Data Science and Technical Lead (Children Transformation Programme) in Enfield

Are you an excellent team member with good knowledge in children social care data, backend SQL, MS Excel skills, and report writing skills in Power BI? Are you able to generate insights to develop our Children Social Care transformation and Education services?

We are currently working on a children social care transformation programme, where you will check the quality of data, develop reports, generate insights to improve services, and submit statutory returns by collaborating with services. A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Data Science and Technical Lead to work within our Data & Intelligence team in the People Department at Enfield Council.

Within this role, you will lead linking various data sources in SQL and Python, ensuring timely and accurate statutory returns submission, performance development, and analysis service within the People department services in children’s social care transformation, education services, community safety, public health intelligence, and youth justice service. You will be responsible for:

• Leading, developing, maintaining, testing, and improving processes (defining data with services, understanding service requirements, data extraction, analysis, and reporting) to inform the strategic direction of the People department and improve operational activity.
• Collating, managing, and analysing data from various teams and services across the People directorate, producing information reports for service performance, statutory returns, and improving outcomes.
• Producing a wide range of reports using MS Word, PowerPoint, Power BI, and employing various analytical techniques such as Python, SQL, and Business Objects.
• Ensuring the integrity of data and benchmarking our performance against national and regional peers.
• Working with children social care and education services to improve data quality in Liquidlogic Children's Case Management and Access Synergy education systems, as well as Adult Social Care systems such as Eclipse and CareFirst.

We are looking for an experienced candidate with children social care transformation data, combined with the ability to communicate and influence people from a range of health and social care professionals and other stakeholders. Candidates should have demonstrable experience in presenting reports for a variety of audiences. Strong organisational skills are essential in this fast-paced and demanding environment.

You should have advanced knowledge of MS Office and reporting programmes such as SQL, Business Objects, Power BI, and preferably Python. Understanding confidentiality issues within a statutory service framework and knowledge of the UK General Data Protection Regulation is crucial. Excellent inter-personal skills and experience in producing high-quality performance and/or statistical data, submitting statutory returns timely and accurately, and presenting information to a wide audience are required. An excellent level of literacy and numeracy is also necessary.

If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Maria Evangelou at maria.evangelou@enfield.gov.uk.

Enfield’s Social Care Centre of Excellence confirms our commitment to creating and maintaining an environment for new and existing staff to deliver high-quality social work to our most vulnerable children and young people. This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service, plus eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office-based working for most roles.
• Interest-free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme providing advice and counselling services.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
• 1 month's paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you. We are always happy to discuss flexible working.