National Social Work Agency Principal Operational Research Analyst C1

The NSWA will be an Executive Agency with responsibility for advising Ministers and policy teams with an interest in all aspects of social work policy and practice including adults children and justice social work. Additionally the NSWA will provide cross governmental policy input in areas including health and social care mental health children and families prisons and all aspects of public protection.

Responsibilities

• Lead on providing analytical and statistical scrutiny to a wide range of activity across the NSWA supporting and advising NSWA colleagues on the analysis and use of data in their work.

• Lead on opportunities to source and analyse appropriate data sources relevant to the NSWA. This will require the post holder to be aware of a wide range of external and internal data sources and bring their own ideas of what new analyses could support the Agencys objectives
• Lead the production and development of a core data set/dashboard for the NSWA which can be used to demonstrate the issues affecting social work and which can evolve to support the Agency objectives inform the National Chief Social Worker Adviser Annual Report and drive improvements across the sector.
• Lead on the development of KPIs for the NSWA and an appropriate methodology for its corporate performance framework covering KPIs objectives and outcomes including the implementation of appropriate methodologies for gathering reliable performance information
• Lead the production of the National Chief Social Work Advisers Annual Report on the state of social work services and the social work workforce using appropriate available data to inform its development and liaising with NSWA colleagues on its content.
• Contribute to leadership of the NSWA working with the Chief Social Work Adviser Deputy Chief Social Work Adviser and Senior Leadership Team to deliver the strategic priorities of the NSWA

Initial Workplan for Operational Research Activity:

• Develop dashboard of data to give overview of how social work services are performing/issues
• Sourcing and working with available data from external bodies (SSSC HIS LAs) to inform dashboard
• Work with colleagues to identify data requirements for CSWA Annual Report
• Support for NSWA colleagues to interpret external data and reports re implications for social work
• Support workforce planning colleagues to interpret/source data and evidence on workforce planning
• Support education colleagues analyse student data in respect of future workforce numbers
• Support for development of corporate KPIs for NSWA monitoring of progress
• Evidence and data analysis into improvement activity as develops
• Support for PSWAs and Improvement and Implementation Unit on evidence and data interpretation re social work trends and emerging issues

Working pattern

This role is a permanent level transfer position.

How to Apply

Applications for this position will only be accepted from substantive C1 employees.

Please submit a statement outlining your suitability for the role relevant skills and experience and what you would bring to the team (maximum 500 words).

Vacancy closes at 12:00pm onMonday the 16th March.

Selection Process

All applications will be invited to an informal discussion with the hiring manager.

Informal discussions are to be confirmed.

Further Information

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