Intern - Business Intelligence & Performance Reporting - (Fixed Term) - GLA14952

Glasgow
Glasgow
1 month ago
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Job Description

Glasgow City Council’s Summer Internship Programme will be available from Monday 8 June 2026 – Friday 28 August 2026, inclusive.


Applicants must be available for the full duration of the placement.


The intern will work 35 hours per week and rate of pay will be the Glasgow Living Wage.  


Interns will work for 12 weeks, during which time they will accrue 6 days leave, the payment of which is included in their Salary so must be taken during their 12-week placement.


Applicants require to be available week commencing 23 March 2026 - Thurs 2 April 2026 for interview.


The intern will support the development of enhanced Business Intelligence (BI) reporting to strengthen performance monitoring, governance and audit assurance within the Directorate.


Key Responsibilities
•    Review and analyse existing BI dashboards and underlying data sources across


Education Services
•    Work with officers to define and agree key performance indicators (KPIs) aligned to


Directorate priority committee reporting and Internal Audit requirements.
•    Design and develop a consolidated BI dashboard or KPI-based performance report
•    Test outputs with key stakeholders, incorporating feedback and ensuring data accuracy and usability
•    Produce clear documentation and support handover to ensure outputs can be maintained and refreshed beyond the project period.


Eligibility criteria
•    Must live within the Glasgow City Council boundary
•    Have the right to live and work in the UK
•    Be in the year of study specified in the advert


For more Information please see attached Recruitment outline and Person Specification or please visit our website https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/summerinternship.    

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Further Information

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