West Sussex County Council
Systems and Data Lead
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About the Job
Salary: £44,075 to £47,181 per annum.
Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week.
Contract Length: Permanent.
Location: County Hall, Chichester, with hybrid working opportunities
Interview date: 9th September at County Hall, Chichester
In this role you will be part of the Systems Development Team in the Business Assurance Group that operates across the Highways, Transport and Planning (HTP) Directorate.
The Systems Development Team oversees and supports the wide range of IT systems used across HTP and plays a key role in developing, improving and integrating future systems to drive innovation, efficiency and excellent service delivery.
You will, as a Systems and Data Lead:
- Undertake day to day supervision within the team.
- Provide support, guidance and training to staff across the service to ensure system compliance, identify improvements and implement efficiencies.
- Ensure systems meet the current and future needs of the directorate, identifying opportunities to streamline processes and improve ways of working.
- Play a pivotal role in supporting, planning and delivering the maintenance, development and continuous improvement of the County Council’s core management systems.
- Lead and contribute to projects that enhance how data, GIS and business systems are used to support decision-making and service delivery.
Experience and Skills
Key Skills:
- Ability to forward plan over the long term, making effective judgements to continually develop and improve services and support delivery against deadlines and objectives.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate issues and resolve them independently, making sound and pragmatic decisions.
- Ability to research, analyse and interpret information to make robust judgements, implement system changes in live environments and develop practical recommendations.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders, build positive relationships and explain complex information clearly.
- Ability to apply project management principles and practices across multiple concurrent projects.
- Excellent IT skills, including analysing data, producing reports and presentation and confidently using a wide range of software and systems.
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Qualifications and/or experience:
- Demonstrable experience deploying, maintaining and developing operational systems, ideally within the highways, infrastructure, asset management or public sector environment.
- Demonstrable GIS experience.
- Degree or equivalent qualification, or equivalent experience in a related highways, systems, data or asset management field.
- Demonstrable experience of delivering training and support to colleagues on specific systems.
- Experience of mentoring, supervising and/or task managing others.
- Experience of managing budgets, expenditure, contracts or related financial resources.
Rewards and Benefits
Our values and support for one another is intrinsic to everything we do and will be a key priority within the assessment for this post. We care hugely about wellbeing, providing opportunities to develop your career and creating an environment where people can thrive. Alongside this, we also offer the below benefits.
- 30 days annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually.
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme.
- A range of flexible working options, including hybrid working.
- Maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave and occupational pay schemes.
- Training and development opportunities, including coaching, mentoring and professional development.
- A range of discounts including Sainsbury’s, ASOS, Decathlon.
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres.
- A range of commuting and business travel discount and initiatives.
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Further Information
The reference number for this role is EIE01576
For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Richard Evans at Richard.Evans@westsussex.gov.uk.
For issues or queries regarding your application please contact hrrecruitment@westsussex.gov.uk.
To apply, please upload your CV and a cover letter explaining how your skills and experience match the Key Skills in the attached Job Description/Role Profile. As well as covering the Key Skills, we would like you to detail your experience with systems development, GIS, data management and service improvement. Please ensure your cover letter does not exceed two A4 sides. Any gaps in your employment are to be covered in your CV.
West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.
For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran’s Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.
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