About the role
We are looking to recruit two fixed term Analysts to help the Council harness the potential of data, using evidence and best practice to support and inform the development of policy, strategy, plans and budgets, and in turn deliver the Corporate Strategy for Cambridgeshire County Council.
Role 1: Analyst (Children, Education and Families) 1-year fixed term
This role will focus on delivering analytical work for our Childrens, Education and Families directorate, with a specific focus on the Risk Outside The Home (ROTH) safeguarding programme, alongside other analytical tasks that support service planning and delivery.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Andy Mailer, Performance & Intelligence Manager (Children, Education and Families) at Andrew.Mailer@Cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Role 2: Analyst (forecasting and demography) - 1-year fixed term
This role will focus on delivering work on behalf of our district partners to support local planning and dwelling stock and population change. The work includes primary data collection, GIS mapping and providing meaningful and accurate data to inform decision making.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Leigh Roberts, Performance & Intelligence Manager (Communities and Demography) at Leigh.Roberts@Cambridgeshire.gov.uk
The demand for our services has never been greater! With budgets of millions of pounds that impact on thousands of vulnerable people every year, services rely upon the analysis, information and advice provided by our team to make informed decisions – so you’ll really have a chance to make a difference.
The roles sit within Cambridgeshire County Council’s newly formed Policy, Performance & Intelligence Service. A team of 50 individuals who provide data, analysis, insight and policy expertise to support the operational management and strategic planning of services.
We are a family-friendly employer and will be happy to negotiate on working arrangements to achieve a good work / life balance. Both roles are available on a one year fixed-term basis with the option of flexibility on working hours.
Your supporting statement should demonstrate how your skills, knowledge, and experience align with the job description and person specification. Please include examples of analysing complex or multiple datasets, the steps you took to ensure quality, and the tools or software you used and what you achieved.
We acknowledge that AI can be a useful tool to support your writing, however, please note that your application should represent your skills and personal experiences accurately and authentically.
If you’re excited about these opportunities but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement but you have transferable skills and or knowledge and experience, we still encourage you to apply. An Analytical Assistant role may be available for strong candidates with growth potential.
Please note: The application period for this role closes at 23:59 on the 4th December 2025. We expect interviews to take place on the week commencing 15th December 2025 in person at Sunley House, Papworth.
Shortlisted candidates will be expected to complete a data analysis task as part of the interview process. Details will be given on the day.
What will you be doing?
Role 1: Analyst (Children, Education and Families) 1-year fixed term
This is an exciting role supporting the CEF directorate through the provision of data, insight, and analysis.
You will be responsible for:
- Providing analysis to support the Risk Outside The Home (ROTH) programme
- Dashboard creation using Power Bi
- Data provision in support of Ofsted inspections
- National and regional benchmarking
- Annual statutory data return compilation and submission
- Data analysis to support FOI requests
- Ad hoc data provision and analysis for a range of teams within the Children & Families directorate
- Work with other experts within the team as well as colleagues from the wider service to support directorate change programmes
Role 2: Analyst (forecasting and demography) - 1-year fixed term
This is an exciting role supporting the council and partners through the collection and provision of data, insight, and analysis.
You will be responsible for:
- Collecting data housing and business growth to inform future forecasting, including primary data collection in the field.
- Delivering analysis of planning monitoring data including maps, tables and reports.
- Undertaking quality assurance of draft datasets
- Data provision to support local planning for district and city councils.
- National and regional benchmarking
- Annual data compilation and submission, including quality assurance
- Data analysis to support FOI request
A driving licence is not essential but would be beneficial for data collection.
About you
Can you help data make a difference?
Are you ambitious, innovative, good with data and passionate with an enthusiasm for supporting evidence led decision making. If so, we may have the roles you’ve been searching for!
We are looking for individuals with strong technical skills, who has a sound understanding of a range of data sources and can practically apply those skills to embed new data solutions. You will have experience of service improvement projects, an ability to work well with others and excellent organisational skills.
Good communication skills, both oral and written, are essential for these roles, as the post holders will be required to present complex and sometimes technical information in appropriate forms for a wide range of internal and external audiences.
You will have relevant previous experience in a similar field. High level of competence with Power BI, data analysis, and specialist data analytical software are also desirable. Successful applicants will be well supported to further develop their subject knowledge and technical skillset.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
Attached documents
