Data Analyst (Systems & Data)

 

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RJ

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £34,350 - £41,373 per annum

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 10th August 2025

Interview Date(s): 1st to 5th September, 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for another Data Analyst post within the Network Data & Intelligence Team in the Environment & Transport Department to support the growing demands of the department and external clients.

The successful candidate will develop, implement and maintain tools/systems/data sets that support the department and external clients.

About the Role

You will enjoy the challenge of analysing complex problems to develop and implement technical solutions using a range of technologies such as Python, SQL and QGIS.

A lateral thinker, you will be able to draw on a range of experience and expertise to provide options and alternative approaches within time and budget constraints.

You will be able to combine analysis and creativity to provide innovative insights for large datasets producing outputs that are easily understandable and accessible to support an evidence led decision making process.

In return you will get a chance to investigate and manage exciting opportunities that will support and enhance the capabilities of the department into the future.

About You

To apply for this post, you must have:

• BTEC Higher/NVQ Level 4 in a numerate subject or Equivalent in a relevant discipline plus experience in Data Collection or statistical analysis with excellent numeracy and literacy skills.
• Successful management of projects, including experience of innovating to improve organisational and service issues.
• Extract and perform complex statistical analysis of large data sets to produce insights.
• Use of specialist coding software to develop tools to better utilise existing data.
• Use GIS systems to analyse and present complex datasets.
• Interpreting and writing technical and nontechnical reports and providing technical advice.
• Data quality management.
• Building positive relationships across stakeholders, peers and partners, creating open and transparent relationships based on trust.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Richard Wheatley, Data Manager & Specialist

Telephone: 0116 3057075

Email: richard.wheatley@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 1500 words.  Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support. 

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

 

About Leicestershire County Council

Leicestershire County Council is a Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Fostering Friendly, Forces Friendly, and Cycle Friendly organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.

Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
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