Senior Public Health Intelligence Analyst

Job title:

Senior Public Health Intelligence Analyst

Company

Medway Council

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual to join our Public Health Intelligence Team at Medway Council as a Senior Intelligence Analyst. We encourage innovative approaches to our work, with an emphasis on accuracy, efficiency, and enjoyment. The team supports work across the Public Health directorate, including maintaining the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA).As a Senior Intelligence Analyst, you will take on complex projects from beginning to end. This will involve interacting with key stakeholders to establish clear objectives, designing analytical methodology, and communicating key data and intelligence.You will critically read Public Health documents and support the development of strategies. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a sound understanding of Public Health principles are required. This role will have line management responsibilities and sit within a team with a strong ethos of supporting one another.At Medway Council we believe that well-presented intelligence is a vital component to improve the health and wellbeing of Medway residents. The Public Health Intelligence Team has a strong track record of delivering high-quality work, so we welcome all applicants who are motivated to continue this. We often use the R statistical programming language, SQL, and Power BI, so some familiarity with these would be ideal, but is not essential as training can be provided.Please look at the job description and person specification for further details, and ensure you include examples from your work or life experiences in your personal statement to illustrate how you meet their criteria.In return we offer you:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Generous local government pension scheme package
• Access to wider training and development qualifications
• Flexible working scheme
• Travel plan discounts
• Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
• Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
• Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
• The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: –

We’re committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency. Our declaration fits into our priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a ‘clean and green environment’. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change.Our organisation:Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after and much more – everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please e-mail Dr Eluned Broom onInterviews are due to take place on the 16 May 2024.Important Information-Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile.Equal Opportunities Commitment StatementMedway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, family commitments, sexual orientation, age, HIV status, religious or political beliefs, social class or trade union activity or irrelevant spent conviction.For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.Please visit for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.

Expected salary

Location

Medway, Kent

Job date

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 06:12:01 GMT

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