Data Analyst

Full-Time, Fixed-Term (1 Year)
As part of Bristol City Council's continued drive towards innovation in service delivery, we require a talented Data Analyst to deliver pioneering business intelligence products, supporting the central Data and Insight team along with Insight Bristol.
The role is supporting the delivery of innovative intelligence products aimed at improving the lives of people in the City. The focus of this post will be to deliver pioneering technical solutions in terms of database development, coding, and predictive analytics, to support a wide range of staff across Bristol City Council, Avon & Somerset Constabulary, and partner agencies.
The role will support the development of the team's reporting capabilities utilising software packages such as the Microsoft Stack of products (SQL Server, SSMS, SSIS & SSRS), Power BI, Azure and Microsoft Office products. Knowledge in these software packages would be advantageous but not essential.
The Data and Insight team also provides information & analytic services to Child Social Care, Early Years, Education, Housing, Substance Misuse, Youth Offending and Adult Social Care and others.
You will collate information across a wide range of partner agencies and deliver business intelligence outputs such as risk modelling, targeted analytics, pioneering new reporting tools and techniques, and the delivery of front-end reporting tools.
You will also provide information and analytic products which will shape the future direction of Bristol City Council, Avon & Somerset Constabulary, and partner organisations in the City; and ensure they are able to make evidence led decisions impacting on the Mayoral, Corporate and partner agency priorities.
You will:

• Ensure the information and reporting needs of operational managers are met for partner agencies and contribute to the Insight Bristol requirements around data extracts, transformation, and report delivery.
• Contribute to the design and improvement of collection and reporting methods, to efficiently deliver information products to drive service improvements.
• Input and contribute to and align data requirements by the West of England Combined authority.
• Deliver products which are consistently developed to agreed standards across different services area and audiences, including:

• Gathering and standardising information.

• Interpreting and analysing data.

• Submitting information to Government agencies.

• Investigate and report on data quality.

• Analyse intelligence and give advice on strategic and operational matters.

• Produce graphs, charts, and other visual representations of intelligence.

• Delivery methods and tools, including targeted risk modelling.

• Ensure that information, insight, and reporting is understood, meets the needs of allocated service areas, and evolves to meet decisions about future policies and service configurations.

• To continually innovate and improve data practices with respect to data sharing, new data sources, analysis techniques, and report delivery mechanisms.

You will have strong IT skills and have experience of handling and analysing data, working with databases, and presenting information in appropriate formats to a wide audience of internal colleagues; and will use your experience of stakeholder engagement to encourage collaboration, be curious about problem solving, and maintain a resolute attitude towards improving existing processes. Previous experience of Local Authority or partner agency processes would be advantageous but is not essential.
Why Bristol City Council?
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.
Join us and you will receive a generous rewards package including flexible working and flexi-time, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you will be working in a supportive environment where you will have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
How do I apply?
If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.
To be shortlisted for interview you will need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.
For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to. If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.
Please note that this role is subject to a Standard DBS Check.
For further information please e-mail Kelvin Graham: kelvin.graham@bristol.gov.uk
At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the City we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.