Assistant Director- Data & Insight

We have an exciting and challenging opportunity for an Assistant Director of Data & Insight to lead the Data & Insight function at VS, covering England and Wales.  This is a newly created senior leadership role and is a unique opportunity to influence the transformation of support Victims and Witnesses receive through modernising and overhauling our use of data.  

Do you want to make a difference every day?  Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability?  Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we’d love to hear from you…

 

 

 

County/Borough National Office location Home based within England or Wales Full time/Part time Full time Hours per week 37.5 Work schedule Monday - Friday 9-5 Basic Salary £66,961.19 per annum Allowances Home Working Contract type Permanent DBS required? Yes Police vetting required? No Closing Date 11/02/2025 Ref No 5942 Documents Assistant Director- Data & Insight.pdf
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What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

Flexible working options including hybrid working 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays An extra day off for your birthday Pension with 5% employer contribution Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression Plus £2,800 per annum London Living Allowance if applicable

About the role:

This role can be home-based or hybrid working dependent on proximity to a VS office, with frequent travel to our London offices.

As a Assistant Director Data & Insight you will be:

Leading our team of analysts and developers to transform and overhaul our approach to working with data, helping us to gain meaningful insight and achieve our strategic ambitions.

You will need:

The ability to develop a charity-wide vision for a coherent joined up approach to working with data and deriving insight. Experience of working with large and complex datasets and a deep understanding of the tools and software required to work with data. Experience of delivering transformation at multiple layers of an organisation. To be a highly motivated and inspiring manager of people and a skilled communicator. 

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.

As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We look forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.