Data Analytics and Insight Lead WCC619085

Job Details:

Salary range: £54,684 - £74,487 per annum 
Work location: Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster, SW1E 6QP
Hours per week: 36 
Contract type: Permanent  
Closing date:  29 November 2024
Contact details for Informal discussion: Damian Highwood, Chief Analyst, via email: DHIGHWOOD@WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK

About Us:

THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF AWARD-WINNING CARBON SAVINGS ON HIGHWAYS PROJECTS 

The Finance Team in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories, where we go above and beyond for our residents – in all sorts of pioneering ways. By being smart and courageous with the council’s finances we can achieve more for our residents and wider society, especially when working closely with other council departments. 

Our approach to responsible procurement and the way we work collaboratively with our suppliers can bring significant benefits, including huge reductions in environmental impact. 

Take the award-winning Kings Street footway scheme. This was the first scheme of its kind in the UK to switch all possible high carbon materials and equipment for zero and low carbon alternatives. This included using electric tools and excavators, low carbon foundations, concrete and paving and zero-emission deliveries to site. The result? a 79% carbon saving compared to traditional techniques.

And why does this success matter? Because Kings Street has formed a blueprint for future projects. Its success has been translated to five further paving schemes, which have achieved savings of up to 94% operational carbon against comparable sites. A subsequent resurfacing project in Third Avenue achieved another UK first in its use of 85% recycled material on the roadway. These schemes demonstrate that partnership working with our suppliers can help us meet the Council’s net zero carbon targets. 

Please view the extraordinary story of the King Street footway scheme here

The Role:

As Data Analytics and Insight Lead, you can make your own powerful contribution in a high profile team of analysts, performance officers and strategy officers. Together, you’ll be part of a vital mission to develop the ‘Fairer Westminster’ strategy, which sets the Council’s vision and ambitions for the City across every service. We’ll look to you to provide analytical leadership across our Data and Intelligence, Business Intelligence, and Strategy and Performance teams, as well as our Economics Unit. You’ll help the Council understand how to improve services, provide better value for money, and make residents’ lives better. Crucially, you’ll play a key part in driving the organisation towards a more collaborative, data-led culture. 

At the heart of London, Westminster offers a range of rewarding challenges that you simply can’t find anywhere else. Here, you’ll enjoy the chance to work across a variety of important topics – from inequalities and economic challenges, through to climate change and budget options. Helping to develop and manage a programme of work to meet the Council’s data and intelligence requirements, you’ll enjoy plenty of scope to innovate and develop your advanced technical analytics skills. And, as you support decision making across the Council, you’ll work closely with a wide range of stakeholders. In return for the difference you make, you’ll benefit from plenty of support in a dynamic working environment. 

Please refer to the Job Description for more information. 

About You:

You’re ready to help us enhance the use quantitative analysis through cutting edge tools and techniques, including the identification of opportunities linked to AI. Your skills and experience equip you not only to deliver intelligence and analysis products, but also to lead on sharing knowledge and best practice across our analytical network. To this end, we would prefer you to bring a track record which includes giving presentations, carrying out statistical modelling, coding, and data project management. Relationship building and communication skills will be at the heart of your success. 

The Council is committed to achieving diverse shortlists to support our desire to increase the number of staff from underrepresented groups in our workforce. We especially encourage applications from a Global Majority (GM), people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities' (formally known as B.A.M.E, Black, Asian and multiple ethnic) background and, while the role is open to all applicants, we will utilise the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to appoint a candidate from a global majority background where there is a choice between two candidates of equal merit. If you are from a Global Majority background you can self-declare this to the hiring manager as part of our positive action commitments.

What We Offer:

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.   
 
At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit  https://www.westminster.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public-health-strategy-policies-and-reports/equality-duties  
 
As a forward-thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.  
 
The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.