Senior Data Adviser

We are a politically led, cross-party organisation that works on behalf of councils to ensure local government has a strong, credible voice with national government. We influence and set the political agenda on the issues that matter to councils to help them deliver local solutions to national problems.

We also provide councils with the tools and resources to respond to challenges present and emerging, and support improvement across the sector.

About the role

This post is based in the LGA's Research and Information Team.

We are currently looking for someone to work with us on secondment, or for a fixed term, until the end of March 2025. In this role, you will assist the Programme Manager in managing the delivery of a programme of improvement support to help local authorities make better use of data., The successful candidate will work with the Programme Manager for the Data and Transparency Programme, to define, set-up, manage and deliver projects that support councils to improve their use of data. This support will help councils develop an evidence-based culture which will enable well-informed decisions and improve performance management, service design, accountability, and transparency.

It's essential that you have excellent project management and organisational skills, strong writing skills and are confident speaking in public. We are looking for someone with practical knowledge of data use in local government, including approaches to support good data management and data quality, and an understanding of the key issues, priorities and pressures relating to data that affect local government.

The successful candidate can expect to take on a varied portfolio of work that supports and promotes local authorities and helps them to improve.,

• Flexible & agile working - office-based staff are required to work in the LGA's London office two days per week as a minimum, subject to business need and this may vary significantly between different roles and from week to week.


• Future development - face-to-face and virtual courses are scheduled in line with developmental goals


• The LGA offers 24/7 access to a free, confidential employee assistance programme managed by Health Assured. This service is also available for Dependants.


• Family friendly policies
  
  This is a great opportunity for an officer with good experience of data use in local government to get some experience of planning and managing the delivery of a portfolio of improvement support - including managing third party suppliers - as well as managing networks and partnerships around data.


We envisage that the post will be office-based. This will be in line with the LGA's flexible working policy, where currently office-based staff are required to attend our Westminster office a minimum of two days a week. A home-working contract may also be possible, subject to discussion.,
• Knowledge of data use in local government


• Writing and communication skills


• Organisational and project management skills


• Other relevant skills/experience
  
  The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities. We work on behalf of our member councils to support, promote and improve local government., For more of LGA's benefits and working with us, please view our webpage https://www.local.gov.uk/benefits-and-working-lga


Our values and behaviours

Our values and behaviours are there to give us an understanding of who we are as an organisation and who we want to be. They are a framework to help us understand:

• how we work with each other


• how we work with our members and stakeholders


• our expectations for ourselves and each other


Our values are:

Inclusive - We ensure that our work is inclusive of all voices.

Ambitious - We are ambitious for councils and their communities and are committed to striving for excellence in all that we do to support our colleagues, our membership and the sector to deliver the best possible outcomes.

Collaborative - We bring together the expertise and skills needed, working as one team.