Data Analyst - HC618861

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Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity?

The challenges facing Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and policing are constant and ever evolving. Hampshire & IOW Constabulary's purpose is to strengthen the trust of all our communities through our delivery of fair, thorough, transparent and ethical policing and to enable us to make Hampshire & IOW safe for everyone.

The Corporate Analysis team is a dynamic unit which provides vital reporting and data analysis capability to all levels within the Constabulary;

engaging with stakeholders and working to deadlines to deliver for customers. If you like working with data, have a passion for data quality and data visualisation plus a level of professional curiosity then this may be the job for you.

About the role

What do we mean by data? This will be varied and you will be involved in a range of analytical data work across all themes of Policing from crime affecting Hampshire's residents, understanding how we Police our communities ethically and effectively as well as analysing demand on our resources.

You will be crucial in completing Home Office returns, understanding our crime and outcomes, mapping where crime is occurring and understanding our workforce.

It is about collecting, exploiting, assessing and interpreting a range of overt and covert information sources, delivering valuable, influential data analysis enabling the Force to understand their performance.

As a Data Analyst, you will enable access to data through data extraction and data visualisation by identifying and understanding what data customers require, then, commission and build reports within Microsoft PowerBI / Business Objects and provide these to customers to meet the wide range of challenges that the Constabulary faces., Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve.

We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary.

We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups.

Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting : positive.

Knowledge of PowerBI or Business Objects will be beneficial however training will be provided to successful candidates.

Flexibility and creativity in your thinking are key, as is a keen interest in data analysis, taking ownership to develop and learn a variety of topics and being innovative in how you solve problems.

You will be a vital part of a multi-faceted team, you will need strong collaboration and negotiation skills, plus a talent for communicating clearly and concisely.

Importantly, you will be someone who can build the bigger picture from the tiny nuggets of information that you unearth., Educated to QCF Level 6 OR work experience deemed to have brought the post holder to a comparable level.

Essential Experience

Proven experience in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and feel confident working with large data sets.

Desirable Experience

Experience with PowerBI; Business objects

An understanding of statistical analytical techniques, The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

We know that it is not all about the money and it's making a difference that motivates our colleagues the most. We never want to lose sight of that, but we also know that when people are starting out on a new career, or moving to a new area of the country, it can be difficult.

That's why we offer a competitive salary with 24 days leave pro rata, increasing with length of service. We operate a hybrid / agile working model, meaning you'll work from home and the office.

Additionally, Hampshire Constabulary has a good Employee Wellbeing service and caring for our employees is important. We offer a variety of services including joining Unison, membership to Sports and Social Clubs, access to physiotherapy and counselling if needed.