Data and Management Information Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade I. Scale 35 - £47,665 to Scale 37 - £49,817

Hours Per Week: 36 hours

Base Location: Guardsman Tony Downes House, Droylsden

Assessment Date: 16^th 18^th November 2026

The Role

Lead with vision, inspire change and shape the future of pension services as our Data and Management Information Manager

About GMPF

At Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF), we are dedicated to securing the financial well-being of our 379,000 members. Every year, these members place their trust in us to safeguard the pension benefits they have earned, giving them confidence and security in retirement. We pay out over £880 million in benefits each year, fulfilling our promise to deliver financial security to our members.

We have almost 200 colleagues in pensions administration who collaborate with over 800 employers, including local authorities across Greater Manchester, the National Probation Service, academy schools, and housing associations. Together, we calculate and deliver pension benefits with precision and care.

The Opportunity

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a motivated and forward-thinking leader to join GMPF as our Data and Management Information Manager within the Developments & Technologies Section. This key role will lead GMPF’s approach to information strategy, reporting and data insight, helping the Fund make better-informed decisions, improve services and deliver positive outcomes for our members, employers and stakeholders.

As Data and Management Information Manager, you will:

• Lead GMPF’s information strategy: Develop and manage the Fund’s management information strategy, by ensuring reporting, dashboards and data outputs support business plans, strategic aims and current and future service needs.
• Turn data into actionable insight: Oversee reporting systems that transform raw data into clear, reliable and meaningful intelligence, enabling colleagues, managers and stakeholders to analyse performance, identify trends and make evidence-based decisions.
• Manage and develop a specialist team: Lead and coach a team of analysts, by setting clear objectives, supporting development, and creating a positive, open and innovative culture focused on high performance and continuous improvement.
• Strengthen data quality and governance: Establish procedures that provide confidence in the consistency, accuracy and reliability of statistics and management information, while ensuring compliance with data protection, IT security and other relevant policies.
• Drive improvement and modernisation: Identify opportunities to optimise processes, automate reporting, improve data handling and support transformational change across GMPF.
• Collaborate across the service: Work closely with teams across GMPF, senior managers, partners and suppliers to ensure data, reporting and insight are aligned with wider objectives and used to support service improvement.
• Support projects, change and risk management: Lead projects within the section, maintain clear documentation, manage risks and audit actions, and ensure changes are communicated effectively and embedded successfully.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who can combine leadership, analytical thinking and a strong understanding of data and reporting to shape how GMPF uses information. You will play a central role in helping us plan for future demand, identify improvement opportunities and continue to deliver high standards of service.

Why Join GMPF?

At GMPF, we value our employees and are proud to offer:

• Flexible hybrid working arrangements work from home and in our modern, open-plan offices in Droylsden, which feature on-site parking, excellent public transport links, and proximity to the M60. Hybrid flexibility is available after you have completed your training and can demonstrate you can fully deliver the requirements of your role.
  
• Generous benefits package automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), offering comprehensive benefits and life cover.
  
• Excellent leave entitlement starting at 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and flexible working hours (flexitime).
  
• Training and career development access to ongoing learning and progression opportunities.
  
• Employee rewards and perks discounts on gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, a car leasing scheme, plus various health and wellbeing offers.

Apply Today

If you have the ambition, expertise, and drive to excel in this exciting new role, we’d love to hear from you. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Nicola Cooney, Pensions Operations Manager Developments & Technologies on 0161 301 7272

Please read the attached recruitment guidance document or visit our website careers page for support with your application and interview.

https://www.gmpf.org.uk/about/careers-and-current-vacancies

The application process will involve both an interview and a task. More details about this will be provided if your application is successful.

For more information about GMPF in general please see our website at www.gmpf.org.uk.

Click ‘Apply Now’ to take the first step towards shaping the future of GMPF and making a difference to the lives of our members.

This role is employed by Tameside Council.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.