits.

Final offer amount depends on multiple factors such as candidates experience and expertise, geographic location, total compensation, and market data.

This is a permanent contract based at CDP’s London office. Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK and live within a commutable distance of the London office and be comfortable with 2 days in the office per week. We cannot sponsor this role.

Before you apply :

We’ll only use the information you provide to process your application. For more details on how we use your information, see our applicant’s privacy notice. By uploading your CV and covering letter, you are permitting CDP to use the information you have provided for recruitment purposes.  

How to apply: 

Please upload your CV in English via the application form. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so early applications are encouraged.