SYP - Data Quality Analyst - June 2022

Role:                   Data Quality Analyst

Department:     Performance & Governance

Location:            Carbrook/Agile

Salary:                £26,565 - £30,420

Hours:                 37hrs

Contract Type: Permanent

Role Purpose:

Undertake research and analysis of data, reporting key trends and anomalies and produce reports when required.  Analyse a wide range of data and information and deliver suitable reporting to support management activity and strategic direction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively interrogate a wide range of data sources to meet local and national requirements and make recommendations to continuously improve data collection, data quality and statistical analysis.
• Analyse and compare data from multiple data sets.  
• Use analytical and data management tools to profile, analyse, standardise, cleanse and transform data.  Create sophisticated workflows that incorporate machine learning algorithms to enrich data. 
• Proactively identify data quality issues before they negatively impact the business through data quality dashboarding, reusable workflows and business rules.
• Identify and develop performance data as required and interpret and present to appropriate audiences to ensure accountability and adherence to data standards. 
• Identify performance gaps, formulate and suggest requirements, assist with the formulation of performance collection plans.
• Develop and sustain effective working relationships with a wide range of internal and external partners and present to audiences at the appropriate level, preparing and distributing both tactical and strategic reports.  Produce presentations and briefings to key stake holders and to senior staff and officers ensuring they are kept updated on areas of risk.  
• Supply, with appropriate interpretation, results of analysis generated in response to demand requests.
• Regularly review information gathering, recognising opportunities for the continuous development of management information.
• Act in a consultative capacity in the design of service improvements identified and make recommendations on findings.
• To assist in the development of effective procedures for delivering analytical products.
• Commit to develop personal knowledge and skills in the field of performance analysis by exploiting available system and knowledge products
• Understanding of all South Yorkshire Police systems and data sources so as data retrieval is quickly obtained.
• Ensure observance and compliance with Data Protection principles.  
• Reports to the Data Quality Controller. 
• Understanding of all South Yorkshire Police systems and data sources so as data retrieval is quickly obtained.
• Ensure observance and compliance with Data Protection principles.  
• Reports to the Data Quality Controller. 

Skills and experience:

For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position, please refer to the attached role profile.

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and agile working
• Generous ‘family’ leave
• Voluntary CPD Events for all staff to allow continuous development
• Mentoring & Coaching Scheme
• Paid Professional Subscriptions when relevant to role
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service (accessible 24/7)
• Additional benefits for Westfield Health members
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sports and Social Club

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity.  A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

All tattoos and piercings must be in line with South Yorkshire Police’s Appearance and Standards policy.  Tattoos visible on your face, neck, hands, or head are not permitted.  Any tattoos which could be deemed inappropriate, or cause offence will also not be accepted.  If you have tattoos, you will need to make a declaration at the time of application.

Closing Date:

Friday 24 June 2022 at 23:55

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact Sarah Lord on 07469 412873.  Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Further Information:

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Diversity & Inclusion:

South Yorkshire Police welcomes applications from under-represented communities.  For further information on diversity and inclusion within South Yorkshire Police, please visit the diversity and inclusion page:

https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/sign-up/join-team-syp/diversity-in-the-force/

If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveaction@southyorks.pnn.police.uk

In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.

Apply for the role:

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Note to candidates:

Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage, the relevant internal or external pre-employment checks are required.  These include vetting clearance or review, prior to being appointed to the new role and start date being agreed.