Data, Intelligence and Insight Officer
Policy, Business Analysis, Change & Transformation

Reform Directorate

Strategy and Performance

Data, Intelligence and Insight Officer

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Salary: £31,371 - £34,788 per Annum

Hours: 36.67 per week

Based: Civic Centre, Oldham, OL1 1UL

Closing date: 5th March 2020 23.59PM
Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC

Ref: G7/OL-36442

Job Description and Person Specification.doc

Role overview

 

Working within the Council’s Strategy and Performance Service, you will promote and lead on the use of data, intelligence and insight to help inform decision-making and shape organisational policy, strategy and priorities. 

 

Key responsibilities

 

  • To analyse and report data and insight to help shape decision making and inform plans and strategies identifying areas of concern or opportunity
  • To produce dashboards, forecasts, plans, reports, bulletins and presentations for a range of stakeholders
  • To develop and deliver tools and guidance to drive a culture of evidence-based decision making across the organisation
  • Make appropriate use of all Business Intelligence systems to capture, QA, analyse, and report on data and key activity
  • To manage relationships with stakeholders inside and outside the organisation – acting as a key adviser on issues of data, intelligence and insight and gathering requirements to meet organisational objectives.
  • To provide management support, advice and guidance to other staff in the Service, including checking and editing work, making recommendations and advising on the production of business intelligence work, including research, performance and customer insights

 

Key Requirements

 

To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

 

  • Experience of data analysis and interpreting statistical data in a large complex organisation
  • Ability to analyse, interpret and report on complex data, intelligence and insight to meet the needs of the organisation
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex information clearly and concisely in a manner appropriate to the audience.

 

About Us

 

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.  Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

 

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.  Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages (link to the greater.jobs blog with the V&Bs)

 

To find out more about who we are, what we do and why you should join us please visit our dedicated careers pages where you will also find useful guidance on how best to complete the application form:   http://www.oldham.gov.uk/info/200270/working_at_the_council

 

For details of how we use your data please see out privacy notice: https://www.oldham.gov.uk/downloads/file/4967/employment_privacy_notice_-_oldham_council_10

Oldham Right to Work in the UK.doc


Location
Oldham Civic Centre
Vacancy Description
 

Reform Directorate

Strategy and Performance

Data, Intelligence and Insight Officer

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Salary: £31,371 - £34,788 per Annum

Hours: 36.67 per week

Based: Civic Centre, Oldham, OL1 1UL

Closing date: 5th March 2020 23.59PM
Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC

Ref: G7/OL-36442

Job Description and Person Specification.doc

Role overview

 

Working within the Council’s Strategy and Performance Service, you will promote and lead on the use of data, intelligence and insight to help inform decision-making and shape organisational policy, strategy and priorities. 

 

Key responsibilities

 

  • To analyse and report data and insight to help shape decision making and inform plans and strategies identifying areas of concern or opportunity
  • To produce dashboards, forecasts, plans, reports, bulletins and presentations for a range of stakeholders
  • To develop and deliver tools and guidance to drive a culture of evidence-based decision making across the organisation
  • Make appropriate use of all Business Intelligence systems to capture, QA, analyse, and report on data and key activity
  • To manage relationships with stakeholders inside and outside the organisation – acting as a key adviser on issues of data, intelligence and insight and gathering requirements to meet organisational objectives.
  • To provide management support, advice and guidance to other staff in the Service, including checking and editing work, making recommendations and advising on the production of business intelligence work, including research, performance and customer insights

 

Key Requirements

 

To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

 

  • Experience of data analysis and interpreting statistical data in a large complex organisation
  • Ability to analyse, interpret and report on complex data, intelligence and insight to meet the needs of the organisation
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex information clearly and concisely in a manner appropriate to the audience.

 

About Us

 

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.  Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

 

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.  Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages (link to the greater.jobs blog with the V&Bs)

 

To find out more about who we are, what we do and why you should join us please visit our dedicated careers pages where you will also find useful guidance on how best to complete the application form:   http://www.oldham.gov.uk/info/200270/working_at_the_council

 

For details of how we use your data please see out privacy notice: https://www.oldham.gov.uk/downloads/file/4967/employment_privacy_notice_-_oldham_council_10

Oldham Right to Work in the UK.doc