Data Analyst

Job Location: Shire Hall, Gloucestershire

Salary: £37,280-£40,777 per annum

Hours per Week: 37.00 | Contract Type: Fixed Term (One Year)

About The Team & Role

Like a challenge? Enjoy working with data and producing management information and insightful analysis to drive improved outcomes for local communities? Come and work for a rewarding organisation, joining our high-performing team of Data Analysts in the Corporate Data, Analysis & Insight Team. You’ll be at the centre of the emerging cultural shift to become insight-driven. You can help make a difference by working with a team of analysts and wider stakeholders to understand what is required to meet the needs of our organisation, while complying with external assurance frameworks and supporting our elected Members with key insights. More importantly, you can help shape the future environment for the team in relation to its analytics capabilities, deploying Power BI reporting to a crucial service area within the Council.

Responsibilities

• Analyse data and disseminate it to a range of stakeholders through visualisation tools like Power BI, presentations, and written reports.
• Manage data reporting environments to support the aspiration to become an intelligence-led organisation.
• Manage multiple projects to demanding timescales while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

Requirements

• Experience in analysing data and using visualisation tools such as Power BI.
• Background in managing data reporting environments.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
• Ideally, some level of working knowledge of Human Resources in a data context.
• Right to work in the UK that enables commitment to at least 6 months' employment (sponsorship is not available for this role).
• For customer-facing roles, ability to demonstrate confidence in fluent English for all spoken aspects of the role.

Benefits

• Flexible and agile working opportunities.
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years of continuous service.
• Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff).
• Family-friendly employer offering benefits to support you and your family.
• Career development and qualification opportunities.
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision.
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing free, confidential counselling and advice 24/7.
• In-house Occupational Health service.
• Employee discount scheme.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply).
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

Schedule

Hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.