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Senior Data Analyst, Fixed Term

Gloucestershire County Council
Gloucester
3 days ago
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Senior Data Analyst - Fixed Term

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

  • Job Title:                            Senior Data Analyst
  • Job Location:                     Shire Hall, Block 5, 6th Floor 
  • Salary:                               £33,143 - £47,181 per annum 
  • Hours per Week:               37.00 
  • Contract Type:                   Fixed Term 
  • Duration:                            One year 
  • Closing Date:                     10/11/2025 
  • Job Requisition Number:   10476 
  • This post is open to job share 

About The Team & Role

Like a challenge? Enjoy working with data and producing management information and insightful analysis to drive improved outcomes for local communities? Come and work for a rewarding organisation, joining our high-performing team of Data Analysts in the Corporate Data, Analysis & Insight Team. You’ll be at the centre of the emerging cultural shift to become insight driven.

You can help make a difference working with a team of analysts and wider stakeholders to understand what is required to meet the needs of our population, while complying with external assurance frameworks and supporting our elected Members with key insights.

This is an opportunity for a fixed term role (1 year with the possibility to extend) as a Senior Data Analyst within a career grade position, working with multiple areas of the organisation including our Economy, Environment and Infrastructure and Public Health Teams. 

About You

To be successful, you’ll need experience in analysing data and disseminating it to a range of stakeholders through presentations, narrative reports as well as through visualisation using tools including GIS and Power BI.  

Ideally, you’ll have some level of working knowledge of Economy, Environment and Infrastructure or Public Health in a data context, experience of using GIS software would also be advantageous. You’ll also be able to manage multiple projects to demanding timescales while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

About Us

 For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

 Flexible and agile working opportunities

  • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
  • An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
  • Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
  • Career development and qualification opportunities
  • Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
  • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
  • An in-house Occupational Health service
  • Employee discount scheme
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
  • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

 For an informal discussion about the role please contact Kate Martin or John James via email at or   respectively.

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview for the role in the week beginning the 8th December

Additional Information


To access the Job Profile and supporting information for this role, please follow the link below:-


Career Progression Skills Matrix

Senior Data Analyst - Team Profile

Senior Data Analyst - Job Profile

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.


It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.


Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

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