Overview
Force Data & Insight Analyst
Leek Wootton, Warwickshire
Permanent Contract
Full Time
Salary (£36,996.00 – £39,036.00)
The closing date for this post is 12 noon on Wednesday 9th October 2024
Those currently eligible on the redeployment register will be given prior consideration.
We have two exciting opportunities to join our Force Analysis team. You’ll be part of a small central team but working closely with specific departments to deliver analysis and insight. You could be supporting our Control Room to understand the live-time performance of our 999 calls or helping to improve processes in our Criminal Justice department, along with supporting the Force to understand trends in a variety of different crime types and monitoring/developing KPIs.
We are seeking proactive individuals with strong data literacy skills and confidence in using tools like Excel and Power BI. The successful candidates will have excellent communication and problem-solving abilities, and the capability to work effectively with stakeholders across the organisation as you will help shape and determine the analytical support required.
We are a technically ambitious Force with clear career pathways and offer flexibility to our team members. We’re looking for individuals who share that ambition, are passionate about data analysis, eager to work on a wide range of projects, and ready to contribute to the bigger picture.
The main purpose of the role is to undertake effective analysis, providing insight that aids strategic and tactical decision making and meets statutory requirements for information provision.
Main Responsibilities:
To collect, collate, evaluate and analyse data from a variety of sources to develop analytical products and processes to identify recommendations that will inform decision making and drive improved performance.
Provide guidance, support and professional expertise in the field of performance management e.g. designing new indicators, target setting, prediction, inference, use of performance systems and access to information.
To maintain an understanding and implement best practice in extraction, analysis and presentation/visualising of analytical data, to ensure products are sophisticated, tailored to the needs of stakeholders and drive improved performance.
To review and respond to external sources of performance reports that reflect on performance and identify issues for action. Gather, verify and assess all appropriate information, including external sources of data to gain a deep understanding of issues affecting performance and their strategic and operational implications.
Interrogate systems to deliver the force provision of statutory and legislative data requirements, such as Annual Data Returns and Freedom of Information requests, and others set out by national guidelines. Ensure responses are timely, accurate and compliant with regulations, policies and internal processes.
To identify opportunities to liaise with external agencies and utilise external data to establish benchmarking opportunities and identify good practice in order to enhance organisational strategic aims
To identify and take ownership of improving data quality and integrity which includes responding to the impact of changes or definition amendments to datasets from external stakeholders and ensure compliance.
Work closely with the wider department and relevant partner agencies to ensure analytical products are complementary and maximise sharing of data and capabilities.
Maintain a catalogue of requests, definitions and products including documentation on approaches followed in order to enable shared understanding, replication of methodologies and to assist with responding to queries about our submissions.
To undertake other duties commensurate with the nature, level of responsibility and grading of this post, including cover for colleagues, as required.
Knowledge:
Degree / Level 5 qualification in relevant subject (e.g. business/information management, science, maths/statistics) or equivalent business experience.
Knowledge of information management and / or analytical techniques.
A working knowledge of statistical formulae and the presentation of data in tabular and graphical format.
Experience:
Proven experience of performance/information analysis.
Experience of using problem solving methodologies / continuous improvement approaches.
Key Skills:
Good IT skills, including proficiency in the use of Microsoft packages and performance management software.
Analytical skills.
Project and time management skills.
Proven ability to progress multiple work assignments with minimal supervision.
Special Conditions Psychological demands
We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community.
You will be required as part of Warwickshire Police recruitment process to successfully complete vetting and credit checks.
We support the “Happy to talk flexible working” campaign, which aims to encourage uptake of flexible working for individuals, the flexible working options that may be considered for this role include;
Compressed Hours
Standard Questions
Referring to the Person specification on the Job Profile attached – Please provide evidence of the KNOWLEDGE section that is required for this position.
Please refer to the EXPERIENCE section of the Job Profile and evidence the required skills for the role.
Please evidence the KEY SKILLS needed as requested on the Job Profile
Job board email address: RecruitmentSupport@warwickshire.police.uk
