Job summary
Are you passionate about strategic data insights and using them to identify emerging needs and drive improvements that make a positive impact on children and young peoples health and wellbeing? If so, you could be just what we are looking for.
Compass is a high impacting and innovative Health and Wellbeing Charity contracted to deliver community-based early intervention and prevention services for children, young people, and families. Having recently doubled in size, we are at the forefront of delivering highly advanced integrated models of care across a range of emotional health and wellbeing support needs including lifestyle behaviours.
Our contracts are commissioned through Integrated Care Boards and Local Authorities. Compass current service footprint is the Midlands, Yorkshire, Northwest, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, and London.
Through delivery, we bring national policy aims to life drawing on our collective expertise and understanding of the interdependencies between health and wellbeing issues, and how to prevent or intervene earlier with greater impact. Our mission is for all children and young people, from all backgrounds, receive the right support at the right time and can achieve their true potential.
We are seeking to appoint a Head of Data Insights and Intelligence role (2 years fixed term with potential for the role to become permanent) to drive a strategy driven approach for data across Compass.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of a values-driven and collaborative organisation, leading a skilled team of analysts and technicians in the strategic development and delivery of data systems and performance reporting across all services and departments including Senior Leadership Team and Board.
You will lead with an analytical and supportive style and have a track record in building effective relationships with key stakeholders. With demonstrable leadership and interpersonal skills, you will inspire and motivate your team to be successful through a collaborative, business partnership approach. You will be adept at identifying internal and external customer data needs, translating these into data strategy and conveying complex management information to a wide range of stakeholders.
Educated to degree level or equivalent, you will have a track record in strategic performance data insights and data management, evaluation tools and methodologies as well as Intermediate/Advanced Excel skills. You will have extensive experience of robust investigation, analysis and challenge of data using this to inform and drive continuous improvement.
We are looking for a forward-thinking leader, ready to help shape and drive our strategic data approach as we continue to grow and develop. If you have the passion for our mission and the vision to join us on this exciting journey, we would love to hear from you.
About us
We value diversity at Compass and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.
Benefits We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Family-friendly policies
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance / salary review
For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact Jan Smith, Operations Director 07551 452233 or e-mail jan.smith@compass-uk.org
Closing date: Wednesday 21st June 2023 Interview date: Monday 3rd July 2023
Hybrid working, Full time (flexible working considered, min. 30 hours) Yorkshire, Midlands, North West
All locations considered where there is reasonable proximity to majority of services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you passionate about strategic data insights and using them to identify emerging needs and drive improvements that make a positive impact on children and young peoples health and wellbeing? If so, you could be just what we are looking for.
Compass is a high impacting and innovative Health and Wellbeing Charity contracted to deliver community-based early intervention and prevention services for children, young people, and families. Having recently doubled in size, we are at the forefront of delivering highly advanced integrated models of care across a range of emotional health and wellbeing support needs including lifestyle behaviours.
Our contracts are commissioned through Integrated Care Boards and Local Authorities. Compass current service footprint is the Midlands, Yorkshire, Northwest, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, and London.
Through delivery, we bring national policy aims to life drawing on our collective expertise and understanding of the interdependencies between health and wellbeing issues, and how to prevent or intervene earlier with greater impact. Our mission is for all children and young people, from all backgrounds, receive the right support at the right time and can achieve their true potential.
We are seeking to appoint a Head of Data Insights and Intelligence role (2 years fixed term with potential for the role to become permanent) to drive a strategy driven approach for data across Compass.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you passionate about strategic data insights and using them to identify emerging needs and drive improvements that make a positive impact on children and young peoples health and wellbeing? If so, you could be just what we are looking for.
Compass is a high impacting and innovative Health and Wellbeing Charity contracted to deliver community-based early intervention and prevention services for children, young people, and families. Having recently doubled in size, we are at the forefront of delivering highly advanced integrated models of care across a range of emotional health and wellbeing support needs including lifestyle behaviours.
Our contracts are commissioned through Integrated Care Boards and Local Authorities. Compass current service footprint is the Midlands, Yorkshire, Northwest, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, and London.
Through delivery, we bring national policy aims to life drawing on our collective expertise and understanding of the interdependencies between health and wellbeing issues, and how to prevent or intervene earlier with greater impact. Our mission is for all children and young people, from all backgrounds, receive the right support at the right time and can achieve their true potential.
We are seeking to appoint a Head of Data Insights and Intelligence role (2 years fixed term with potential for the role to become permanent) to drive a strategy driven approach for data across Compass.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to minimum degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL or similar programming language
- Level 7 management qualification i.e. MBA
Experience
Essential
- Strategic & Leadership
- Experience of developing organisational performance data and data strategy
- Track record in strategic performance insights and data management, evaluation tools and methodologies
- Experienced in working with stakeholders and being comfortable challenging current mind sets/ways of working and influencing wide scale change
- Highly developed leadership skills, experienced at role modelling collaborative and empowering behaviours to motivate, inspire and upskill others
- Reporting & Analysis
- Track record in collaboratively developing and delivering comprehensive report dashboards across Operations, Quality and People to all levels within an organisation
- Highly developed skills in working collaboratively with internal customers to understand and identify data needs and translate these into data strategy
- Extensive experience of robust investigation, analysis and challenge of data
- Experience of leading design and delivery of continuous improvement through the use and analysis of data and performance metrics
- Systems and Information
- Experience of utilising and developing IT and data systems to optimise performance data captured and utilised
- Experience of managing outsourced/external IT/data contractors and providers
- Experience of using data systems in service delivery, quality and HR data systems (workforce and applicant tracking systems)
Desirable
- Management experience in a third sector organisation
- Experience of reporting and analytics from health and social care data sets
- Experience of Theseus, IAPTUS, Datix, EMIS, CIPHR, Eploy
- Experience of working within regulatory frameworks
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Intermediate/Advanced Excel skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to minimum degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL or similar programming language
- Level 7 management qualification i.e. MBA
Experience
Essential
- Strategic & Leadership
- Experience of developing organisational performance data and data strategy
- Track record in strategic performance insights and data management, evaluation tools and methodologies
- Experienced in working with stakeholders and being comfortable challenging current mind sets/ways of working and influencing wide scale change
- Highly developed leadership skills, experienced at role modelling collaborative and empowering behaviours to motivate, inspire and upskill others
- Reporting & Analysis
- Track record in collaboratively developing and delivering comprehensive report dashboards across Operations, Quality and People to all levels within an organisation
- Highly developed skills in working collaboratively with internal customers to understand and identify data needs and translate these into data strategy
- Extensive experience of robust investigation, analysis and challenge of data
- Experience of leading design and delivery of continuous improvement through the use and analysis of data and performance metrics
- Systems and Information
- Experience of utilising and developing IT and data systems to optimise performance data captured and utilised
- Experience of managing outsourced/external IT/data contractors and providers
- Experience of using data systems in service delivery, quality and HR data systems (workforce and applicant tracking systems)
Desirable
- Management experience in a third sector organisation
- Experience of reporting and analytics from health and social care data sets
- Experience of Theseus, IAPTUS, Datix, EMIS, CIPHR, Eploy
- Experience of working within regulatory frameworks
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Intermediate/Advanced Excel skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
