Information and Innovation Manager

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Role overview:

Oldham is a Co-operative Council. This means that we are on an exciting journey of transforming the relationship between the Council and residents living in Oldham, so that everyone does their bit and everyone benefits.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Oldham Council's Community Services Innovation Team. We are a small team working to ensure our Co-operative vision is translated into real change on the ground by driving innovations in the way we work across community-focused services in Oldham both within the Council and across partners such as Greater Manchester Police, social housing providers, and GPs.

Key responsibilities:

You will lead the team's work to use data and intelligence creatively to drive innovation, implement change and understand its impact. In particular, they will:

Develop a strategic vision for how detailed operational data and intelligence can shape innovation.

Develop systems and processes that deliver the vision.

Develop innovative ways of presenting and using this data, and ensure it appeals to a wide range of stakeholders-including Councillors, senior officers within the Council and partner agencies, and operational service managers.

Ensure that innovations in operational service delivery and workforce reform are supported by effective systems and processes.

Produce robust evidence to demonstrate the impact of service change programmes.

Key Requirements:

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum to be:

Highly creative and motivated by the opportunity to collate, analyse and use large and complex sources of both quantitative and qualitative data and information in ways that have never been used before.

Highly effective at structuring and presenting this data and information in ways that engage a wide variety of audiences and enable it to be queried easily and quickly.

Highly effective at identifying, developing and monitoring the impact of opportunities for improvement and transformational change suggested through the data and information.

Our Values:

Oldham Council is a leading Local Authority; shortlisted for the Local Government Chronicle Council of the Year 2014 and described as "an ambitious and effective Council" by the Local Government Association. We want people who share our values and can deliver for the Borough of Oldham. To find out more about who we are, what we do and why you should join us please visit our dedicated careers pages where you will also find useful guidance on how best to complete the application form.

The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the DBS (previously known as CRB)

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Closing date: 8 June 2016.

Shortlisting: 13 June 2016.

Interview date: 24 June 2016.