Public Health Data & Dashboards Analyst - Hybrid

Somerset Council; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

LGPS pension

Flexible/hybrid working

Health and wellbeing support

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Somerset Council is seeking a Public Health Intelligence Analyst to identify and reduce health inequalities by developing public health intelligence tools, including data collection, quality assurance, and dashboards to drive evidence-based decision making.

You will collaborate with internal teams and external partners, delivering analytical insights and clearly communicating findings to stakeholders to shape population health strategies and improve outcomes across Somerset.

Qualifications

• Degree level in statistics or a public health-related subject with strong statistics content.
• Advanced skills in Power Query and Power BI for dashboards and reports.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office for data analysis and reporting.
• Experience with statistical analysis in public health or local government settings.
• Experience with relational databases, data matching and data modelling.
• Ability to map processes and consider data collection/reporting design implications.
• Ability to design accessible dashboards and present data clearly to stakeholders.
• Fluent English as required by the Immigration Act.

Responsibilities

• Design, own, maintain and develop data collection and quality assurance systems.
• Design, own, maintain and develop reports, dashboards and databases.
• Provide data and analytical input to public health led assessments and audits.
• Liaise with public health colleagues, council and external partners; attend reviews.
• Advise and inform decision making around project implementation and data capture.
• Respond to ad-hoc enquiries and bespoke analysis requests from stakeholders.
• Support colleagues in understanding population health data and statistics.

Skills

Power Query

Power BI

Advanced Excel/Office

Statistical analysis

Data modelling

Relational databases

Dashboards/data visualisation

Clear presentation

Education

Degree in statistics or public health

Job description

Somerset Council is seeking a Public Health Intelligence Analyst to identify and reduce health inequalities by developing public health intelligence tools, including data collection, quality assurance, and dashboards to drive evidence-based decision making.

You will collaborate with internal teams and external partners, delivering analytical insights and clearly communicating findings to stakeholders to shape population health strategies and improve outcomes across Somerset.