Public Sector Data Insights & Improvement Analyst

Bristol City Council; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Hybrid working

Job summary

Bristol City Council seeks an analytical data professional to join the Insight & Improvement team, shaping services for children, young people and families through high-quality data analysis and insight. You will work across major programmes, turning complex datasets into meaningful reporting that informs evidence-based decision-making.

The role uses SQL Server, SSMS, Power BI, Azure and Office tools, with hybrid working and collaboration with programme teams and senior leaders to deliver

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent experience in data analysis, business intelligence or performance reporting.
• Experience developing dashboards and reporting using tools such as Power BI, Excel or equivalent visualisation software.
• Experience using SQL for data extraction, transformation or analysis.
• Experience analysing and interpreting complex datasets to support business decisions.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to identify trends, performance issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into reporting or analytical solutions.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience of working with databases and large datasets.
• Knowledge of data protection, GDPR and information governance principles.
• Understanding of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in a work context.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain dashboards, reports and performance monitoring products to support strategic and operational decision making.
• Work with services and programme teams to understand requirements and develop effective analytical solutions.
• Develop performance indicators, outcome measures and benefits realisation reporting.
• Analyse data and develop insight to identify trends, risks, opportunities and areas for service improvement.
• Contribute to statutory and non-statutory returns to external agencies, ensuring data quality and compliance.
• Investigate data quality issues and support improvements to data collection, recording and reporting processes.
• Present analysis and findings through clear visualisations, reports and presentations.
• Support programme evaluation, promote best practice in data management and collaborate with colleagues to develop analytical capability across the directorate.

Skills

Power BI

Excel

SQL

Data analysis

Requirements gathering

Education

Degree-level qualification in a relevant subject

Tools

SQL Server

SSMS

Azure

Fabric

Job description

Bristol City Council seeks an analytical data professional to join the Insight & Improvement team, shaping services for children, young people and families through high-quality data analysis and insight. You will work across major programmes, turning complex datasets into meaningful reporting that informs evidence-based decision-making.

The role uses SQL Server, SSMS, Power BI, Azure and Office tools, with hybrid working and collaboration with programme teams and senior leaders to deliver