London Gov
About the role Strategy and Communications
Strategy and Communications sits at the centre of the organisation, bringing together several teams with organisation-wide remits and mutual collaboration opportunities. The work of the directorate’s teams includes delivery of major events, designing and leading public affairs or marketing campaigns, providing data, evidence and analysis, leading cross-organisational programmes, to making sure we plan for and can respond to emerging events or emergencies in our city.
About the team
The City Data Team is made up of a range of technical experts in the fields of Data Science and Engineering, Data Visualisation and Information Design, GIS and Mapping, and Demographic Modelling and Analysis.
The team sits alongside economist and social policy analysts within City Intelligence – a central unit of City Hall serving the Mayor, the London Assembly, the Greater London Authority (GLA) and London.
Our chief purpose is to provide world-class evidence, analysis and tools for the Mayor and his team to formulate outcomes, strategies, policies and delivery plans in London – and to help with their delivery.
We aim to communicate an up-to-date understanding of London, its communities, its economy and its place in a rapidly changing wider world. We work with others to innovate and develop evidence-based policies, programmes and projects that will make a positive difference to London and Londoners.
About the role
The GLA produces a range of demographic projections to meet the needs of planners and policy makers across London. These projections are used to help deliver local services, identify future infrastructure needs, and form a key part of the evidence base for London’s Spatial Development Strategy.
The core purpose of the role is to contribute to the ongoing development of the models and systems used to produce and deliver the projections, to ensure the best possible information is available to underpin decisions about housing, transport, education, and infrastructure, that affect the lives of millions of people.
You will be working on the team’s current priorities for the models:
What your day will look like
Skills, knowledge and experience
To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:
Job Purpose
To contribute to the development and maintenance of the GLA’s suite of demographic models and analytical tools, leading on the publication of outputs, technical notes, and related analysis as required.
To work with stakeholders in the GLA, functional bodies and London Boroughs, providing analytical support and ensuring that their intelligence needs are met.
To provide expert advice and support on the development and use of models across the wider organisation, promoting best practice in the application of statistics and data science.
To help deliver the team’s programme of analysis and reporting and to develop new and innovative demographic modelling and analytical products to support the needs of policy makers in service provision and future planning for London.
Principal accountabilities
Person specification Technical requirements/experience/qualifications
Research and Analysis is gathering intelligence (information, opinion and data) from varied sources, making sense of it, testing its validity and drawing conclusions that can lead to practical benefits.
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Stakeholder Focus is consulting with, listening to and understanding the needs of those our work impacts and using this knowledge to shape what we do and manage others’ expectations.
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Communicating and Influencing is presenting information and arguments clearly and convincingly so that others see us as credible and articulate, and engage with us.
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