Workforce Data Lead

Are you passionate about data and its transformative potential? Do you thrive on driving a data-driven culture and strategy within a dynamic and complex organisation? If so, we have an exciting new opportunity for you

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as the Workforce Data Lead. As the Data Lead, you will be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive data strategy within our Workforce Services business area. Reporting directly to the Associate Director of Workforce Services, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our organisation's data agenda and strategy and driving evidence-based decision making. Your vision and leadership will be instrumental in realising the organisation's data strategy within Workforce Services.

Join us in this exciting opportunity to shape the data landscape of Workforce Services and contribute to the wider health system and be part of a team dedicated to driving evidence-based decision making and transforming healthcare through data

What do we offer?
- 27 days leave (increasing with length of service) plus 8 bank holidays
- Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)
- Hybrid working model
- Career development
- Active wellbeing and inclusion networks
- Excellent pension
- NHS Car lease scheme
- Access to a wide range of benefits and high street discounts

**Data Strategy and Leadership**: You will define and create the Workforce Services data approach and strategy, in collaboration with the Digital, Data, and Technology (DDaT) directorate. You will work closely with the Associate Director of Workforce Services to ensure alignment with the overall NHSBSA data strategy.

**Program and Project Management**: You will create and own a comprehensive program and project plan to achieve the Workforce data strategy. This will involve collaborating with stakeholders across Workforce Services, ensuring governance, robust frameworks, and effective communication. Your strategic mindset will enable you to prioritise resources, manage risks, and deliver outcomes on time and within scope.

**Data Analysis and Insight**: You will work collaboratively with DDaT to build appropriate tools and data assets, enabling meaningful analysis and shaping our services. Your expertise in complex data analysis and interpretation will drive the creation of expert dashboards and inform evidence-based business decisions.

**Leadership and Collaboration**: You will provide leadership for analysts across Workforce Services, fostering a data-driven culture and facilitating a community for analysts to share best practices. Collaborating with Heads of Service, you will develop strong relationships, support a cohesive one-team approach, and ensure the continuous process of change design and delivery.

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Work closely with Associate Director and Heads of Service across Workforce Services to understand drivers for analysis and where opportunities are to make evidence-based decisions across the Hire to Retire customer journey, creating and owning a Workforce Services roadmap that underpins the delivery of the data strategy and programmes of work, both for short term and long term future direction. This will involve analysing and interpreting highly complex information, that may be conflicting, and using judgment to enable the creation and delivery of the workforce roadmap and projects, appropriately challenging the Workforce Senior Management Team on delivery, taking into consideration resources and business drivers, and when required, working with the team to review scope, timing and resource to ensure the strategy is delivered.

Creating and owning a Workforce Services (ESR, Recruitment Services, Retirement Service and Student Bursaries) programme and project plans to achieve the overall Workforce data strategy with clearly defined tasks. This will involve leading the planning of projects and defining the scope and deliverables, ensuring appropriate governance is in place, robust frameworks to plan and manage a continuous process of change and delivery, communicating key milestones to key stakeho