Data Visualisation Officer

Job title:                     Data Visualisation Officer

Grade:                         D

Salary:                       £27,802 per annum (rising by annual increments to £30,296) More information on salaries and progression can be found on our pay and policies page.

Hours:                         Full Time – 37 hours per week

Location: The service encourages flexible working and believes that work is what you do not where you do it. The role will be based at Poundbury Support Offices with the flexibility to work from home / DWFRS Stations / Support Offices and we would welcome a conversation with the successful candidate on what type of flexible working arrangement will work best for you.  There will be a requirement to attend your base location for key activities and meetings.

Appointment Type:   Permanent

Contact: For a chat about this post, please contact either Daniel Cleaver, Senior Data Visualisation Officer on 01722 691096 or email Daniel.Cleaver@dwfire.org.uk or Mark Woodfield, Information Systems Manager on 07799 075958 or email Mark.Woodfield@dwfire.org.uk

Closing and Interview date:  The closing date for applications is Sunday 18th February  2024 (midnight).  It is intended that interviews will take place on Thursday 7th March 2024.  Should you be shortlisted for interview, further details regarding the interview format / location will be provided before the interview date.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier.  Without them, we couldn’t do it.

As well as being one of the largest combined Fire and Rescue Services in the country we are also one of the top performing. In February 2022, inspectors from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) looked closely at our Service and graded us as ‘Good’, ‘Outstanding’, and ‘Good’ across the three inspection pillars of Effectiveness, Efficiency and People.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff feel valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes and health & well-being services.

As a Data Visualisation Officer in our Corporate Support department you will:

• Use specialist tools such as PowerBI, support on the development of dashboards and Data Visualisations within the Service. Ensuring the content is displayed in a manner that will be understood by the relevant user.
• Work with senior strategic and middle managers in determining their data and performance information requirements to meet the aims of the service delivery plan.
• Support on the development, production and progression of community risk profiles to support the targeting and prioritisation of corporate and frontline resources to achieve Service action plans.

What makes you our ideal Data Visualisation Officer

• You have 4 GCSE passes at Grade C / Level 4) or above including English and Mathematics, or equivalent Level 2 qualification.
• You hold a NVQ 3 or equivalent vocational qualification in a related subject area.
• You have experience of extracting data from and interrogating databases and working to data protection and confidentiality procedures.
• You are proficient in the following software; Excel, Word, PowerPoint and use of the internet.

For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.

Other Information:

• You must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role.
• A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment. You will be required to register with the DBS Update Service and maintain this registration annually.
• Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical and receipt of satisfactory references.

Additional Information – Raising Tax Awareness and Pension Considerations

Annual Allowance – Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge. Further information on Annual Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.
Lifetime Allowance – Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Lifetime Allowance implications.  A breach in the Lifetime Allowance threshold will result in a Tax charge.  Further information on Lifetime Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.
Temporary Promotions/Positions – Wholetime and On-call staff: Please note that any period of ‘temporary’, whether that is by way of promotion or allowances associated with a temporary position, will not be pensionable.

To find out more and apply:

You should ensure you include satisfactory evidence in your application to support all of the areas stated as being measured at the Application Stage on the Person Specification. This will ensure you have the best opportunity of progressing to the next stage of the selection process.

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.  All applications will be treated on merit and staff involved in recruitment and selection processes undertake unconscious bias training.

We are committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee an interview to applicants with a disclosed disability if they meet the minimum criteria for the post to which they are applying.  Please tell us in confidence if this applies to you, or if there are any reasonable adjustments that would help you apply for this post.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People.  All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

If you hold international qualifications, you will be required to provide official evidence that shows how these compare to UK Qualifications. We will accept a Statement of Comparability from a UK organisation called ENIC which can be obtained via their website. Please note that UK ENIC charge for this service, so if you request a Statement of Compatibility, you will be required to pay for it as we are unable to reimburse you.

For further guidance on how to complete your application, please refer to the Job Application Guidance Notes. If you are experiencing difficulties completing your application or have a need to complete your application in an alternative format due to a disability, please contact HR Resourcing on 01722 691444 within plenty of time of the closing date of the position you are applying for.

Values & Behaviours Framework

Our recruitment, assessment and progression processes are based on our Code of Ethics that has been developed specifically for Fire and Rescue Services.  When recruiting, we identify the most important behaviours for the role and these are used as part of the short-listing and selection process.