Data Analyst - MID06776

Job Vacancy

KNOWLEDGE

Education

Essential

• Degree and / or professional qualification in an appropriate discipline
• Evidence of strong commitment to Personal Development

Experience

Essential

• Support and development of data analytics or business intelligence solutions.
• Relevant programming languages e.g. R, SQL, VBA
• Use of MS Excel with PowerQuery, VBA, and Business Objects
• Presentation and communication of complex information to a range of service users
• Proven track record of meeting objectives
• Provision of customer focused services within a best practice framework
• Development of policies and procedures
• Working with others to identify information requirements and developments specifications and reports to meet those needs

Desirable

• Working in a public sector environment
• Experience of Council systems such as SEEMiS
• Designing, maintaining, and querying databases
• Experience with Google Looker Studio.

CLOSING DATE - Sunday 11^th May 2025

INTERVIEW DATE - Week commencing 19^th May 2025

Job Advert

Position Title: Data Analyst

Directorate: Children, Young People & Partnerships

Working from Home: Hybrid

Location: Fairfield House, Dalkeith

Contract Status: Permanent

Hours of Work: 36 hours per week

Working Pattern: Mon to Friday

Weeks per year: 52

Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on 36 hours over 52 weeks per year, the minimum actual salary for this position is £41,802.34 per annum.

Requirements

Compliance with the mandatory Cabinet Office PSN (Public Sector Network) Code of Connection requires the Council to meet a baseline personal security standard. This requires completion of a disclosure check for all employees who can access official information. The fee for this PSN Disclosure check will be met by the council.

Additional Information

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please call to speak to a member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.

Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.