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About Ofcom
Ofcom is the regulator for the communications services that we use and rely on each day. We make sure people get the best from their broadband, home phone and mobile services, as well as keeping an eye on TV and radio.
Our culture is clear – we live by our values: Empowerment; Excellence; Collaboration; Agility and Respect. These define how we work to deliver our purpose, now and in the future. The behaviours which support these values set the path for a fully inclusive and innovative culture at Ofcom.
We focus not only on what we do, but how we do it. We pride ourselves on being an organisation of people who genuinely care about helping others.
Team Overview
The Data & Information Team works with colleagues across the whole organisation to improve Ofcom’s capability to process, analyse and extract insights from data.
Purpose of the Role
The role will work in the Data and Information Team, bringing an open mind and strong intellectual curiosity to identifying and solving complex business problems with geospatial data science, and supporting colleagues across the business to continually innovate and leverage our data.
We are looking for data talent to join a central team that supports all areas of Ofcom’s regulatory work, ensuring that data and evidence underpin the wide variety of work that we do. This role requires an individual who is highly analytical and able to engage with customers, applying geospatial skills, knowledge of the latest advances, and best practices to support the business.
You will support the growth of the geospatial capability and community across Ofcom, enabling teams to apply a broad range of spatial methods to develop solutions for many different, real-world problems.
Requirements of the Role
* Support the management and development of geospatial solutions from a range of data sources and use best practices to generate accurate, reproducible work in an agile way.
* Source, access, manipulate and engineer data across a range of sources and data formats for insights and analysis, working with stakeholders and data engineers as appropriate.
* Explore and visualise data to present a story in a meaningful way and communicate insights to a range of technical and non-technical audiences with impact.
* Contribute to the continuous development of workflows and processes for geospatial analysis, providing methodological and technical advice and guidance to early career analysts, ensuring compliance with relevant data, ethics and information security principles.
* Maintain an awareness of, and utilise, an evolving range of data analysis tools and techniques, including open source, and be able to learn and deploy new skills as required.
* Promote geospatial data science skills and inspire best practices in other teams.
Skills, knowledge and experience
You will need to demonstrate knowledge or experience of:
* Utilising new geospatial tools and techniques to tackle business challenges.
* Managing and analysing large and complex reference datasets in a relational database environment (e.g. Postgres / PostGIS, R Studio) and undertaking spatial analysis using specialist software (e.g. Postgres, QGIS, ESRI, MapInfo, Alteryx, R, Python).
* Applying scientific methods through experimental design, exploratory data analysis, and hypothesis testing.
* Executing Plans: Awareness of project management skills and translating business requirements into actionable projects.
* Forming Relationships: Working as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability, and supporting a culture of collaboration and trust.
* Channelling Influence: Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with a range of stakeholders.
Qualifications
Degree in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, or a numerate discipline demonstrating data skills (e.g., Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics) and experience in geospatial data science or an equivalent role.
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