Partnership Data and Intelligence Analyst

This role has a starting salary of £38,746 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.

We are excited to be hiring a new Partnership Data and Intelligence Analyst to join our fantastic Health Improvement team. We are based in Woodhatch, Reigate and support hybrid working. There will be some occasions when you will be required to travel to various locations in Surrey for key events and meetings.

We are looking for someone with the desire to continue their development in analytical skills to join our team.

This is a fixed term/secondment opportunity until 31/03/2025. For internal candidates interested in a secondment opportunity, please discuss with your line manager before submitting your application.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team

The post will work with various partners and will be part of public health and data and insights teams at Surrey County Council. The purpose of this role is to enable efficient, effective and consistent decision making across the partnership by providing access to meaningful data and insight. You will work collaboratively with our partners and communities in Surrey to improve what we do and how we do it. In addition, you will support key partnerships in Surrey such as Combating Drugs Partnership and Serious Violence Reduction Partnership.

Serious Violence Duty and Drugs strategy 'From harm to hope' are key part of the government's programme of work to take a whole system approach to prevent and cut crime and save lives. Both of these programmes need effective partnership working, and effective mechanisms to share and record data for local implementation and monitoring.

About the Role

The role is essential to hold partners to account on local outcomes, to develop agreements and best practice for data and information sharing and measurement, and to ensure that decisions made are informed by the most relevant and up-to-date datasets. You will play a key role in producing a clear, agreed and comprehensive local picture across the whole partnership, to ensure that there is data-informed decision-making and that progress can be monitored effectively over time.

Typical tasks will include:

• Scoping out and development of system/reporting requirements,
• Interpreting quantitative data from large and complex datasets,
• Working with a wide range of data and evidence sources, including local, partner and open sources for the development of insight (data products and reports) to agreed service standards,
• Use software for data analysis and data visualisation tools (e.g., MS Excel, Tableau, FME, SQL, R, Python),
• Bring a solution focused and impact-oriented attitude.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this role, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• The technical knowledge, which includes descriptive and inferential statistics, an ability in handling large volumes of complex data and a good working knowledge on a range of business intelligence, statistical analysis tools (i.e., Excel, FME, SQL, R and / or Python).
• An ability to produce insight in a clear and compelling way, interpreting and identifying patterns.
• An ability to communicate insight to a range of audiences, helping them understand potential conclusions and opportunities.
• An ability to work collaboratively and independently to problem-solve in complex situations where both creativity and pragmatism.
• Capability of working well in multi-disciplinary teams, working with others to achieve shared objectives.
• Confidence in using problem solving skills in new, complex, and sometimes ambiguous environments, where both creativity and pragmatism are required.

As part of the application process, please upload your CV and complete the questionnaire which asks the following questions:

1. Can you please outline your experience working in a data role within a Local Authority, the NHS or a third sector organisation?
2. Can you please describe how your skills and previous experiences align to the technical requirements of this role, such as the use of analysis tools?
3. Can you provide an example of a time at which you have delivered a data project and communicated the insights to a non-technical audience?
4. Please describe your experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams and business areas to turn evidence into insight and recommendations to the wider business.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 14/04/2024 with interviews provisionally planned for 24/04/2024 and 25/04/2024.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.