Open Data Technical Lead - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Scottish Government

Scottish Government
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2 weeks ago

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- £41,642 - £49,860-
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  • Senior Executive Officer
  • B3
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  • Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 3

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Leith, Scotland, EH6 6QQAbout the job


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_ A unique opportunity to shape Scotland's Official Statistics Open Data Platform_

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Managed by The Scottish Government on behalf of all producers of official statistics in Scotland the platform provides statistics not only from The Scottish Government but also a wide range of organisations including National Records of Scotland, NHS Information Services Division and Transport Scotland.


Available for free and without restrictions we aim to provide a single, trusted point of truth which is accessible to all users.


Providing an accurate and up-to-date picture of the economy and society, official statistics play a vital role in monitoring and supporting the development of economic and social policies by government and others.


As part of the Data Domain, we strive to be the centre of excellence for data working towards unlocking the power of data in Scotland focusing on security, transparency, inclusion, innovation, and sustainability.


Job description:

The core focus will be on improving and setting the strategic direction for Scotland's Official Statistics Open Data Platform,

In this role you'll be instrumental in increasing the amount of data on the site as well as improve the platform's tools, ensuring it's easy to use, accessible and able to be used successfully by a diverse range of users


Activities will include:

  • Project managing the next steps for the product to maximise its value, taking into account ongoing developments in open data policy, to inform recommendations.
  • Implementing improvements to make easier to use and add value, including understanding user personas and implementing user needs and accessibility
  • Identifying, collecting, and migrating data to the system with support from the Open Data Publishing Manager
  • Understand, implement, and clearly articulate data modelling and metadata including R, tidyformat, using csvs, linked open data and graph databases
  • Implementing automation and Reproducible Analytical Pipelines in the context of data maturity, reproducibility, and open data publishing to improve data modelling
  • Effectively communicating the importance of metadata and FAIR principles in and elsewhere to maximise the value of data for use and reuse
  • Be actively involved in data management and developing flow of data and metadata between internal analytical platforms and for the efficient production of statistics processes
  • Gaining an understanding of the statistical geography system in Scotland
  • Linking with Office for National Statistics and other public bodies to learn from and share good practice on statistics open data publishing.

Management of and staff will include:

  • Leading on contract management of and agile ways of working with our open data contractors to maximise the value of open data publishing in a sustainable and efficient manner
  • Line manage the Open Data Publishing Manager and provide oversight for other data publishers. In this way, the publication of high value datasets and reference materials (such as geographic code lists) can be prioritised and published for use and reuse in a strategic, systematic, and sustainable manner on the site, to maximise economic, social, and environmental benefits
  • Communicating effectively with nontechnical data providers. Upskilling data providers and present at events to understand user needs and products built from open data (e.g. internal analytical seminars and external events)

Person specification:


  • You will have experience of developing statistics and publishing open data. For example, this will include experience in some of R, tidyformat, csv or opensource tools as routes to publish open data
  • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary, blended project team and delivering to meet user needs
  • Good oral and written communication skills with ability to present views confidently and persuasively to an audience who may not share your technical background.
  • Ability to work on your own initiative to manage competing pressures, meet deadlines and deliver high quality outcomes; ideally using agile project management techniques

Benefits:


  • A rewarding role where you grow professionally, have a positive impact (potentially on millions) while enjoying a healthy worklife balance.
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