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James Mclachlan

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A confident and professional Data Assurance Manager with 5+ experience for the UK Home Office

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a job that will utilise and further my skills as a Data Assurance Manager, with opportunities for career growth. I am passionate about using my data insight to transform big data into accessible and actionable dashboards and reports to drive business decisions. I have utilised stakeholder engagement to produce reports that have visibility at ministerial and Director General level.

I am a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual with a strong ability to prioritize work and adhere to strict deadlines and targets in high-pressure environments. I excel both as a collaborator, comfortable working with internal and external partners, and as a strong independent worker. I am flexible, adaptive to change, and eager to learn.

I hold a BSc (Hons) in Computer Forensics from the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University. I am currently completing several Python and Anaconda courses with Freecodecamp and Codecademy to further develop my technical skills.

Throughout my career, I have demonstrated my skills in clear and precise communication, data integrity, organizing and heading multi-organizational meetings, business intelligence, data analysis, project management, team leadership, stakeholder engagement, computer forensics and security, and delivering organization-wide software rollouts. I have a proven track record of enhancing reporting processes and identifying areas for business improvement.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Data Assurance Manager

UK Home Office

May 2020 - Mar 2023 (2 years 10 months)

- Worked in partnership with external and internal stakeholders to transform big data into clear and precise reports for ministers and the Director General that determined high-level decision across Asylum.

Detached Duty at a Manston, a HO Migrant Centre:
- Based in Manston Logistics Cell alongside Border Force, Kent Police and the Army to create an integrated personnel log of migrants on site.

Data Analysis Business Intelligence Stakeholder Engagement Business Analytics Power BI Data Integrity Data Quality Data Insights Data Migration Data Management BI Reporting

HEO Project Manager

UK Home Office

Dec 2018 - May 2020 (1 year 5 months)

Supported a £3 million European funded project to assist refugees in the transition from DWP Benefits to HO Support.

- To ensure strict project deadlines were being achieved I closely monitored project performance/MI and created MI Reports for Senior Leaders which allowed me to highlight any emerging risks that may impact on the team’s performance.
- Line management of 1 EO and 8 AO's.

Project Management Stakeholder Engagement Risk Management Process Improvement Team Management Budget Management

EO Team Leader

UK Home Office

Mar 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 9 months)

As EO Team Leader I Managed team performance statistics and deputised for Project Manager on a cross-governmental project between the HO and DWP.

- Assessed all asylum seeker eligibility for the project.
- Identified any Safeguarding cases.
- Written and Verbal communication with refugees.
- Produced all training material for new staff.
- Lead meetings with the external stakeholders.