Senior Data Analyst FTC

An exciting opportunity has come up for a 6-month fixed term contract in our small, dedicated and busy Information & Analytics team, who put data at heart of what we do. You will be supporting the Council to make evidence-based decisions and policies by using business intelligence tools. You will lead and monitor the Dashboard development programme, working with all levels of management. You will set example on data analysis and promote 'data-led decision making' approach across the Organisation. You will support and mentor the junior team members with their strategic evidence gathering and report writing. It is a fast-paced department where we often must adapt to higher priority workload interrupting our core work. We are a central team that supports the organisation to achieve its strategic priorities, which is challenging but rewarding.

You will have excellent data analysis and visualisations skills, particularly using Python, MS Excel and MS Power Bi. You will have experience of working in a data-centric environment, preferably in local government, where you have used data to provide insights. You will also have a degree in a relevant field, such as statistics, maths or data science. You will have experience of presenting data to a range of audiences, including internal and external stakeholders at all levels. You will have excellent communication skills and knowledge of stakeholder management tools and techniques. You must be able to work alone and with a team, and able to manage your own projects whilst updating management and stakeholders regularly, and effectively. This role is covering an existing post, which you will work alongside. This is the ideal opportunity for someone wanting to gain experience of a more senior role, whilst working in a supportive environment., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

This is a full-time position on a fixed term, 6-month contract. About Maidstone Borough Council Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy. We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans. We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. You are encouraged to become part of our vision and in return you can expect support, training, and fair reward from us. We will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to do your job well and create a positive working environment where your ideas about improving how we do things are valued and we manage the changes needed for new ways of working well. At Maidstone Borough Council we recognise the importance of flexible working and the benefits this can bring to both our staff and the Council. We know that by offering employees a range of flexible working opportunities we can positively impact their wellbeing and engagement, and drive productivity in return. As such we have developed a highly flexible hybrid working policy, alongside our flexi time and flexible working policies, enabling staff to shape their working patterns around building a greater work life balance. Our Offer: A range of benefits including:

• Highly flexible hybrid working opportunities
• 7am to 7pm flexi time to suit personal circumstances for most roles
• Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.
• Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year.
• Free parking
• Range of flexible working opportunities to accommodate people's home/work life balance including compressed hours, 9-day fortnight, part time.
• Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities
• Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
• Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax.
• Annual flu vaccine
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping
• Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals
• A professional fee payment, if required for the role