Principal Market Intelligence Analyst

at  Derby City Council

Application closing date
19/02/2025
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Grade J £39,513 - £43,693 a year
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Job description

CONTRACT TYPE: PERMANENT

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Principal Market Intelligence Analyst to join the Commissioning, Integration and Market Development function for Adult Social Care (ASC).
We are looking for a dynamic and solution focussed Principal Market Intelligence Analyst who is a collaborative team player to develop, implement and manage the range of datasets, intelligence and information required to achieve our Business Plan, Integration and Commissioning objectives. They will be highly technically skilled as well as be able to understand the fundamentals of an issue and provide the evidence base and support for recommendations to address it.
There is significant emphasis on the Principal Market Intelligence Analyst being able to maximise the field and reporting functionality of the systems, tools and technologies that support flows of work within Adult Social Care and also integrated programmes of work with NHS/ health and other partners, in use of joined up data and intelligence to improve oversight of the local integrated care system (Joined Up Care Derbyshire).

WHO WE ARE

Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.

THE FOLLOWING ESSENTIAL PERSON REQUIREMENTS:

Educated to degree level or can evidence equivalent practicable/applicable experience.
Is self motivated, can prioritise and work with minimal supervision and in collaboration with others.
Resilient working in a challenging environment and supportive of the immediate and wider team.
We are preferably looking for someone who has knowledge of Adult Social Care and Health and related population and market data and intelligence but if you are interested and can show your experience in meeting the essential requirements we would welcome your application.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

PLEASE LET US KNOW OF ANY INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS OR REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS YOU MAY HAVE DURING THE APPLICATION, INTERVIEW, OR ONBOARDING PROCESS AND WE’LL DO ALL WE CAN TO HELP. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE IN SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING OF DISABILITY AND FOR US IT’S ALL ABOUT REMOVING BARRIERS TO EQUALITY.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/

In the role of Principal Market Intelligence Analyst, here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:

• Take the lead for Derby’s adult care market and associated population intelligence, in relation to the production and dissemination of appropriate data, analysis and reporting for statutory and strategic purposes;
• Provide a trusted and robust evidence base for key decision making and to inform strategic and operational direction – this will include contribution to strategy, care market procurement activities, cost-of-care modelling and cost benefit/avoidance, value for money, business cases, capacity and demand modelling, and budget forecasting taking into account demographics, needs and cost profiles;
• Identify and develop mechanisms that will continually improve utilisation of Council systems for automation therefore reducing risk and ineffectiveness of manual workarounds;
• Apply known and best practice data extraction, manipulation and translation and language tools effectively to produce accurate and informative, standardised and refreshable dashboards for various uses;
• Produce robust intelligence, data, contract, cost and service performance information to increase knowledge of and so facilitate better management and development of the local provider market;
• Proactively promote involvement and ensure market intelligence is represented in key improvement activities at the right time;
• Support operational colleagues to improve data quality and accuracy from the point of input to ensure market activity and spend reporting is robust;
• Line manage and develop the ASC Support Officer aligned to this role, ensuring oversight of broader adults commissioning and integration activities with health partners;
• Present data and information to various audiences that is clear and understandable