Position reference: 50142603
Directorate: Core Services | Service: Business Intelligence
Contract type: Fixed Term until 07/09/2027
Salary: £42,839 - £46,142
Working arrangements: Hybrid
Hours per week: 37
Closing date: 17/07/2026 at 23:59
Basic criminal record check is required.
About the Post
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst – 12‑month maternity cover, commencing 07/09/2026.
Contract supports the new Business Intelligence operating model, focusing on data‑led decision making and extending into predictive analytics and automation.
Responsibilities
- Lead projects with data developers and analysts to provide high‑quality analysis and advice, extracting, integrating, and analysing complex data from multiple systems using advanced SQL.
- Provide advice to senior leaders on strategic and operational performance management, identifying where insights can inform business decisions, drive improvement and shape future plans.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements, gather insights and develop mechanisms to assess impact and measure performance.
- Develop and present data visualisations and analyses of key issues using Power BI, SSRS, Visual Studio and Excel.
- Produce high‑quality, user‑friendly reports and dashboards that display complex information and statutory data, telling compelling, actionable stories with clear recommendations to improve outcomes.
- Ensure performance management information is timely and robust, improving data quality, sharing insights and strengthening accountability.
- Enable data access for colleagues through self‑serve capabilities.
Qualifications
- Proactive and analytical individual with a passion for using data to drive improvement.
- Substantial experience using data visualisation tools and specialist technical business intelligence solutions to provide information to a variety of technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
- Significant experience conducting data quality assessment, data cleansing and data profiling of data from multiple sources.
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills with ability to tailor messages and deliver to diverse audiences.
- Experience presenting information verbally at meetings, undertaking formal presentations and confident in using modern technologies and digital tools.
- Strong interpersonal skills, able to build effective relationships across the organisation to communicate complex information clearly.
- A level 6 qualification (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field.
Application Process
CVs are not accepted. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a task prior to the interview.
Informal enquiries: Helen Richardson, Business Intelligence Manager, helenrichardson@barnsley.gov.uk.
Equal Opportunity
At Barnsley Council, we believe in second chances and value diversity. We welcome applicants with past convictions. We are committed to fairness, do not discriminate and ensure an inclusive recruitment process.
Application requires a valid visa; the council does not provide sponsorship.
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