Job Specifications
About The Borough
Joining us, you get to work for not just one high performing London Borough, but two.
Kingston and Sutton councils have a number of shared services serving both authorities, with some teams and roles more focussed on one council than the other, but the majority are shared across both, meaning you get multiple opportunities to learn from a wider pool of activities and two different political bodies.
We work flexibly in both Kingston and Sutton offices, and support working at home or flexible working patterns that enable you to tailor your working and personal life. We provide the equipment and tools to enable you to work flexibly, and in return ask you to use that flexibility to be creative and ambitious in the services we deliver.
There are some really exciting things happening in both boroughs. In Sutton, we are developing the London Cancer Hub, a world leading cancer research and treatment hub that will bring together professionals from across different sectors to identify and test new treatments and therapies. Over in Kingston, we are undertaking the largest housing regeneration programme ever delivered in the borough, building new energy efficient housing that will transform some of our oldest Council owned housing. Both boroughs have publicly committed to doing what they can to tackle the climate emergency and are investing in new technologies and societal change that will help bring carbon emissions down and improve our climate impact.
You should choose Kingston and Sutton if you are looking for an opportunity that will challenge you to deliver more, support you to achieve personal ambitions, and expect you to put borough residents at the heart of what you do.
Kingston is a beautiful Royal borough with a historic setting on the banks of the Thames with excellent schools and a bustling retail centre, all surrounded by open green spaces such as Richmond Park and Bushey Park, former recreation grounds for Tudor Kings and Queens. The Council is controlled by a Liberal Democrat Administration and has a council plan “Greener, Fairer, Safer, Together”, that sets out a vision to be a vibrant, diverse and inclusive borough where residents are active, empowered, engaged and able to remain independent and resilient. The Council engages with residents through a number of forums and events through the year, and like Sutton plays a leading role in developing the South West Region of London.
Sutton is a well connected attractive part of London that has a reputation for excellent schools, green and leafy open spaces, and a history that drives a thriving heritage and culture offer through our museums and libraries. The Council is controlled by a long established Liberal Democrat Administration and has high ambitions set out in its corporate plan “Ambitious for Sutton”, that will ensure Sutton remains a great place to live, work and raise a family. The Council plays a leading role in a number of local partnerships and places great emphasis on engaging effectively with its residents, listening to local voices and making their message heard across London Government.
About The Role And Our Ideal Candidate
The Data Scientist(s) will be joining the corporate data service and will play a key role in the delivery of the data strategy.
In this role, you will:
Tackle Big Challenges: Apply data science to help solve critical issues like social care pressures, support residents struggling with their finances, and help tackle homelessness.
Deliver Insights: Create visualizations and predictions that improve decision-making and help us better understand our residents.
Collaborate: Work with diverse stakeholders and data professionals to use data more effectively and bring new ideas to the organization.
Innovate: Use modern data technologies and inspire a data-driven culture throughout the Council.
About You
We are looking for a creative problem-solver, collaborative and adaptable colleague with a passion for using data for good. You will have:
Technically Proficient: An expert in Python and SQL, with strong skills in data visualisation tools. You will possess the mathematical and statistical abilities to clean, analyse, and model large, complex datasets.
A High-Quality Coder: Able to produce well-written, understandable, and reusable code that is optimised for performance.
A Clear Communicator: Capable of explaining complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, managing stakeholder expectations, and articulating the value of data projects to senior management.
Experienced in Project Delivery: With a proven track record of leading data projects and delivering data products or services with limited supervision.
A Continuous Learner: Passionate about self-development, exploring new tools and techniques, and inspiring the organisation to be data-driven.
Impact-Driven: Able to create insights and predictions that unlock value and help to reimagine public services.
Committed to Data Integrity: Knowledge
About the Company
Kingston Council is proud of its reputation as an authority which works with communities to agree priorities and to provide the services that matter most to people.
How people feel about a place, and their quality of life, is greatly influenced by its character and sense of community. What is special about the borough of Kingston is the combination of characteristics that amount to a unique offer. As a place we have been a destination of choice throughout our history.
And our future is as a destination too. As a borough, K...
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