Description Organisation: Leicestershire County Council Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA Worker Category: Hybrid Worker Salary: £22,743 - £24,300 per annum (pay review subject to 50% completion of apprenticeship) Working Hours: 37 hours per week Contract Type: Fixed term for 26 months Closing Date: Sunday 6th October 2024 Interview Date(s): Week commencing 28th October (subject to change) To compliment our well-established Transport Planning Apprenticeship Scheme (Level 3) we are offering this opportunity that combines supporting a number of teams across the Environment and Transport Department at Leicestershire County Council intersected with academic training at a provider in Leicester to achieve a Data Analyst qualification (Level 4). We are looking for individuals that have a genuine interest in the topic to assist the Network Data & Intelligence team in supporting the department, local communities and elected members. About the Role To support various teams across the Department as to gain experience in Data Analytics. To assist with carrying out technical and administrative work of the section in which the apprentice is assigned. To attend academic learning days (at provider in Leicester). To maintain training records in accordance with the requirements of the Training Scheme and the Corporate Learning and Development Advisor. To comply with all authority and departmental policies, management systems, procedures and working practices. To carry out college work during your own time. Assignments and revision for exams will be in addition to direct learning hours at college. Complete End Point Assessment administered by the British Computer Society (BCS), Chartered Institution for IT. Such other duties as might be required by other officers that are appropriate to the Data Analyst Apprentice education, experience and position of the training programme. About You To apply for this post, you must: Have a minimum of 5 GCSE’s at Grade A - C or 9 – 4. This must include Maths and English or equivalent. Able to attend academic learning days provided by provider in Leicester and to carry out college work during your own time. Assignments and revision for exams will be in addition to direct learning hours at college and complete the apprenticeship. Experience in a technical or office environment such as extraction and analysis of data to produce insights, problem identification and solving, report writing and working as part of a team. Experience of computing or software design, coding software/tools (such as C++, Python, R, GitHub) and specialist GIS software (such as QGIS, MapInfo). Excellent communication and presentation skills, including being able to provide relevant, concise oral and written advice to senior offices, external partners and training provider. To support various teams across the Department as to gain experience in Data Analytics, able to adapt to varying workloads and priorities, work to tight timescales and to agreed targets. A customer focused approach where the customer experience is central to the delivery of the service. You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. Interested in Flexible Working? We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc. Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Richard Garratt Senior Transport Analyst & Head of Transport Planning Apprenticeship Scheme 0116 3055999 richard.garrattleics.gov.uk How to Apply Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme. To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement that is no longer than 1000 words as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home. By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions .