Data Support Analyst Apprentice
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: APPREN3£24,683
Contract Type: Full-time, Temporary
Working hours per week: 36
Application Deadline: 04/08/2024
Proposed Interview Date(s): 14/15 August
Reference:1329
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
About the role:
As a Data Support Analyst Apprentice, you will be engaging in a specialist programme of learning in order to achieve the Level 3 Data Technician Apprenticeship standard and providing high quality data support in the Business Intelligence team. The Business Intelligence team works to turn Council data into insight to help inform management about the performance of various council functions. This is a fast-paced role where you will be working with data to assist in this purpose. There will be plenty of opportunity to learn, develop and make a difference to the residents within the Borough.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in producing and communicating high-quality data analysis and reporting.
- Support projects to produce and communicate meaningful information and analysis.
- To develop relevant knowledge, skills and experience in data analysis, in line with the national Data Technician Apprenticeship Standard.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Has an interest in data and a willingness to develop in this role.
- Numerate with a strong attention to accuracy and detail.
- Knowledge and experience of data analysis tools, such as Excel.
- A keen interest to learn data analysis techniques.
- Good communication and presentation skills using a range of media and methods, including experience of presenting and visualising data.
- Understanding of basic confidentiality and data protection requirements that apply to the processing of information.
- Good overall knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic and keen to learn new skills.
- Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workloads and achieve deadlines.
- Ability to work within guidelines and standard procedures, using discretion to organise work to meet service requirements.
- Demonstrable commitment to equal opportunities and equality in employment and service delivery.
- English and maths GCSE A*-C/9-4 or Functional Skills L2 in English and maths or equivalent.
- Candidates must have the right to work in the UK
Terms and conditions:
The below terms and conditions apply to this role:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks
Satisfactory declaration of interest
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
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 or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Jared Robinson, Business Intelligence Developer at jared.robinson@walthamforest.gov.uk .
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
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