Senior Data Analyst

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                           Senior Data Analyst
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall 
• Salary:                              £41,771 - £47,181 per annum 
• Hours per Week:                37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Fixed Term 
• Duration:                          18 months 
• Closing Date:                    02/06/2026 
• Job Requisition Number:    14178 
• This post is not open to job share

About The Team & Role

Like a challenge? Enjoy working with data and producing management information and insightful analysis to drive improved outcomes for local communities? Come and work for a rewarding organisation, joining our high-performing team of Data Analysts in the Corporate Data, Analysis & Insight Team. You’ll be at the centre of the emerging cultural shift to become insight driven.

 You can help make a difference working with a team of analysts and wider stakeholders to understand what is required to meet the needs of our population, while complying with external assurance frameworks and supporting our elected Members with key insights.

This is an opportunity for candidates for a fixed term Grade 9 role until the end of March 2028, working on data related to UK resettlement and migration schemes, as well as public health. 

The postholder will develop an understanding of the Homes for Ukraine and other refugee resettlement programmes. They will manage, monitor and report on data related to these programmes. This role will strengthen our understanding of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities, including those from migrant backgrounds.

About You

To be successful, you’ll need experience in analysing data and disseminating it to a range of stakeholders through presentations, narrative reports as well as through visualisation tools including Power BI.  

Ideally, you’ll have some level of working knowledge of Local Authority services in a data context, any understanding of the UKs resettlement and migration schemes would also be advantageous. You’ll also be able to manage multiple projects to demanding timescales while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

About Us

 For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

 Flexible and agile working opportunities

• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

 For an informal discussion about the role please contact Kate Martin, John James, Ruth Woolley or Tom Fell via email at katherine.martin@gloucestershire.gov.uk , john.james@gloucestershire.gov.uk  or ruth.woolley@gloucestershire.gov.uk, thomas.fell@gloucestershire.gov.uk  respectively.

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview for the role in the week beginning the 29th June.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Senior Data Analyst - Job Profile

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. 

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.