Data & Support Officer

Job Title: Data & Support Officer

Starting Salary: £30559 opportunity to progress to £33366 pa - pro rata for part time

Hours: 22.2 hours per week

Location: Hatfield and Hybrid working

Contract Type: Permanent

Directorate: Childrens Services

About The Team

For over 40 years Hertfordshire Music Service has successfully delivered musical opportunities to generations of young people throughout the county and many thousands of young people are involved in our weekly musical activities.

About The Role

As the Data Support Officer, you will monitor, collate, and analyse delivery and performance data, ensuring accuracy and meeting reporting requirements for ACE, HMS, funders, and partners.

• Responsible for compiling, analysing, and submitting the Music Hub annual data return, ensuring accuracy and compliance with all relevant guidelines and deadlines.
• Work closely with the Head of Participation and school music to deliver the vision of the Music Hub.
• Collect data from partner organisations in alignment with Arts Council England’s funding requirements.
• Manage data preparation and reporting.
• Lead the creation and implementation of surveys to collect data.
• Accurately compile and process data from various sources.
• Generate monthly and quarterly reports depicting trends and evolution.
• Collate annual data return.
• Collaborate with other departments to inform evidence.

About You

Essential:

• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Curiosity, confidence, and engagement in preparing data for diverse audiences.
• Attention to detail to ensure accuracy and reliability of insights.
• Excel and Microsoft Office software. Training will be provided for other required systems needed for the role.
• Working independently and as part of a team.

This job role is within the Programme and Project, level PRO8 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles: Project & programme

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Christina Luchies - christina.luchies@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Closing Date: Thursday 1st May 2025

Interview Date: Wednesday 14th May 2025

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert/job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

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