Overview
Position reference: 50142605/785034
Directorate: Core Services | Service: Business Intelligence
Salary: £35,412 - £38,220
Working Arrangements: Hybrid
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you.
Closing date: 06/02/2026 at 23:59
This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check
Additional notes: Prospective employees will be required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (6 months or more in the past 3 years) of time living abroad. When applying, please be prepared to start work with all necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa. The organisation does not possess a Home Office licence and is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.
Pensions Regulations may affect pensions if you return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment, seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.
Why Join Us?
Barnsley Council is an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We offer benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, including flexible working, employee discounts, support for health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development.
We are a thriving borough, and we invite you to join our Business Intelligence team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
About The Post
Barnsley Council is a place of possibilities, recognised for bold thinking, innovation, and delivering real impact for our communities. We are inviting a talented and ambitious Business Intelligence Analyst to join our BI service.
Responsibilities
* Providing support to colleagues working on strategic and operational performance management, identifying where performance insights inform business decisions, and drive improvement.
* Working with teams of data developers and analysts to support the delivery of Business Intelligence solutions to provide customers with timely and robust data analysis and insight.
* Assist in the completion of statutory and the provision of data sets from multiple sources.
* Support in the production of high quality, user-friendly reports and dashboards that display complex information, including predictive analysis to improve outcomes for local people and organisational effectiveness.
* Support with data cleansing and improving data quality to strengthen accountability across the organisation.
* Enable data to be accessed by colleagues through the development of self-serve capabilities.
Requirements
* You are a proactive and analytical individual with a passion for using data to drive improvement.
* Substantial experience of undertaking analysis and interpreting data to identify and produce key findings.
* Experience of identifying, analysing and interpreting trends and patterns in data to inform future service delivery.
* Excellent communication and storytelling skills, able to tailor messages to diverse audiences.
* Experience of developing and maintaining relationships with strong interpersonal skills to communicate complex information clearly to a range of audiences.
* A Level 6 qualification (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field.
For informal enquiries, please contact: Helen Richardson, Business Intelligence Manager at helenrichardson@barnsley.gov.uk
Interviews will take place on Thursday 19 February
How to Apply / Additional Information
Please use the documents below to help support your application. Job Profile: 141880 Business Intelligence Analyst Job Profile 20250703.docx; Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile LOW.pdf; Help with your application form. View the job profile to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria in your application.
We welcome questions about flexible working arrangements, including caring responsibilities. We are committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone can be themselves. If you need support during recruitment, please let us know. CVs are not accepted for this role. We value diversity and are inclusive in our recruitment process.
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