GRADE 7 GENERALIST JOBS SUMMARY: TRANCHE 1 Give Date

FAST STREAM STATISTICIAN MOVES TEMPLATE

• Manage the CORE Data Collection and helpdesk support, including line-management of three EO grades and task management of other team members. Performance management of returns on the CORE website and assessment of queries received.
• Production of a high profile, annual National Statistics statistical release. Provide timely analysis for ad hoc requests from policy teams and other government departments where required.
• Communicate with customers, including data providers, policy teams and other analysts, to understand requirements. Lead on the annual data collection form review, collaborating with key stakeholders and representing the department at meetings with local authority representatives.
• Drive forward and project manage the development and implementation of improvements on the CORE website, collaborating effectively with external contractors, IT colleagues, CORE team, Grade 7/6/DD to ensure functionalities are developed to meet the needs of users and the team.
• Manage and oversee continual assessment of data quality; focusing on system validation and quality assurance of quarterly data in SPSS. Work with data collection team to make key decisions on quality as required.
• Production of a range of datasets with different disclosure levels to meet a range of access needs

• Leading and Communicating
• Changing and Improving
• Collaborating and Partnering
• Managing a Quality Service
  

• Gain line management responsibility (post holder will line manage three executive officers).
• Provide analysis to inform high priority policy issues;
• Be at the heart of producing National Statistics on social housing;
• Gain experience of managing large datasets and working to deposit data with the UK Data Archive, the Homes and Communities Agency, the Greater London Authority and the Office for National Statistics;
• Gain experience of statistical techniques for dealing with missing data, and statistical disclosure control;
• Develop customer-related skills, as the job holder will lead the small team who provide help and support to data providers in local authorities and housing associations.
• Develop or enhance skills in data collection and quality assurance;
• Develop skills in data manipulation and analysis using SPSS;
• Gain experience of GIS mapping and data visualisation.
• Work in a division responsible for collecting and publishing a wide range of data on housing, planning and local government finance;
• Gain exposure to work of the division on developing innovative new tools and techniques for analysing data and sharing results and delivering Open Data
• Develop digital skills in collaborating with service providers (IT) in order to provide a high quality service.