Data Analyst

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Gather and assess data-related business requirements and engage services throughout development.
• Design, model, and deliver analytics and insight to shape organisational and city priorities.
• Assist with statutory data returns to central Government and other agencies.
• Design and improve collection and reporting methods to support service improvement.
• Provide information and analysis products that support service performance improvement.
• Meet operational managers' information needs, including data extracts, transformation, and report delivery.
• Gather and standardise information, interpret and analyse data, and deliver products to consistent standards.
• Investigate and report on data quality and advise on strategic and operational matters using intelligence.
• Produce graphs, charts, reporting tools, and targeted risk modelling outputs.
• Improve data governance, sharing, use of new data sources, analysis techniques, and reporting.
• Build relationships with council services and ensure products meet their needs and support future decisions.

Candidate requirements

• Have strong IT skills and experience handling and analysing data.
• Have experience working with databases and presenting information to a wide audience of internal colleagues.
• Use stakeholder engagement skills to encourage collaboration and show curiosity in problem solving.
• Maintain a resolute approach to improving existing processes.
• Knowledge of SQL Server, SSMS, SSIS, SSRS, Power BI, Azure, or Microsoft Office is advantageous, not essential; other data visualisation tools are considered.
• Local Authority or partner agency process experience is advantageous but not essential.

Benefits

• The council describes a supportive, fast-moving work environment with opportunities to use and develop skills.
• Benefits include flexible working and flexi-time, Local Government Pension scheme membership, and annual leave allowance.

Application information

• Applicants should demonstrate how they meet each essential criterion in the Person Specification.