Analyst Officer

Role Responsibility

Strategy, Policy, Relationships and Corporate Assurance Division - Analytics

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, skilled and flexible analyst with a strong technical background and a natural curiosity who is looking to apply their analytical skills to support evidence-based decision making across KCC. You will be vital to the work of the Kent Analytics team in developing and reporting customer-focused analytics on issues and service areas that are a priority to the Council. This includes analysis of complex service data to produce insights into needs, opportunities and options for the services we support.

This post is ideal for an analyst who wants to develop their abilities and use their skills - particularly to inform the transformation of services and to support evidence-based decision making.

You will enjoy applying your technical skills in data analysis and socio-economic research.  The post will suit an experienced, numerate researcher or high-caliber recent graduate with applied experience, who enjoys creating concise, meaningful insights from complexity.  Excellent database, analytical, report writing and communication skills are essential.

As an employee of Kent County Council, you will receive training suitable to the role and to support your development, along with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and flexible working.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion please contact Matt Wagner (Performance & Analytics Manager) on 03000 416559, Rachel Tinsley (Performance & Analytics Manager) on 03000 416771 or Victoria Brunsdon (Performance & Analytics Manager) on 03000 416920.

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.