Senior Data Manager (x2)

The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is a system leader for health security; taking action internationally to strengthen global health security, providing trusted advice to government and the public and reducing inequalities in the way different communities experience and are impacted by infectious disease, environmental hazards, and other threats to health. UKHSA's remit, as an agency with a global-to-local reach, is to protect the health of the nation from infectious diseases and other external threats to health. As the nation's expert national health security agency UKHSA will: + Prevent: anticipate threats to health and help build the nation's readiness, defences and health security + Detect: use cutting edge environmental and biological surveillance to proactively detect and monitor infectious diseases and threats to health + Analyse: use world-class science and data analytics to assess and continually monitor threats to health, identifying how best to control and mitigate the risks + Respond: take rapid, collaborative and effective actions nationally and locally to mitigate threats to health when they materialise + Lead: lead strong and sustainable global, national, regional and local partnerships designed to save lives, protect the nation from public health threats and reduce inequalities., The UKHSA Data Operations Directorate provides strategic leadership and oversight for developing and managing a common and bespoke suite of performant, modern, secure, data and analytical tools, services, platforms, and applications, ensuring access to high quality data and analytics services, internally and externally. We are seeking two Senior Data Managers to be a part of a cohesive team responsible for delivering effective data services supporting public health delivery. Specifically, this will involve arranging to receive data in various formats and providing access to meet the needs of local and national stakeholders. You will lead the delivery of data management work on a wide range of public health priority topics driven by the needs of internal UKHSA colleagues and external stakeholders and you will support Surveillance Services and wider Data Operations work programmes. Your role will include data management, production & support of automated pipelines and standard operating procedures, dynamic quality assurance of data (i.e. data quality dashboards), as well as supporting the provision of training and translational support so that stakeholders can understand how to use the data. You will work matrix style with colleagues across the country to develop and deliver national health protection intelligence outputs on a range of priority topics., We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all. Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers,

• Supporting surveillance data management within the UKHSA Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS) and the wider division.
• Provide expert advice and support across a range of public health data.
• Planning, managing, and delivering on a range of projects requiring potentially complex analytic input, including negotiating, and agreeing the most appropriate data output, initiating and planning workloads and setting delivery timescales.
• Supporting the data management work of other members of the surveillance data team.
• Use and develop database queries to undertake complex analysis.
• Check for data anomalies prior to and during processing of data, considering corrective action or bringing to the attention of senior colleagues as required.
• Carry out quality assurance of other data management work. Take a lead in developing and promoting quality assurance procedures.
• Ensure Information Governance (IG) requirements are in place.
• Production of standard operating procedures and reproducible pipelines.
• Exercise judgement when developing processes to deal with data quality and security, especially where the data is sensitive and may be contentious.
• Have expertise in presenting solutions to internal and external colleagues at all levels.
• Attending local and national meetings, either virtually or in-person with key stakeholders including the surveillance data team, wider divisional colleagues, health protection colleagues, and partner organisations for the UK Health Security Agency
• Ensuring personal and promoting team, compliance with corporate policies in relation to security, confidentiality, and release of information.
• Line management of relevant staff within your team as directed.
Professional Development Pursue a programme of continuous professional development in accordance with any relevant professional registration or statutory requirements, while maintaining appropriate awareness of service provider requirements. Identify, discuss, and action own professional performance and training / development needs with your line manager through appraisal / individual development plan. Attend internal / external training events. To complete all mandatory training as required, i.e. fire safety, information governance and all other mandatory training. The post holders will develop working relationships and communicate clearly and regularly with a wide range of individuals, clinical and non-clinical, internal, and external to UKHSA. This will include: Internal As a member of UKHSA Data, Analytics and Surveillance you will be expected to work with and support colleagues across the Division. In particular, you will work with and support: + Other members of your function & division. + Members of other Data, Analytics and Surveillance teams with whom you may collaborate on local and national work programmes. + Colleagues in other UKHSA directorates such as Health Protection Operations and Technology. External The Data, Analytics and Surveillance role is to support the data and analytical needs of the local and national health protection system. Close working with external stakeholders is important to ensure that we meet their health protection needs. Key external partners include: + Public health colleagues working in local authorities, particularly those working in health protection roles. + Colleagues working in NHS England and local Clinical Commissioning Groups. + Colleagues in NHS England, Department of Health and other Government Departments. + Other external partners relevant to the work of Data, Analytics and Surveillance. Other responsibilities The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Directorate, aligning with UKHSA code of conduct. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation., You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the above listed 4 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a: + Application form ('Employer/ Activity history' section on the application) + 750 word Statement of Suitability. This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the above listed 4 essential criteria. The CV / Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together. Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on: + Significant experience in the use of data management methods for extracting, transforming and loading large data sets. + If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment. Please do not exceed 750 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Stage 2: Interview (success profiles) You will be invited to a (single) remote interview. Behaviours, technical, experience and ability will be tested at interview. There will be a Technical Test. The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be: + Communicating and Influencing + Working Together + Delivering at Pace + Managing a Quality Service + Changing and Improving Interviews will be held week commencing 4th November 2024. Please note, these dates are subject to change. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Eligibility Criteria External Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). Security Clearance Level Requirement Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard. IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ Your application may be rejected and/or you may be subject to disciplinary action if evidence of plagiarism is detected. Examples of plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence (AI), as your own. This is a Non-Reserved post under the Civil Service Nationality Rules. To be eligible for employment in the UK Civil Service applicants must meet the Civil Service Nationality Rules (CSNRs) which operate independently of and additionally to the Immigration Rules. Applicants must also meet necessary security and vetting requirements, along with any other relevant pre-employment checks. 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 For more information on job nationality requirements and the right to work in the UK, see the Civil Service Nationality rules (opens in a new window) and the UK Visas and Immigration rules (opens in a new window) For posts on UKHSA Civil Service terms and conditions, new entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. For existing Civil Servants and roles advertised across government, the rules of transfer apply, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive a 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest. The Civil Service pay structure and progression is different from NHS Agenda for Change (AfC), most local authority pay grades and other systems that have annual pay increments. For further details, please refer to the Information Sheet- Starting Salaries & Benefits attachment. For AfC or Medical/Dental posts, you must have the correct professional registration to be appointed. The pay will follow the AfC or Medical & Dental terms & conditions. You may be asked to provide evidence of previous service whilst we are conducting pre-employment checks to determine your starting salary. For Temporary Appointments, if you are not currently a civil servant, you will take up the post on a Fixed Term appointment. If you are an existing Civil Servant, based outside of the UKHSA, you will take up the post as a loan which you will need your department to agree. You can not take the post up as a fixed term. If you are an existing UKHSA member of staff, you will take up the post as either a level transfer or a temporary promotion as per the UKHSA's Pay policy. Given the nature of the work of the UKHSA, as a Category 1 responder under the Civil Contingencies Act, you may be required in an emergency, if deemed a necessity, to redeploy to another role at short notice. You may also be required to work at any other location, within reasonable travelling distance of your permanent home address, in line with the provisions set out in your contract of employment. Late Applications will unfortunately not be considered.Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website here. Reserve List - If more than the required number of suitable candidates pass the interview criteria, you may be kept on a reserve list for 12 months subject to your agreement. You may be contacted, in merit-order, if similar roles with closely matching essential criteria become available and the department choose to appoint from a reserve list. Interview expenses will not be reimbursed. UKHSA is required to check employment and/or education history covering three consecutive years. Please ensure you give details of at least two different referees, even if you were employed in one company for three years or more. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there. Any move to UKHSA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/. Benefits of working at UKHSA include

