Senior Data Quality Specialist I

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To maintain the health of the Television Audience Measurement panels and to co-ordinate related activities to address any imbalances through the appropriate recruitment and repair of households in order to meet contractual obligations. 

• Providing support to the data delivery team to ensure daily data delivery according to contractual

KPI’s and commitments

• Oversee the scheduled data delivery for VOZ production and delivery to clients

• Ensuring quality assurance of product output following changes to production systems

• Perform on-going analysis and review of systems and procedures and identify areas of

improvement

• Compile specifications, document processes, and methodologies for internal and external

reporting

• Provide ad-hoc reporting to the Executive team and key clients

• Provide ad-hoc statistical and technical support e.g. technical data queries from clients

• Maintain technical documentation and support to third party software suppliers

• Experience in supporting client deliverables

• Able to work to tight deadlines and adaptable to changes in tasks and projects as required

• Promote and be a driving influence of a quality culture within the business

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to interact with people at all levels

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel

• Sound knowledge of statistical concepts

• Python or SAS package knowledge (desirable)

• Intermediate knowledge of Tableau

Skills (conceptual, interpersonal)

Lateral thinking: Questioning current processes and proposing new approaches to handle varying

circumstances

Information scanning: Ability to focus and identify potentially trends in panel composition reports

that need to be dealt with in a proactive manner.

Judgement: Utilize all data sources available to prioritize and determine appropriate course of

remedial action

Numerical fluency: Ability to work/handle large amounts of numeric information in order to make

appropriate judgement calls

Writing skills: Ability to convey technical concepts in a non-technical way in the written form

Speaking and verbal expression: Is able to present information in a logical and concise form

Personal Attributes

Integrity: Acting and behaving in ways consistent with company values and culture

Results orientation: Ability to stay focused and well-organized and consistently meet deadlines

Data orientation: Is able to organize own work based on objective analysis of information and

business priorities

Collaborative: Is able to work within a team and is prepared to lend a hand to ensure team

goals/organizational goals are met.

Initiative: A self starter who challenges current work practices with a view for continuous

self/process improvement

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