Data strategy advisor

UK Health Security Agency; London; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The UK Health Security Agency is seeking a Data Strategy Advisor to implement its data strategy and enhance data capabilities. The role involves collaborating across departments to build relationships and promote a positive data culture, ultimately protecting the public's health.

Benefits

Civil Service Pension

Flexible working options

Learning and development tailored to your role

Diversity and inclusion culture

Qualifications

• Experience working in area of policy or governance.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
• Strong oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Raise awareness and ensure implementation of the data strategy.
• Support development of data maturity action plans.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across the agency.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder Engagement

Team Collaboration

Education

Experience in policy or governance

Strong written and oral communication skills

Job description

Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London –Canary Wharf (Core HQs)

Job Summary

We are hiring Data Strategy Advisors to support implementation of the UKHSA data strategy. This role sits in the Data Strategy and Group Performance Division in the Chief Data Officer Group. The data strategy team are a multi-disciplinary team who work widely across UKHSA supporting continuous improvement of our data capabilities to better protect the public’s health.

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Job Description

Working within the Data Strategy Team, you will contribute to a variety of data policy and data strategy priorities for UKHSA. You will support the implementation of the UKHSA data strategy, collaborating across the Chief Data Officer Group and beyond.

The Data Strategy Advisor Will:

• Raise awareness of the data strategy and help ensure the implementation of the strategy is successful
• Support development and implementation of data maturity action plans across the Agency
• Support development and implementation of data, information, and technology policy across the Agency
• Build relationships with relevant stakeholders across the agency
• Support building a positive data culture across UKHSA aligned to our data principles
• Work with the wider data strategy team to support the work of senior managers and leaders across the Chief Data Officer Group.
  
  

Working within the Data Strategy Team, you will contribute to a variety of data policy and data strategy priorities for UKHSA. You will support the implementation of the UKHSA data strategy, collaborating across the Chief Data Officer Group and beyond.

The Data Strategy Advisor Will:

• Raise awareness of the data strategy and help ensure the implementation of the strategy is successful
• Support development and implementation of data maturity action plans across the Agency
• Support development and implementation of data, information, and technology policy across the Agency
• Build relationships with relevant stakeholders across the agency
• Support building a positive data culture across UKHSA aligned to our data principles
• Work with the wider data strategy team to support the work of senior managers and leaders across the Chief Data Officer Group.
  
  

Person specification

Essential Criteria

You will be assessed on the below six essential criteria, which have been taken from the Job Description Document.

• Experience working in area of policy or governance or experience with equivalent subject matter.
• Experience communicating and working with diverse range of colleagues at various levels of seniority. Oral communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with technical, non-technical, and multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to adapt messages to suit different audiences
• Strong written and oral communication skills
  
  

Alongside your salary of £31,997, UK Health Security Agency contributes £9,269 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
  
  

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Ability and Experience

Stage 1: Application & Sift

Success profiles

You Will Be Required To Complete An Application Form. You Will Be Assessed On The Listed Six Essential Criteria, And This Will Be In The Form Of A:

• Application form (‘Employer/ Activity history’ section on the application)
• 1200 words word Statement of Suitability.
  
  

This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of:

• Meets all essential criteria
• Meets some essential criteria
• Meets no essential criteria
  
  

Please Note only pile 1 will be carried though to shortlisting.

Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on: -

• Experience working in area of policy or governance or experience with equivalent subject matter.
  
  

Desirable criteria: The following desirable criteria taken from the job description may be used in the event of a large number of applications / large amount of successful candidates

• Experience in an area of data management, data governance or data policy
• Experience working in an area of policy or corporate governance
  
  

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment

The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment

Please do not exceed 1200-words. We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Reasonable Adjustments

The Civil Service is committed to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone. To help you during the recruitment process, we will consider any reasonable adjustments that could help you. An adjustment is a change to the recruitment process or an adjustment at work. This is separate to the Disability Confident Scheme. If you need an adjustment to be made at any point during the recruitment process you should contact the recruitment team in confidence as soon as possible to discuss your needs.

You can find out more information about reasonable adjustments across the Civil Service here: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments/

Stage 2: Interview

Success Profiles

You will be invited to a single remote interview

Behaviours, experience and ability will be tested at interview.

There will be a 5-minute Presentation required.

The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:-

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
  
  

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV.

Eligibility Criteria

External

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Location

Hybrid any Core HQ

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQ’s. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce.

As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQ’s (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London) or at one of our scientific campus sites (Colindale, Porton and Chilton).

Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.

International Police check

If you have spent more than 6 months abroad over the last 3 years you may need an International Police Check. This would not necessarily have to be in a single block, and it could be time accrued over that period.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Your application may be rejected and/or you may be subject to disciplinary action if evidence of plagiarism is detected. Examples of plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence (AI), as your own.

Internal Fraud check

If successful for this role as one aspect of pre-employment screening, applicant’s personal details – name, national insurance number and date of birth - will be checked against the Cabinet Office Internal Fraud Hub and anyone included on the database will be refused employment unless they can show exceptional circumstances. Currently this is only for External candidates to the Civil Service.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job Contact :

• Name : Chris Williams
• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Further information

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: [e-mail] If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk