Data and Insight Analyst

In Sutton, there is much for us to be proud of both as a council and as a borough. This includes high levels of resident satisfaction, the quality of our services, our success in addressing our financial challenges to date, the way that we involve and engage with residents on key issues facing the borough, and the enthusiastic and motivated staff that we employ. 

Looking ahead, there are plans for the delivery of new homes and new schools and the London Cancer Hub is being developed, while the Council is also seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment.

All of this demonstrates a good track record and an authority that is ambitious and set to deliver more improvements for the borough. We've set out our vision for the future of Sutton in our corporate plan - Ambitious for Sutton. This strategic plan will shape the outcomes we achieve, the services we provide, and the impact we have on residents, to make Sutton a great place to live, work and raise a family.

To produce reports from data and provide analysis to support these to help us better understand the performance of our services 

• Build and run reports to extract data from our main databases, such as Mosaic and produce analysis from this 
• Produce Statutory returns on a regular basis and ensure that these are agreed and submitted within timescales
• Use a variety of Google and Microsoft products to produce visualisations and reports from the data for a wide range of audiences. 
• Produce reports to be used in the preparing for and supporting inspections such as OFSTED, CQC and Youth Offending (HMIP).
• Work with Social Care teams to identify gaps in data and to work with the business regarding improvements to recording and workflows. 

The post holder will need to work collaboratively with officers across the council and with partners locally, regionally and nationally

We are seeking a Data Analyst to be part of our high performing team supporting the work of the Social Care Teams that help keep people safe and independent within Sutton.  

Example of reports we currently produce include:

• Statutory reports of children who are looked after, and children in need as well as statutory reporting of long and short term support provided to adults
• Management reports providing details of the workload within teams and the progress of that work 
• Dashboard reports on how we are keeping people safe during Covid 19
• Workflow reports detailing input, through and outputs of the work including details of volumes, durations and analysis.

The work you do will be key to help Sutton continue to deliver a high level of service to its residents and ensure that performance is maintained and resources are targeted correctly. 

The successful candidate will possess the following skills and attributes;

• Knowledge and experience of using reporting systems such as Business Objects to collect data from databases
• Extensive use of spreadsheets and visualisation tools to produce data for graphical reports
• Keen data analysis skills to produce insight relating to the data shown
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to deliver complex information to a wide range of users.

Ideally you will have previous experience of working with data relating to both adults and children's Social Care.

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
• Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only)
• Comprehensive learning and development programme
• Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Car parking scheme
• Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
• Zip car scheme
• Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
• Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
• Subsidised gym membership

Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.

To support our diversity agenda and reduce the risk of bias in our recruitment activities, our short listing process completely anonymises personal information that can identify job applicants e.g. name, title etc. Our hiring managers review and short list applications based on the information provided as part of your application as to how well you meet the requirements and criteria for the role, as outlined in the job profile.

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

We pride ourselves on being a diverse, inclusive and welcoming Borough and we aim to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve. We are respectful of difference and realise the positive value of diversity in our workforce. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. As part of our Disability Confident Committed status, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.

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