Performance and Data Officer

**Salary and grade**: £28,917 per year, Grade 4
**Duration of role**: Fixed term contract for one year (maternity cover)
**Hours per week**: 37
**Location**: Abbey House, Abingdon

About the role and what we're looking for

The Environmental Services team is part of the Housing and Environment Service. The team covers Waste Services which is recognised as one of the country's highest performing services, Street Cleansing, Environmental Protection and Food and Safety for South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils.

We are looking for someone to join the Environmental Services team to provide support for the data and financial activities. To assist the Environmental Services Technical Team Leader with a variety of tasks, maintain team communications and work flexibly, by acting as a central contact point.

You will need strong IT skills, in particular MS Excel to include the use of spreadsheets and databases for managing information. You'll need to be enthusiastic, dedicated and have a strong customer service ethos, liaison with, contractors, suppliers, County and District Council officers and members of the public.

**Main duties and responsibilities**

Data input and validation. Maintain accurate data excel spread sheets for tonnages and liaise with contractors, and other local authorities to ensure that collected data is correct
Data analysis. Provide data support to the Environmental Services Team, including tonnage and budgetary data. Provide data support and related reports for Environmental Services projects.
Provide a good level of customer service
Provide the Environmental Services Team with support on a range of administrative and technical tasks.
Assist with the processing of financial workload, including Checking and processing requisitions, orders, and goods receipts for a range of services
Respond to requests for information and bench marking from other
Such other duties as may be required from time to time, including ad hoc projects, surveys or research.

The duties may vary from time to time without changing the nature of the post or the level of responsibility and the post holder may also be required to carry out any other duties appropriate to the grading of the post.

**Your essential skills, knowledge and experience**

Competent user of Microsoft Office Excel
Competent user of Microsoft Office and good keyboard skills, e.g. Word, and PowerPoint
Understanding of statistical work
Experience of designing and using spreadsheets or databases to analyse numerical data
Investigative, analytical and problem solving skills
Excellent data-entry and data management skills
Strong numerical Skills
Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
Ability to work as a part of a team and support team members
Strong communication and interpersonal skills

**Your essential qualifications**

Educated to A level or equivalent qualification.

**If you have the following experience or qualifications - it's a bonus**

A minimum of one years' experience in a comparable role

**Your style and behaviours**

Enthusiastic and self-motivated
Good self-presentation
Ability to think rationally and logically
Ability and willingness to take on individual responsibility for work and set daily priorities to meet agreed standards
Ability to work as a team member and contribute to the team
Ability to work corporately
Able to use own initiative and carry out activities with minimal supervision

**About Us**

**Our Vision**:
We strive to be customer-focused, approachable, and business-like. We value honesty, openness, and the provision of high-quality, cost-effective services.

**Our Values**:
Acting with integrity and showing respect.
Being accountable.
Having passion for our business.
Striving for simplicity.
Celebrating success.

**The Benefits We Offer**:
Basic 24 days annual leave per annum, rising to 29 days after five years, plus bank holidays and time off between Christmas and New Year.
Salary pay awards, with potential for increases after six months or the following April, and annual salary reviews.
Generous career average pension scheme, including life insurance.
Opportunity to purchase a bike through Cyclescheme.
Salary sacrifice car lease scheme.
Various schemes to promote health and well-being.
Two days per year for volunteering within the local community.

You may also have experience in the following: Data Analyst, Management Information, MI Consultant, Business Intelligence, BI Analyst, Statistics, Statistician, Process Improvement, Change Analyst, Project Administrator, Administration, Data Analysis etc.

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