Employer: Derby City Council
Position: Information Analyst
Salary: £32,115 – £35,235 a year
Job Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: The Council House & Home Working (Remote)
Application Deadline: 05/01/2025
About the Role
Are you passionate about data and eager to make a real impact? Join our team as an Information Analyst within the Policy & Insight Service. This is your chance to play a crucial role in supporting Adult Social Care services, utilising core business systems to deliver high-quality insight that drives success.
This post provides an excellent opportunity for anyone who can demonstrate attention to detail, problem solving skills, meet challenging deadlines and has experience of using business intelligence tools and techniques to analyse complex data sets and make the insight accessible through clear communication and visualisation.
Make a Difference: Turn data into actionable insights that directly contribute to enhancing the services we provide.
Collaborative Environment: Work across multiple teams, sharing your enthusiasm and expertise.
Professional Growth: Develop your skills in data analysis, visualization, and communication, making complex data accessible and impactful.
Innovative Projects: Engage in creative approaches to presenting information, supporting senior managers and key stakeholders, including partner agencies and boards.
Key Responsibilities
• Collate and present essential data and statistical analysis.
• Improve access to and use of insights to inform decision-making.
• Develop system reporting and data analysis capabilities.
• Complete statutory data returns specific to Adult Social Care.
• Compile insightful reports for senior managers and key stakeholders.
Requirements
- Experience in an information or data role.
- Proficiency with information systems and databases.
- Confidence in handling data and performance indicators.
- Knowledge of report writing tools such as Business Objects, SQL Server Management Studio (SMSS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), or Power BI.
- Ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
- Excellent communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders.
Don’t miss this chance to be part of a team that values your skills and contributions. Apply now and help us make a difference to the people of Derby.
For an informal conversation about the role, contact Alison Birch via email at [email protected] or phone 01332 643461.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK – 18001 01332 640 844) or at [email protected]
https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
Application Process
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