Salary: £32,597 to £35,412 per annumContract Type: PermanentWorking Pattern: Full time – 37 hours per week – Mon -Fri – Tuesdays & Wednesday in the office.Location: Based at County Hall – Chichester.Interviews: Week commencing 20/04/26
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage you to submit your application at your earliest convenience.
The Business Assurance Group within Highways, Transport and Planning directorate, are currently recruiting to this important role within their team.
In this role, you will analyse data to understand processes and inefficiencies and then work to develop sustainable and suitable solutions. We are looking for someone that can work with service managers and partners to gain an understanding of how we deliver our services and find ways to do this more effectively.
You will need to be able to build relationships quickly and have an excellent eye for detail. You will also need to have excellent communication skills to build credibility with the various stakeholders. If this sounds like a role that fits with your experience and knowledge, then read on to find out how to apply!
As an employer, we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do. Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:
For a full list, please visit our Rewards and Benefits page.
About you
Some of the key skills, experience and knowledge required to be successful in the role include:
- Excellent analytical skills to enable you to research and analyse data from various sources and produce qualitative information. Demonstratable experience of this is also important.
- Experience of collating and interpreting complex information and evidence of organising and handling this to produce reports and inform business decisions.
- Strong IT skills to enable you to manipulate complex data and produce the relevant findings in the right software. Experience of Power BI, Microsoft Office and SharePoint is essential.
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, to enable production of clear and concise information to a range of stakeholders, which promotes understanding. Experience of doing this and building credibility is also important.
- Advisory, negotiation and persuasion skills to encourage others to take a particular course of action, based on the data you have provided.
- Developed problem-solving skills so that you can analyse complex information and draw logical and rational conclusions from the data available.
- Organisation skills to prioritise and plan workload to ensure targets and deadlines are met.
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.
About us
West Sussex County Council is responsible for providing vital services to over 850,000 residents. The services we provide are wide ranging and diverse and offer a chance to make a real difference to the communities around us.
This role is based within our Highways, Transport and Planning Directorate. Within this, sits the Continuous Improvement team, which is responsible for supporting the wider directorate, and ensuring they are able to deliver the right services and infrastructure, at the right time based on the data we have.
Further information
The reference number for this role is EIE01524.
To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.
Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.
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