Location - Victory House, Balliol Business Park or any accommodation as directed by the PCC
Accountable to – VRU Public Health Specialist
Contract Type - Permanent
Hours – Full Time
Role:
***Please note that the salary can be dependent on skills and experience.***
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has a team of staff and volunteers who work hard to ensure her priorities, as set out in the Police and Crime Plan, are delivered. We’re an equal opportunities employer who values and encourages diversity and are committed to building a team that fully reflects the communities we serve.
The Role
To lead analytical development and capability of the VRU work with partners in Public Health and Police. This will include line management and oversight of a team of analysts relevant to the role in reducing serious violence. This includes quality assurance of VRU and Police Analytical support. The production of the annual Strategic Needs Assessment to ensure it provides high-quality public health data analysis, and intelligence that will inform partners to target resources across Northumbria.
What do I need?
* Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience in a public health or research/analytical related field
* Highly numerate with highly developed analytical skills to present complex and/or sensitive information clearly
* Knowledge of public health and demographic data sources and datasets
* An understanding of health inequalities and the social determinants
* Knowledge concerning statistical techniques and procedures relevant to the analysis and interpretation of health data sets, such as standardisation, confidence intervals, statistical process control.
* A high level of skill in interpreting various datasets with use of good problem-solving ability
* Good oral and written communication skills and an ability to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
* Experience of working with large complex datasets
Terms and Conditions
Vetting Level – Recruitment Vetting (RV)
Applicants must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information and references.
A minimum of 26 days’ leave, excluding bank holidays, increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service. We support our people inside and out of work – offering a very competitive pension scheme, car leasing scheme, and discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card.
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
We want our team to represent the communities we serve – this ensures that everyone’s voice is heard. We therefore welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all areas of the community as appointments are based solely on merit. We particularly welcome applicants from disabled and ethnic minority candidates, as they are currently under-represented within the OPCC for Northumbria.
This post is subject to a satisfactory six-month review. All staff roles within the OPCC are ‘politically restricted’, which means that staff employed in these posts may not undertake political activities either in or outside the workplace. Some roles may require DBS clearance.
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