Senior Analyst PO4

Senior Analyst (Corporate)

We are seeking a Senior Analyst to help us develop valuable insights and support the innovative work of our Corporate Business Intelligence function.

We are looking for a candidate who can empower service managers and decision-makers with actionable intelligence about the activity and performance of Council services, through complex data analytics and reporting solutions, support the development and embedding of an insight and intelligence culture throughout the council, and help develop the Business Intelligence function and deliver data insights that drive operational decisions and service improvement.

This is an exciting time to join Waltham Forest – London’s first Borough of Culture and the winner of the “MJ Council of the year” award. This is your chance to join an ambitious, people-focused organisation during a time of significant change, transformation and new challenges.

Key responsibilities:

• Gather, assess and document the requirements for Business Intelligence products and projects.
• Extract, manipulate and integrate data so that it can be used effectively for analysis and reporting
• Design and develop data models and processes to enable comprehensive and accurate reporting.
• Design and develop visual reports, dashboards and infographics to provide actionable data and insights for managers and decision-makers.
• Proactively identify the need for new data and analytics in response to changing national or local policies and priorities.
• Identify and implement opportunities for improvements in the Council’s ability to collect, analyse and act on data and insight.

Your profile:

• Experience of developing and reporting on performance measures and indicators, and designing and implementing performance management frameworks
• Thorough understanding of core concepts of how data is organised and managed in complex business environments, including relational databases and data modelling
• Advanced knowledge and experience of complex data analysis tools and methods, including technology such as Excel, Power BI, and GIS
• Knowledge and experience of extracting and manipulating data using a coding language such as SQL, R and/or Python.
• Ability to design and produce clear and compelling data visualisations in reports, dashboards and infographics
• Ability to consistently deliver quality outputs in a fast-paced environment, work to tight deadlines, and contribute to a fun, fast-paced, high impact and dynamic environment