Intelligence Analyst (Place Services) PO4

We are seeking an Intelligence Analyst to help us develop new intelligence and insights, as part of our new Place Services Intelligence team.

We are looking for a candidate who can empower service managers and decision-makers with actionable intelligence about the activity and performance of a wide range of services. This will involve developing complex data analytics and reporting solutions, supporting the development of an insight and intelligence culture, and delivering data-driven insights to 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 how the Council collects, analyses and acts 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 how data is organised and managed in complex business environments, including relational databases and data modelling.
• Knowledge and experience of extracting and manipulating data using a coding language such as SQL, R and/or Python.
• Advanced knowledge and experience of complex data analysis tools and methods, including technology such Power BI and GIS.
• 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