Assistant Data Analyst

Gloucester

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                            Assistant Data Analyst
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall, Block 5, 6th Floor 
• Salary:                               £30,825 - £33,945 per annum 
• Hours per Week:               37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                     06/10/2024 
• Job Requisition Number:   9919 
• This post is not open to job share

  About The Team & Role

Like a challenge? Enjoy working with data and helping to produce management information and insightful analysis to improve outcomes for Vulnerable Children? 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 developing cultural shift to become insight-driven.
You can help make a difference working within a team of analysts and wider stakeholders to understand what is required to meet the needs of our Vulnerable Children population, and supporting our statutory reporting responsibilities to the Department For Education as well as data returns in support of regional and national collections. More importantly you can be part of helping shape the future for the team in relation to its analytics capabilities as we start our use of Power BI reporting within the Council.

About You

To be successful you’ll have a keen interest in reporting and analysing data as part of a team, with an enquiring, curious mindset. You’ll have a working knowledge of data analysis tools and be keen to learn and develop use of these further to support our aspiration to become an intelligence-led organisation.
Ideally, you’ll have a working knowledge of some or all aspects of Vulnerable Children which includes children and young people receiving an Early Help service, Children & Young People (CYP) with an Education Health and Care Plan, and those CYP who are being supported through Children’s Social Care.
 

About Us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following: 

Flexible and agile working opportunities 
25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service 
An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff) 
Family friendly employer offering benefits to help 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 our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone. 
An 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.
 

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button. 

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Nick Taylor via email at nicholas.taylor@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Closing date 06/10/2024

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview during the week commencing 21/10/2024

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Assistant Data Analyst - Job Profile

Day in a life

This Position is subject to a DBS check. (delete as appropriate)

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, 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.

For more information about the job, view links, download attachments and apply please click on the Apply Now button. 

Salary: £30,825 - £33,945 per annum

Hours Per Week: 37.00

To Apply simply click the 'Apply Now' button below and complete the online form including attaching an up-to-date CV.