via Reed · 22 September 2026 ·4 days ago

Administration Officer/ Data Quality Assistant

Brook Street
Reading Full-time GBP 30,147 – 30,147
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Administration Officer - Data Quality Assistant (Water Permits Data)
Location: Reading (Hybrid)

Join Our Client, a reputable Government organisation, as a Data Quality Assistant supporting the quality and accuracy of water quality permits across England. You'll help resolve discrepancies between scanned permit documents and data held across two systems-making sure records are correct, consistent and ready for the next phase of a major migration project.

What you'll be doing:

  • Perform quality checks and make data amendments to support the migration process

  • Monitor and process data quality requests received through a shared inbox

  • Check outgoing data against defined quality standards and agreed rules

  • Identify discrepancies between digital records and the original physical permit documents

  • Record outcomes of your quality assurance monitoring and communicate results to your Team Leader

  • Spot patterns, risks and recurring data quality issues to help drive improvements

  • Maintain confidentiality of documentation and data in line with organisational expectations
What you'll bring:
  • Excellent attention to detail, with a strong commitment to accuracy and consistency

  • Confident use of Microsoft Excel and the ability to learn new custom software/database management systems

  • A logical, process-driven and methodical approach to investigating and resolving issues

  • Clear time management skills to meet deadlines while maintaining high standards

  • Strong customer care when responding to internal requests
Additional information:
  • Working hours: Mon-Fri, 9-5 for initial training, then flexible shifts between 7am and 7pm afterwards

  • Hybrid working: predominantly from home, with attendance required at the office 2 days per month across different UK locations (travel expenses reimbursed)

  • Pay rate: £15.46 per hour | Assignment: until 31/03/27 | Proposed start: asap
If you're detail-focused, process-driven and ready to make a real difference to data accuracy in a mission-critical water programme, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest?and state the role that you are interested in.?We are?committed to engaging with you.?

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.

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