Senior Analyst (Quantitative) - Strategic Insight

Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?, Work with stakeholders and teams within the unit to scope, refine, and shape complex pieces of work to meet organisational needs.
Oversee, and where necessary, undertake analysis to extract relevant information and insight, including from multiple data sources, and present it in a clear and actionable manner.
Design and develop compelling visualisations and reports to communicate and highlight insight and data.
Identify and combine data, tools and methods to deliver needed insight.
Design and supervise quantitative data collection where required.
Advise and influence stakeholders to ensure outputs are fit for purpose and deliver required outcomes.
Represent CQC externally, collaborating with and influencing relevant external stakeholders where required.
Ensure that the views of the public and people using services are in the design and delivery of Data & Insight services and products.
Lead on relevant strategic or operational relationships across CQC and externally.
Lead large analytical projects and pieces of work including:
- taking responsibility for defining analytical work requirements,
- ensuring application of appropriate methodologies
- ensuring best practice in selection and use of data
undertaking, leading and monitoring implementation of analysis, synthesis of findings, presentation, dissemination as appropriate
Help identify and design insight outputs to support changing or emerging regulatory needs, reviews and publications.
Design and undertake appropriate quality control and assurance for delivery of output.
Provide direction and guidance to peers and junior colleagues, including line management and development of teams, where required.
Promote a strong data culture across CQC in line with the organisational data strategy
Promote a culture of respect and fairness and understand personal responsibilities around delivering against CQC diversity and inclusion strategy
Role model inclusive behaviours in everyday interactions.
Demonstrate competence and support others to achieve behavioural excellence through our Success Profiles (Grade B) ensuring yourself and those you work with are the best that they can be
Role model and support others to instil our values into everything that we do, We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email: recruitment@cqc.org.uk
CQC are currently working through an organisational transformation programme which includes the creation of a new target operating model. This role is offered as a fixed term contract as part of the transition process to that new model. For further information on this please visit https://www.cqc.org.uk/about-us/jobs/information-applicants
CQC is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of: age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
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Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work what comes to mind? For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on., We are looking for someone who is passionate, curious, innovative and proactive.
You will be able to get up to speed quickly with new data sources, explore vital national issues and deliver accurate and actionable insights. You will be able to collaborate with and support other colleagues and lead workstreams and initiatives on behalf of Strategic Insight. You will be motivated to understand complex topics through exploring available data and you will be curious, asking the ‘so what’ in all your analysis. You will be able to work flexibly and collaboratively with a passionate team and you will have excellent stakeholder engagement skills, able to translate your technical analysis into clear findings and actions for internal and external audiences., Educated to degree level or have equivalent professional experience
Expert quantitative analysis skills
Experience of basic qualitative analysis
Proven ability to set up a system to get data ready for use and specify how data should be cleansed and prepared
Proven ability to prepare and structure data for analysis. Good understanding of industry best practice data-modelling patterns and standards
Strong decision-making skills and capability to make sound judgement with limited supervision
Experience in reconciling conflicting views and articulating coherent rationales for action
Ability to identify problems and lead the delivery of solutions and preventative measures, escalating where appropriate
Proven ability to understand stakeholder needs, manage stakeholder expectations and influence at all levels on the use of data and insight
Proven ability to tailor the communication of insight in the most appropriate and compelling way for the audience, including through storytelling and visualisation.
Desirable
Knowledge and understanding of the health and care sectors.
Experience of using record-level health and care datasets

What we can offer you...
Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through generous annual leave (starting at 27 days and rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays), a cycle to work scheme, discounted gym vouchers and access to a free employee assistance service 24 hours a day. We also understand the importance of financial health and offer membership of the NHS pension scheme, contributing about 14% of basic salary. You will also be able to access discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics, fleet cars, plus we also have an internal reward scheme which could see you earn yourself a voucher or two! All of our Homeworkers are also kitted out with everything they need to comfortably work from home.
We want to support you to succeed and be your very best, with opportunities for training and development along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.
We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.