National Pupil Database - Standard Extract Lead

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Summary of the work The successful applicant will collaborate with an existing team to develop, iterate and maintain Standard Extracts (SE) of NPD data. You will also develop processes to ensure smooth handover to the BAU team - based upon clear acceptance criteria - so the current team can create and maintain SE. Specialist role Data scientist Expected Contract Length 3 months (with the budget to extend if required) Latest start date Monday 1 July 2019 Maximum Day Rate £550 Who Speclialist Work With Data Modernidation Lead Business Analyst NPD Production Team NPD Processing Team Delivery Manager What Specialists Work On The work around Standard Extracts (SE) of National Pupil Database data is complex and challenging. At this stage of the project we are looking to continually increase confidence levels around SE before we make them available for researchers to request. The research and testing to date has given us a high level of confidence that SE can be successful. Testing amongst users strongly suggests the concept of SE and our proposed approach (and content) are sound. The sucessful applicant will collaborate with an existing team to develop, iterate and maintain Standard Extracts (SE) of NPD data. Skills & Experience • A good understanding of the National Pupil Database - it's structure, it's content and it's complexity. • Experience of agile ways of working • Ability to explain complex data issues to wide range of stakeholders - including those not experienced in data. Nice to Haves Experience in academic research Work Location Sheffield - St Pauls Place Working Arrangments Working with an agile team in St Pauls Place. We would expect the successful applicant to spend the majority of time working in St Pauls Place. Travel to other sites, such as Darlington, will be requirde on occasion. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Agile and flexible to changing/uncertain requirements Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Is there an incumbant supplier. Yes. 2. Is there a current incumbent? Yes 3. Is the predominant focus of the role focused on the maintenance, governance and storage of the data?Or is it focused on data manipulation and analysis in order to derive insights? The focus is to create, test and produce a suite of pre-canned data 'standard extracts' that will enable users to conduct meaningful research and analysis.We currently create bespoke data extracts to meet users requests for NPD data. This is both an expensive and time consuming process. Standard extracts should enable us to provide users with quicker access to NPD data.