Business Intelligence Analyst

Barnsley Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Barnsley is seeking a Business Intelligence Analyst to enhance data-led decision making. The role involves data analysis to support operations and develop high-quality reports. Candidates should have strong analytical skills and a Level 6 qualification. The position offers a competitive salary. Join us to impact local communities positively.

Qualifications

• Proactive and analytical individual passionate about using data.
• Substantial experience of undertaking analysis and interpreting data.
• Ability to identify and produce key findings from data.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic and operational performance management.
• Work with teams to deliver Business Intelligence solutions.
• Assist in the production of high-quality reports and dashboards.
• Improve data quality and strengthen accountability.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

Level 6 qualification (or equivalent experience)

Job description

Barnsley Council have an exciting opportunity for a Business Intelligence Analyst to join the team based in Barnsley. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of GBP35,412 - GBP38,220 per annum.

About the Post

Barnsley Council is a place of possibilities, and we are proud to be a double award-winning Council of the Year (LGC and MJ 2023), recognised for bold thinking, innovation, and delivering real impact for our communities. Now, we re inviting a talented and ambitious Business Intelligence Analyst to join our BI service.

Why Join Us

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of data-led decision making in Barnsley.

We ve been working hard as an organisation to ensure data is a recognised as a strategic asset and redefining how we use our data. To enable this, we ve launched a new operating model for Business Intelligence. Our service is built on the principles of Enabling Barnsley-encouraging innovation, empowering services to self-serve, and allowing our BI experts to focus on high-impact work that delivers tangible benefits for our organisation and its communities.

We re not just about reporting - we re about predictive analytics, insight-driven continuous improvement and intelligence-led culture change. Our work has earned recognition from government departments and national bodies and we re proud to be seen as a centre of excellence.

We re excited to be moving to Microsoft Fabric in the coming months, unlocking new possibilities for single view and end to end analysis, automation and scalable insight delivery. Our team is already embracing Copilot and other AI driven tools, pushing the boundaries of what s possible in local government intelligence.

The role will include

• Providing support to colleagues working on strategic and operational performance management, identifying where performance insights can inform business decisions, and drive improvement.
• Working with teams of data developers and analysts to support the delivery of Business Intelligence solutions to provide customers with timely and robust data analysis and insight.
• Assist in the completion of statutory and the provision of data sets from multiple sources.
• Supporting in the production of high quality, user friendly reports and dashboards that display complex information, including predictive analysis to improve outcomes for local people and organisational effectiveness.
• Supporting with data cleansing and improving data quality to strengthen accountability across the organisation
• Enabling data to be accessed by colleagues through the development of self-serve capabilities.

Requirements

• You are a proactive and analytical individual with a passion for using data to drive improvement
• Substantial experience of undertaking analysis and interpreting data to provide identify and produce key findings
• Experience of identifying, analysing and interpreting trends and patterns in data to inform future service delivery.
• You possess excellent communication and story telling skills, and able to tailor messages and deliver these to diverse audiences
• Experience of developing and maintaining relationships, with strong interpersonal skills in order to communicate complex information clearly to a range of audiences.
• A level 6 qualification (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field

Closing date

Friday 3rd October

Interviews will take place the week commencing 20th October

If you feel you have the necessary skills and abilities to join our ambitious team as our Business Intelligence Analyst, click "apply" we d be delighted to receive your application.