Data Delivery Manager

Job summary

Are you interested in data and data processing? Do you want to work in an area which actively serves both the Government and wider public debate and decision-making process? If so, this might be the role for you!

The Life Events Data team within Population Statistics Directorate collects and processes civil registration data on births and deaths, and prepares it for analysis, often linked with other sources such as ONS Census data and health related administrative data. Analysts then produce national statistics and rapid response policy analysis using this data. The team also provide feeds of the civil registration data to the NHS and UK Heath Security Agency.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution, and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime, and migration.

Job description

As a Data Delivery Manager, you will play a key role in the coordination, production and delivery of high-quality health data and statistics that help shape understanding of the nation’s health. Working collaboratively across the Population Statistics Directorate, you will oversee the provision of bespoke data extracts, tabulations and responses to customer enquiries on a range of health topics, ensuring all data is shared in line with relevant legislation, governance frameworks and data-sharing agreements.

Reporting to the Head of the Analytical Health Data team within the Data, Quality and Design Division, you will build and maintain strong relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, both nationally and internationally. You will coordinate the delivery of data and statistics that contribute to important national and international publications, indicators and evidence-based decision-making, acting as a key point of contact for data delivery activities.

The role also involves leading responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and official correspondence, ensuring enquiries are handled accurately, professionally and within legal timescales. You will take responsibility for drafting and coordinating legislative correspondence, providing expert advice and ensuring compliance with relevant policies and statutory requirements. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the production of trusted statistics and insights that support better understanding of health outcomes across the UK and beyond.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain an excellent working knowledge of ONS life events data that support the production of bespoke extracts and tabulations, adhering to disclosure and accessibility controls.

• Develop and maintain knowledge of Data Access Agreements for our individual records outputs. Working with colleagues within the team to coordinate the production and delivery of these data.

• Develop and maintain knowledge to jointly lead the production of national and international data deliveries. Providing collation and quality assurance of the outputs as required.

• Regularly use packages such as R and SQL to perform basic coding.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• Evidence of working with stakeholders to set priorities and objectives and successfully deliver high quality outcomes to meet customer needs.

• Proven ability to use initiative and work proactively, managing changing priorities and tight deadlines while delivering results at pace.

• An analytical approach to problem solving, with excellent attention to detail.

• Ability to work collaboratively in small teams across the directorate, to share knowledge, drive and improve delivery, and enable timely project completion.

• Ability to use SQL or R code to query datasets.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving

• Delivering at Pace

• Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £34,587, Office for National Statistics contributes £10,019 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

The Office for National Statistics is part of the Civil Service, and as such we share a number of key benefits with other departments, whilst also having our own unique offerings to support our valued colleagues across the organisation.

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