Intelligence Analyst (Place Services)

Intelligence Analyst (Place Services)

Pay Range / Scale PO4

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

• Identify, assess and document the requirements for data and intelligence 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 intelligence.
• 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 intelligence 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