This role involves the collation, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of public health information. You will be required to have good working knowledge of database technologies for reproducible pipelines, be highly numerate and have good communication skills. Skills and Capabilities required + Ability to analyse, interpret quantitative data and deliver both written and oral presentations to internal and external stakeholders. + Accuracy and attention to detail in own work and the ability to quality assure the work of others. + Ability to work to instruction and independently, to use initiative and also to work effectively as part of a team. + Demonstrate capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales. + Evidence of continued professional development. + Comprehensive skills in the use of at least some of the following to produce Reproducible Analytical Pipelines: SQL, SSIS, APIs, R and Python + Skills in programming for example - data extraction, manipulation, analysis and presentation using functional or procedural approaches in a language such as C#, F#, R, Python or Java. (Desirable) + Knowledge of big data technologies such as NoSQL systems, Hadoop or equivalent (Desirable) + An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems., + Significant experience in the use of data management methods for extracting, transforming and loading large data sets. + Ability to analyse and respond to highly complex enquiries around health information from those at all levels e.g. liaising between external data suppliers and senior stakeholders. + Advanced skills in the use of at least some of the following to produce Reproducible Analytical Pipelines: SQL, SSIS, APIs, R and Python. + Knowledge of data security, information governance and confidentiality issues. Selection Process Details: This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours/Ability/ Experience/Technical skills.

Plus public holidays and one privilege day for the King's birthday + Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions. + Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme, season ticket advances and payroll giving. + Access to a retail discounts and cashback site. + We also promote flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours). UKHSA views flexible working as essential in enabling us to recruit and retain talented people, ensuring that they are able to enjoy a long-lasting career with us. All employees have the right to apply for flexible working and there are a range of options available including working from home, compressed hours and job sharing. + We also offer a generous maternity/ paternity and adoption leave package. Hybrid Working UKHSA operates a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will usually spend a minimum of 60% of your contracted hours (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's locations (approximately 3 days a week pro rata) and the rest of your time working from home. Disability Confident Scheme The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria at sift to ensure these candidates are invited to interview. If you wish to be included in this scheme please tick the box on your application form. Reasonable Adjustments The Civil Service is committed to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone. To help you during the recruitment process, we will take into account any reasonable adjustments that could help you. An adjustment is a change to the recruitment process or an adjustment at work. This is separate to the Disability Confident Scheme. If you need an adjustment to be made at any point during the recruitment process you should: Contact the recruitment team in confidence as soon as possible to discuss your needs. You can find out more information about reasonable adjustments across the Civil Service here: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments/ International Police Check If you have spent more than 6 months abroad over the last 3 years you may need an International Police Check. This would not necessarily have to be in a single block, and could be time accrued over that period.