Digital Transformation Manager
Job Level and Salary range: Level 5, Zone 1; £46,756 - £54,238
Work Location: Unit 1B, Berol House, 25 Ashley Road, London, N17 9LJ with remote working arrangements available
Hours per week: 36
Contract Type: Permanent, Full time
Closing date: Wednesday 06 October 2021, 23:59
Interviews to be held: 11th and 12th October 2021
Alternative flexible working options available/open to discussion
Employed by London Borough of Camden the Digital Transformation Manager will be based in North London Waste Authority (NLWA), serving Camden and six other north London boroughs.
The role
We have a senior opportunity to lead the development and delivery of a Digital Transformation Strategy for the Authority to improve the organisational intelligence of NLWA, and the business processes it uses to support service delivery. This will include close liaison with our seven constituent boroughs and partner organisations to ensure the strategy is coherent and joined up where required. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing systems and process in order to compile statistics required by the National WasteDataFlow system and to improve reporting and business intelligence within NLWA. The work will also include leading the procurement and delivery of a replacement Waste Management Data System (WMDS) for the management and reporting of data required to operate the business effectively and meet our statutory obligations.
The post-holder will report to the Head of Strategy and Services for North London Waste Authority and have pivotal role in ensuring that the Authority’s transformational agenda for waste services is supported and enabled by appropriately forward-looking data management and information systems.
About You
You should be highly numerate and literate and have experience of data analysis and visualisation using Power Query, Power BI and Python. We expect a qualification in a numerate subject or some experience of applying statistical knowledge and skills as well as experience of managing WasteDataFlow returns. If you have an interest in the environment, climate change and/or recycling and a passion for using technology to improve data management and efficiency then this role could be for you.
We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. This is a pivotal time for NLWA as well as for the waste sector as a whole. This post provides an exciting opportunity to shape NLWA’s approach to data management and analysis to support the Authority’s long-term plans for the future.
About the North London Waste Authority
North London Waste Authority serves 2 million residents in the boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and Waltham Forest. We help residents reduce their waste and increase recycling. We make sure that their waste is disposed of in an environmentally responsible way. We are delivering infrastructure through the North London Heat and Power Project to provide long term assets for the sustainable management of north London’s waste.
These activities contribute to our mission of preserving resources and the environment for future generations by exemplary planning, innovation and communication in managing north London’s waste.
The Authority’s website is www.nlwa.gov.uk, and we have a specific website www.northlondonheatandpower.london to provide information on the £1 billion project we are managing to provide new infrastructure.
Working for Camden
Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Because we’re not just home to the UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today. And we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind.
We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine our corporate services, and we’ll redefine what a career can be. If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk.
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Click HERE to see full details of our benefits.
Additional information
To view the Job Profile please click HERE
If you would like to have a further discussion about the role please contact Michael Clarke – Michael.clarke@nlwa.gov.uk
To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria listed in the Job Profile.
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If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.