Senior Data & Insight Lead — Power BI & Strategy

Oxfordshire County Council; England; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxfordshire County Council is seeking a Senior Data and Insight Specialist to transform raw data into meaningful insight for strategic workforce planning. You will extract, manipulate, and interpret data from SAP, IBC, and other systems to develop high-quality reporting and analytics.

You will design intuitive Power BI dashboards, ensuring information is clear and compelling. Proficiency in Excel and experience with DAX/SQL are advantageous as you enable evidence-based decisions across the

Qualifications

• Analytical thinker with ability to convert data into actionable insight.
• Strong data manipulation, modelling and visualization skills.
• Experience using Power BI to create accessible dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Transform raw data into meaningful insights to support workforce planning.
• Design and deliver intuitive Power BI dashboards with clear storytelling.
• Work with multiple data sources (SAP, IBC, and others) to develop reporting and analytics.
• Apply advanced Excel skills and potentially use DAX/SQL to optimise data models.
• Support continuous improvement across the Council through data-driven solutions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data manipulation

Data modelling

Data visualisation

Power BI

Excel

DAX

SQL

Tools

Power BI

Excel

DAX

SQL

Job description

Oxfordshire County Council is seeking a Senior Data and Insight Specialist to transform raw data into meaningful insight for strategic workforce planning. You will extract, manipulate, and interpret data from SAP, IBC, and other systems to develop high-quality reporting and analytics.

You will design intuitive Power BI dashboards, ensuring information is clear and compelling. Proficiency in Excel and experience with DAX/SQL are advantageous as you enable evidence-based decisions across the