Data Analyst

Reading Borough Council

Reading Borough Council's Data Intelligence and Policy Team is central to strategic initiatives, handling data analysis, corporate policy, and more. They foster diversity and inclusion, providing a flexible hybrid work setup, combining office and home-based work to meet service needs.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Perform data analysis using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Create reports and dashboards for informed business decisions.
• Conduct data extraction, transformation, and cleansing to uphold data quality.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across various council services to understand trends and needs.

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to purchase additional days.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Participation in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance, and options for a salary sacrifice scheme for car leasing.
• Access to an on-site day nursery with salary sacrifice for fee reduction.
• Season Ticket Loan for travel.

This role requires you to have:

• Proficiency in data tools such as PowerBI, SQL, and Python.
• Strong analytical and statistical skills.
• Ability to identify patterns and anomalies in data.

You would benefit from having:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with technical and non-technical audiences.

Reading Borough Council values diversity and is committed to inclusivity, being a Disability Confident Employer.