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Do you have strong analytical skills, a problem-solving approach to work and enjoy developing data and analytic products? Are you good at building working relationships and want your work to make a difference to Sheffield and its people?
We're looking for 2 Senior Analysts to join the Corporate Performance and Insight team in Sheffield City Council. We'd be particularly keen to hear from you if you have solid Power BI experience and enjoy helping people access and understand data and analysis.
This is an exciting time - we're currently on a data maturity journey improving how we deliver evidence and insights, implementing the Council Plan Outcomes Framework, getting involved in delivery of a new Digital Strategy and providing analysis across a wide range of Council service areas.
The Performance and Insight service is located within Strategic Enabling Services, part of the essential wiring that supports Sheffield City Council to work well. We are a small, dynamic, motivated team of performance analysts, data scientists and GIS specialists, collaborating with services and functions across the organisation. As a corporate hub, we are continually developing our expertise and have a key role in driving the Council's data, analysis, performance management and improvement.
As a Senior Analyst, you will work with colleagues across the organisation using a wide range of datasets from Census 2021 and local level ONS data through to internal Council service delivery data, carrying out a range of data analysis and management, reporting and data product development tasks. You have an important role to play in supporting the implementation and function of the council performance framework and maturing data infrastructure, working with council services to ensure key data and context components are in place and available for performance monitoring and improvement activity. You will be confident to take a leading role in the ongoing development of our team, develop networks and links within the Council and with partner organisations, undertaking analysis and communicating findings to support the priorities of the Council Plan. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced colleagues getting involved in data management and engineering and further developing your skills and knowledge.
If you meet most of the requirements for this job and are passionate, positive, and willing to learn, we'd love to hear from you.
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of this job are guaranteed an interview. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts or working part-time.
If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
For informal enquiries please contact [email protected] (Service Manager - Corporate Performance and Insight)
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