Location of Role: Sittingbourne
Advert Closing Date: 27/11/2025
Starting Salary: £33,696.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)
Part/Full Time: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Mon‑Fri
Weekend/Evening Working: No
Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Performance and Data Analytics within the Kent Analytical Team for a Data Analyst to play a key role in transforming data into actionable insights. Data is at the heart of our department, and we see the ability to embed data‑driven insight into the fabric of daily management as a core driver of operational policing. As a Data Analyst, you will be at the forefront of facilitating data‑driven decision making across the force, working closely with senior leadership to structure, analyse and drive outcomes for complex and strategic problems.
You will design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports that provide critical insights. You will work closely with internal and external customers to understand requirements, translate them into technical specifications, and create data models and visualisations that help drive performance and decision‑making.
You will be required to present and visualise reports and findings in a way which resonates with both technical and non‑technical audiences at the appropriate level to ensure they are kept updated on areas of tactical and strategic risk.
Key Responsibilities
* High proficiency at creating end‑to‑end reporting solutions, including data extraction, cleansing, analysis and report building by utilising data exploration, planning and generating insights.
* Carry out thoughtful, challenging and constructive analysis by producing and maintaining regular performance reports and dashboards to create compelling evidence‑based and actionable data stories to share with stakeholders to drive decisions.
* Work with large datasets from multiple sources and integrate them into Power BI and strategic report writing, such as problem profiles.
* Identify key hypotheses and assumptions, quantify and challenge throughout.
* Good understanding of statistics and ability to apply statistical methods to modelling and analysis, identify trends and patterns to support strategic initiatives.
* Work with a variety of qualitative and quantitative data, ensuring data and analysis is of high quality and accuracy.
* Develop natural language processing solutions for document analysis and data extraction.
Qualifications
* Minimum of a maths‑based A level or equivalent with statistical experience, or proven and well‑evidenced relevant experience in an analytical environment working with large datasets and delivering data insights.
* Data‑driven mindset with strong numerical, analytical and problem‑solving skills.
* Advanced IT skills including Microsoft Office 365 and proficiency in data visualisation tools and techniques.
* Outstanding communication skills to deliver presentations to a wide‑ranging audience, write reports and present data in an appropriate format.
* Motivated, resilient, and organised with ability to work independently whilst remaining part of a wider analytical community and prioritising workload.
* Eye for detail, inquisitive and, above all, ensure data accuracy and integrity.
* Previous experience collaborating with Data Engineers and Data Scientists to model and deliver large data sets and analytical reports and working with multiple data visualisation tools and techniques including Advanced Excel, SQL, Power BI and other programming languages would be advantageous but not essential as training will be provided.
Additional Information
For further information about the role, please contact Becky Nairn, Senior Analyst, Data Lab: Becky.Nairn@kent.police.uk or Hayley Goff, Senior Analyst, Data Insights: Hayley.Goff@kent.police.uk.
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Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.
Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating "Application Support and Adjustments" in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833. Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.
If you are not from the UK, you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain. If you are from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This does not apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.
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