Head of Data and Analytics Operations

Police Digital Services; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A national policing organization is seeking a Head of Data and Analytics Operations to lead the implementation of innovative data solutions across the law enforcement sector. This role involves ensuring ethical deployment of analytics tools and improving data governance. The position is fixed-term for 12 months with a salary starting at £85,000. It presents an exciting chance to shape the future of data analytics in UK policing.

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance and analytics.
• Capability to lead data operations in a law enforcement context.
• Strong understanding of ethical deployment of data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational implementation of data and analytics capabilities.
• Work closely with the Head of Technical Data and Analytics Delivery.
• Ensure analytical tools and platforms are user-centered and robust.

Job description

Police Digital Service (PDS) is recruiting on behalf of the NPCC National Data & Analytics Office - a dedicated national capability transforming data and analytics provision and insights in policing.

We are looking for a Head of Data and Analytics Operations with salary starting at £85,000 pa. This role is a Fixed Term for 12 months and you will be seconded from PDS into the NPCC & Data Analytics office.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a ground-breaking function within policing which will shape the future of data and analytics in UK law enforcement and help to utilise policing data to better protect the public. The NDAO will ensure :

• Responsible data use across law enforcement
• Improved data governance and standardised datasets
• Enhanced data analytics services to support operational decision-making
• Professionalisation of data roles within policing
• A more integrated data-sharing ecosystem across forces

The Head of Data and Analytics Operations will lead the operational implementation of data and analytics capabilities across the National Data and Analytics Office (NDAO).

Working closely with the Head of Technical Data and Analytics Delivery this role will ensure analytical tools, platforms, and products are not only technically robust but operationally viable, user-centred, and ethically deployed.

The postholder will translate national s...