Oxford City Council
Corporate Data Analyst
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Oxford City Council - Business Intelligence Analyst Opportunity
Oxford City Council has an exciting opportunity within their Communities and People Directorate.
This post will be an important part of Oxford City Council’s Business Intelligence Team (BI Team) and the successful candidate will be joining us at an exciting time of change with real opportunity to support in the development of the BI Team and the services we currently offer whilst enhancing their own skills by working with other professionals in this field. There will also be the opportunity to provide the necessary analytical support required to support the Council, post the government’s decision on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)
You will work closely with other analysts across the organisation and from other local authorities on projects relating to strategy development and policy reviews, providing the data and insight needed to ensure evidence-based decision making is at the heart of everything we do, to inform the City Council’s corporate priorities and plans.
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Role Purpose
- To be a key member of the BI Team, working on projects relating to strategy development, policy review and Local Government Reorganisation; providing the data, analysis and insight necessary to support the City Council in evidence-based decision making.
- To support Oxford City Council in becoming an organisation that integrates and uses data to be a forward-looking, data-led, decision-making organisation.
- To respond to queries from councillors (members), employees (officers), public sector bodies, voluntary organisations, businesses and members of the public in a helpful and customer-orientated fashion.
Role Responsibilities and Main Duties
To support the Business Intelligence Team, lead in the development and delivery of the following:
- Ensuring that officers and members have the most up-to-date statistical information about Oxford’s population, economy, housing, social issues, and in particular how they relate to the city’s corporate plans and political priorities.
- Supporting the Council with the necessary data and analysis in relation to Local Government Reorganisation.
- To be involved in the ongoing training of colleagues who sit outside the BI Team to ensure they are brought up to speed in their understanding of data analysis methods and sources of data.
- To deliver the data analysis core products, for example:
- ‘Statistics About Oxford’ web pages
- Neighbourhood and ward profiles
- To have access to specialist tools such as ArcGIS and Power BI to interpret and bring data to life.
- To partner with services across the council, playing a key role in relation to strategy development and policy review.
- To play a lead role in the delivery of projects as required and to deliver corporate and service area objectives.
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The job will be home-based for the majority of the time, however the postholder will be prepared to come into the council offices at Oxford’s Town Hall or other locations in Oxford for meetings or events such as the Oxfordshire Analyst Networking event.
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