We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking, and motivated Data Science and Innovation Officer to join Durham County Council’s Data & Insight service. This post is fixed for a period of 3 years. It is an exciting role within the service, playing a key role in providing analytical support to the Council’s Transformation programme.
What is involved?
You will work as part of a team leading the development of innovative and sustainable analytical solutions to support a wide and diverse Transformation programme across the Authority. This includes identifying and implementing new ways of extracting, matching and analysing data using tools such as Microsoft Azure, FABRIC, SQL, Excel, R, Python, and Power BI, to deliver key insight in a way that provides intelligence to support management decisions, performance frameworks and evaluations, and ensure robust decision making and planning.
What will I need?
- A Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science or a related field, or substantial relevant experience.
- Previous experience as a data engineer, software developer or data analyst.
- Experience of translating complex technical concepts into practical guidelines for the organisation.
Our offer to you
We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years of continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working where applicable.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent people and offer support throughout the recruitment process.
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