Data & Information Officer - West Sussex County Council : Job Details

The Opportunity

Salary: £33,945 to £36,648 per annum

Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week

Location: Based at County Hall, Chichester and hybrid working from home

Interview date: w/c 08 April 2024

A priority for the Public Health directorate is to support people to keep healthy, happy and living at home, by ensuring there are services to reduce their risk factors, such as for cardiovascular disease and for falls, and by providing low level support services to enable people to maintain their wellbeing and independence.

Following the development of a strategic programme of Prevention and Wellbeing activities, a Prevention and Wellbeing commissioning Team has been formed within the directorate to take forward the programme of work.

As our Data & Information Officer, your role will be to collect, process and analyse a range of contract data in support of the Local Authority's statutory, strategic and operational responsibilities and provide information to enable programme performance to be effectively measured and monitored, enabling planning decisions to be better informed and information to be more effectively utilised and disseminated to meet service objectives and responsibilities.

You may sometimes be required to undertake prolonged periods of concentration, for example, compiling reports, research and accurately reflect on initiatives.

What are we looking for?

• You will be able to exhibit a high level of technical knowledge and skill in the field of contract data analysis.
• Be energised by turning data into real intelligence, not settling for boring analysis.
• The ability to work independently and to demanding timescales.
• The capacity to quickly switch from one project to another.
• A willingness to learn and develop.
• Be unafraid to experiment and try something new. Be ready to help us make the most of big data.

Working for us

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential,

have access to a range of benefits including:

• an excellent local government pension scheme
• generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
• a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE04961.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Nikki Lewis (Lead Commissioner Prevention and Independence) at . For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

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