Senior Analyst

Location: hybrid (40% office-based in Sheffield, currently in Howden House)

We are seeking an enthusiastic, skilled, highly motivated and reliable individual to join the Performance and Analysis Service (PAS) in Sheffield City Council. The focus of the post is to assist the Sheffield Community Youth Service in understanding the delivery and performance across the city and helping to provide evidence on the impact of work. This will include reviewing the current data suite, meeting the service to agree reporting requirements and developing key performance indicators to support delivery. This is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting positive impact on the lives of children and young people in Sheffield. This project will require a high level of analytical skills and an ability to present and communicate complex information to a variety of different audiences.

PAS works closely in partnership with different service teams in children’s services, with ICT and corporate teams in SCC, as well as with external bodies such as schools and Health services. As a Senior Analyst in PAS, you will be part of an experienced, supportive team that works together to provide high quality data and analysis services to our clients.

As a Senior Analyst, you will need to have:

• An interest and enthusiasm for improving outcomes for children and young people in the city;
• A willingness to work closely with our clients and partners – good communication skills;
• Strong IT and analytical skills – including an understanding of how information flows through databases and how to extract data and create automated reports;
• An ability to translate customer requirements into workable reporting tools;
• Basic understanding of the benefits/limitations of data and of statistical analysis;
• An ability to analyse, interpret and present data;
• A flare for creativity and problem solving;
• An ability to work independently;
• Knowledge or experience of working with specific children’s services data is desirable but not essential.

For any questions about this application, please contact Dan Rice (dan.rice@sheffield.gov.uk – or 0114 27 36151).

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups.  We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.