Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is passionate about providing high-quality services to our communities, residents and businesses. This means we must employ and retain the most talented and dedicated people.
Situated within the heart of the Cambridge-Peterborough Growth Area, Huntingdonshire is a beautiful district that boasts thriving market towns and many attractive villages, each with its own identity. We are an innovative and forward-thinking local authority whose residents are at the heart of our decision-making.
At HDC we want to employ staff who embody our icare values (Inspiring, Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Enterprising), all of which support our ultimate purpose of putting our customers first.
Job details
We want the development and delivery of research, data, business analysis and insight shaping of what we do. Ensuring effective and efficient services, supporting continuous improvement.
Do you want to be at the heart of supporting services to be focussed on influencing the priorities for our District? Would you like the opportunity to lead a new team, ensuring that we are research and data driven, improving performance and impact as a result?
If you do, you will shape, deploy and commission a diverse range of qualitative and quantitative methods and techniques with your team. Enabling the council and its services to develop strategy and policy to deliver the outcomes of Huntingdonshire Futures (the Place Strategy for Huntingdonshire) and our Corporate Plan.
You will ensure actions are rooted in evidence and result in positive change. Leading the performance and insight team, you will also develop and present data and insight at corporate and service level, that measures and demonstrates delivery and impact.
About the role
Are you a driven, analytical and creative thinker? Do you have strong numerical skills, able to interpret and inspire others to see the insight from data. Have you worked collaboratively to apply these skills in the private, public or charity sector?
We are looking for a Performance and Insights professional who wants to grow their career in a fast-paced and ambitious council. If you are creative with data, love a challenge and are a great multi-tasker, we want to hear from you.
You will:
Be accountable for leading a continuously improving approach to performance management and reporting of performance indicators, corporate actions and major projects (internal and external to the council). This will include any future benchmarking or comparative data required by the government, establishing a benchmarking and unit cost framework.
Develop and provide an enterprising service - adaptable and dynamic supporting services and major projects through insight, data and performance information to ensure that the council continues to develop its data maturity so decisions and actions are driven or supported by data. You will also work with a range of internal and external partners, using data and insight to influence their own services and activities within Huntingdonshire.
Be a respectful team player, able to provide expert advice relating to data, insight and analysis to aid in the shaping and development of policy and strategy, and to inform decision-making at various levels, demonstrating and interpreting data and outputs.
Working closely with the Project Management Office and Transformation teams across the organisation, you will help reshape and improve future services to meet the needs of our district, ensuring they are supported with a set of contextual measures that encourage planning for the future.
About you
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Have a degree in a related discipline or good experience in a directly related field of data insights, science, analytics or visualisation
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Excellent data analysis and presentation skills
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An understanding of information security
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A sound understanding of data maturity and how it benefits an organisation
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Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills, as well as other relevant software tools such as Power BI
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Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, demonstrating your ability to work effectively with various teams and stakeholders
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Independence, time-management skills, and a demonstrated history of personal growth through job experience, or other relevant experiences.
An offer of employment is conditional upon having the right to work in the UK. Huntingdonshire District Council does not hold a Sponsorship Licence and are unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or take over sponsorship for any role.
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Apply
The closing date is 9am 30 September 2024.
For many of our roles (and where it is possible) we are currently working remotely and anticipate in the future returning to a hybrid office model on a flexible basis. This will still include work-from-home and flexi-time opportunities to provide a good work-life balance whilst ensuring that teams benefit from in-person interaction. Candidates should therefore be within commutable distance of our offices in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire or able to attend meetings as required if further afield.
Should you have any additional questions regarding submitting an application, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@huntingdonshire.gov.uk.
Please note that the official closing date is as above, and will be the correct date. Some third-party websites may have different dates. Please refer to the HDC website for the official closing date to ensure you do not miss out on applying.
Working for the council
As an employer who values diversity of thought, we seek to employ candidates from a range of backgrounds in order to make our organisation more innovative. We are seeking candidates who are looking for their next career opportunity and are supportive employers, enabling our staff to work in an environment that produces high standards of work in an employee-led environment.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our recruitment and along with our values we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits, including flexitime, to encourage a work-life balance.
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