Overview
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated if part-time)
- Flexible working hours
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- Hybrid working – working from home, our main office in Papworth and occasionally other Council and partner office locations.
- Opportunities for learning and development including an optional level 4+ data analyst apprenticeship scheme.
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- An employee recognition scheme
About the role
Cambridgeshire County Council’s Policy & Insight Team provides data, analysis insight and policy expertise to support the operational management and strategic planning of services.
The demand for our services has never been greater! With budgets of millions of pounds that impact on thousands of vulnerable people every year, services rely upon the analysis, information and advice provided by our team to make informed decisions – so you’ll really have a chance to make a difference.
We are looking to recruit up to 2 Senior Insight Analysts to lead projects that involve supervising analysts and providing data, research, analysis and insight to the wider County Council and partners.
The Policy and Insight Team are a flexible, hybrid working team – i.e. employees split their working time between home and a County Council office – our team’s main office is in Papworth Everard. Successful candidates should expect to work from an office at least 1 day per week – this could be in any of our Cambridgeshire County Council offices and can be combined with our monthly team meeting that takes place in Papworth Everard. The roles are offered on a full-time basis, but part time applicants will be considered. Please call Hannah or Leigh (details below) to discuss hours and flexibility.
The Policy & Insights Team works across a variety of subject areas, supporting Cambridgeshire County Council and partners in the wider public sector to make well evidenced decisions. The roles will predominantly focus on supporting partners with economic and skills data and cross-cutting community safety analysis; and drawing insights from the council’s human resources data. But there will be opportunities to work across many thematic areas. It would be beneficial to have experience in one of these subject areas, but subject matter training can be provided so this is not essential.
The successful applicant can expect to develop their knowledge and expertise further and complete complex analysis using Excel, Power BI, GIS software and other data manipulation tools. This could include the opportunity to complete a level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship.
Whilst the majority of our IT support can be delivered remotely, our IT team are based at New Shire Hall in Alconbury and individuals are expected to be able to attend in person when required.
Please be aware that due to the nature of the data we handle, this role will require a basic DBS check.
For further information about the role, please see the attached job description.
If you have any questions or would like to arrange an informal chat, please contact Hannah Parkinson (hannah.parkinson@cambridgeshire.gov.uk) or Leigh Roberts (leigh.roberts@cambridgeshire.gov.uk) . We’d love to hear from you and welcome questions and discussion about the roles.
Please note: The advert will remain open until the vacancies are filled. Applications will be reviewed on Mondays and Thursdays. If you meet the shortlisting criteria, you will be invited to complete an analysis task. This will be sent to you on a Monday or a Thursday with a deadline 3 days later. If there are any periods of time that you will be unavailable to complete the test or attend an interview, please include this information within your supporting statement.
Your application will be shortlisted against the essential and desirable criteria in the attached job description and person specification. Please ensure that you read this document carefully and provide us with a personal statement that demonstrates your skills experience and attitude.
Whilst Cambridgeshire County Council’s Recruitment Hub will ask you to outline your employment history; the personal statement is the primary evidence that we will use in determining whether to invite a candidate to interview. Attached to this advert is some guidance around the expectations for this statement.
About you
Can you help data make a difference?
Are you ambitious, innovative, good with data and passionate with an enthusiasm for supporting evidence led decision making. If so, we may have the role you’ve been searching for!
We are looking for an individual with strong technical skills, who has a sound understanding of a range of data sources and can practically apply those skills to embed new data solutions. You will have experience of leading projects and supporting others, as well as excellent organisational skills.
Good communication skills, both oral and written, are essential for this role, as the post holder will be required to present complex and sometimes technical information in appropriate forms for a wide range of internal and external audiences.
You will have relevant previous experience in a similar field and a relevant bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) as a minimum. High level of competence with specialist data analytical software are also desirable. The successful applicant will be well supported to further develop their subject knowledge and technical skillset.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
