About the role
Do you enjoy turning complex data into something people can understand and use? Are you looking for a role where your analysis can help shape services and support better decisions?
We’re looking for a Data Analyst to join our Data Services team, providing high-quality analysis, reporting and data visualisation across the organisation. You’ll work collaboratively with colleagues from different services, helping them get more from their data and turning information into clear, meaningful insight.
It’s a great opportunity to work across a varied range of data and technology. You’ll contribute to the development of our modern data platform, support our use of Power BI and work with colleagues to introduce new data solutions and technologies. You’ll also support important areas of work such as the Supporting Families programme.
You’ll be joining a team where you can continue developing your technical skills while seeing the practical impact that good data and insight can have across our services.
This is a hybrid role and appointment will be subject to the outcome of a Standard Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Chris Stromberg
What will you be doing?
No two pieces of analysis are exactly the same. You could be working with colleagues to understand what they need from their data, preparing and cleansing information, creating a data model or developing a Power BI report that turns a complex set of information into a clear story.
You’ll analyse research data and bring findings together, helping colleagues understand what the information is telling them. You’ll use different approaches to visualisation to communicate those findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
A key part of the role will be helping us make sure our data can be trusted. You’ll contribute to data governance, quality assurance, validation and data linkage, as well as supporting the collection, preparation and cleansing of data.
You’ll also contribute to the development and implementation of Power BI across the organisation and work alongside other data professionals developing our modern data platform. Depending on the work, you could use technologies including SQL, T-SQL or PL/SQL, Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and SQL Server Integration Services.
Alongside your day-to-day analysis, you’ll contribute to Data Services projects and help integrate new data solutions and technologies. This gives you the opportunity to build your technical knowledge while working on projects with a clear organisational impact.
About you
You don’t need to know every technology we use. We’re looking for someone with a strong understanding of working with data and demonstrable knowledge of one or more of the technical areas relevant to the role, such as Power BI, SQL/T-SQL/PL/SQL, Azure Synapse Analytics, SQL Server Reporting Services or SQL Server Integration Services.
You’ll enjoy solving problems and be curious about what sits behind the numbers. Just as importantly, you’ll be able to take what you find and communicate it clearly. You’ll be comfortable working with technical colleagues as well as people who may have little experience of working with data.
You’ll be able to manage competing demands, take responsibility for your work and use your own initiative. We’re also looking for someone who wants to keep learning and developing their experience in new technical areas.
An understanding of data security, data protection and confidentiality is essential. Experience of working on small to medium-sized projects is also required, while previous experience of an IT environment, local government data, Early Help or Supporting Families would be useful.
You’ll need two A levels, an HNC, HND, NVQ Level 4 or equivalent. A degree or equivalent professional qualification and relevant technical certification are desirable rather than essential.
Above all, we’re looking for someone who is interested in data, keen to develop and wants to use their skills to help people make better-informed decisions.
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification. This final signpost is specifically recommended in the Council’s recruitment guidance.
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.
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