Statistical Returns Officer

Statistical Returns Officer
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

About Us

Three Rivers District in South West Hertfordshire straddles the north west corner of the M25 on the edge of Greater London. The district is a mixture of beautiful countryside, villages and small towns. The area has a diverse range of sectors and businesses and is a centre for the film industry with Warner Brothers at Leavesden forming part of a studio cluster along with Elstree and Pinewood at a short drive away.

At a glance

• 700 historic assets and 22 conservation areas with 77% of the district in the Green Belt
  
• 1,914 NNDR registered businesses with the economy providing 39,000 jobs
  
• Very low crime rate
  
• The district ranks highly for business registrations and start-ups with a highly skilled and trained workforce, high employment levels with GVA and weekly earnings above average
  
  We’re proud that so many people choose to live, work and visit here, and even prouder that our brilliant team loves working here too! In our latest staff survey, 88% said they find their work fulfilling and rewarding, over 90% said they can rely on their colleagues, and nearly 90% felt they have meaningful goals to aim for.
  
  We’re now looking for a Statistical Returns Officer to join our Revenues and Benefits team on a full-time basis.
  
  The Benefits
  
  
• Salary of £39,639 - £43,721 per annum
  
• 28 days’ holiday (rising to 30 days if applicable)
  
• Generous employer pension contribution
  
• Life assurance
  
• Flexible working
  
• Career development opportunities
  
• Free on-site parking
  
• Cycle-to-work scheme
  
• Discounted leisure centre membership
  
• Employee volunteering schemes
  
• Access to discounted activities and days out
  
  This is an excellent opportunity for a revenue and benefits professional with plenty of data expertise to use their eye for numbers to help shape policies and support services across our district.
  
  You’ll be the glue that brings our data together and makes it into tangible, engaging outputs that really make a difference. Whether that’s ensuring council tax is right or that our most deserving residents get the benefits that will support them, your work is important and highly relevant.
  
  In return we’ll give you the freedom to work how you do best, with plenty of flexibility and hybrid options, as well as opportunities to grow and develop professionally. With a culture focused on support, you can rest assured that we’ll enable you to do your best work to date, in a meaningful and rewarding manner.
  
  The Role
  
  As a Statistical Returns Officer, you’ll focus on our revenues and benefits data, ensuring it is accurate, reliable and ready to drive data-driven decision making, policy development and performance monitoring.
  
  Specifically, you’ll gather statistical information and identify trends, patterns, and anomalies and create clear reports whilst ensuring returns are accurate, complete and timely.
  
  Keeping up with any new legislation, methodologies and data collection requirements, you’ll work closely with other departments to make sure our stats are always of a high standard and used effectively.
  
  About You
  
  To be considered as a Statistical Returns Officer, you’ll need:
  
  
• Experience of working in a Revenues and Benefits Service
  
• Experience of working with customer data
  
• Knowledge of the government returns required for completion
  
• The ability to lead and influence
  
• Expertise in data interpretation and visualisation
  
• The ability to manipulate complex data sets using a range of tools
  
• Knowledge of the statistical outputs within the Revenues and Benefits Service and other connected services
  
• Excellent accuracy and a reliable approach
  
  A basic DBS check will be carried out for this post.
  
  The closing date for this role is the 18th July 2025.
  
  Other organisations may call this role Data Officer, Statistical Data Officer, Data Returns Officer, Data Reporting Officer, or Data Analyst.
  
  Webrecruit and Three Rivers District Council are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
  
  So, if you’d like to join us as a Statistical Returns Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency