Job Description
3 month contract role with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
• Slough Borough Council is seeking a Data Analyst for a 12-week temporary contract to work primarily on Adult Services systems.
• The role involves developing and maintaining dashboards, data pipelines, and technical infrastructure to support management information, KPIs, statutory reporting, and insights for evidence-based decision-making.
• The postholder will work closely with colleagues across the Council to ensure high-quality, integrated data and to provide actionable insights.
• Tools involved include Liquidlogic, Controcc, Agresso (desirable), SQL, Power BI, and Microsoft Fabric.
Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):
• Create, maintain, and develop data dashboards, reports, and visualisations to support business decisions.
• Integrate and manage disparate data sources, ensuring data quality, accuracy, and usability.
• Support colleagues in interpreting data and provide actionable insights for service improvement and operational efficiency.
• Undertake analytical projects to generate insights from complex datasets, including both internal and external sources.
• Work with data professionals and external suppliers to build data products and services, applying modern analytical techniques.
• Translate findings into clear, visual, and textual reports suitable for senior stakeholders and business users.
• Ensure compliance with council policies, standards, and security requirements.
• Participate in cross-functional projects and help implement the council’s data strategy.
Skills/Experience:
• Experience with data analysis, dashboards, and visualisation (Power BI essential).
• Ability to extract, clean, link, enhance, and model complex datasets.
• Knowledge of SQL, Microsoft Fabric, and preferably Liquidlogic, Controcc, Agresso.
• Experience working with large, messy, and complex datasets to generate actionable insights.
• Strong statistical and analytical skills; ability to apply techniques to real-world business problems.
• Ability to translate technical analysis into clear recommendations for non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in public sector data or local authority systems desirable.
• Strong communication skills, able to work with internal teams, senior management, and external partners.
• Experience in cross-functional team projects and collaborative service improvement initiatives.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and ethical data management practices.
Additional Information:
• Bi-Weekly Payments.
• Location: Slough, Observatory House.
• Hours: 37 per week, Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:30.
Requirements
• Experience with data analysis, dashboards, and visualisation (Power BI essential). • Ability to extract, clean, link, enhance, and model complex datasets. • Knowledge of SQL, Microsoft Fabric, and preferably Liquidlogic, Controcc, Agresso. • Experience working with large, messy, and complex datasets to generate actionable insights. • Strong statistical and analytical skills; ability to apply techniques to real-world business problems. • Ability to translate technical analysis into clear recommendations for non-technical stakeholders. • Experience in public sector data or local authority systems desirable. • Strong communication skills, able to work with internal teams, senior management, and external partners. • Experience in cross-functional team projects and collaborative service improvement initiatives. • Commitment to equality, diversity, and ethical data management practices.