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Business Intelligence Analyst

Barnsley
2 months ago
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Location: Barnsley, with opportunity for hybrid working
Contract: Initial 12-month contract with possibility of extension or being made permanent
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week Mon - Fri
South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA) have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and forward-thinking Programmes and Performance team in this well-respected, award-winning organisation managing an £11 billion pension fund.
We are both a local authority and a pension fund and we’re unique within the Local Government Pension Scheme as the only democratically accountable single purpose pension organisation in the UK. As a local government body, we have a public sector ethos and place a great deal of importance on our organisational Values and Behaviours – which are all about being honest and accountable, professional, progressive and empowering.
About the role
As our Business Intelligence Analyst, you will support the Service Manager in the development and delivery of sophisticated Business Intelligence dashboards with Microsoft Power BI and other visualisation tools (using data sources such as SQL Database, Excel Spreadsheets, SharePoint folders, structured PDFs and CSV exports). Your work on this will support management across the organisation in corporate reporting and management of performance as well as decision-making.
You will be responsible for identifying opportunities to improve data collection, and reporting methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness as well as delivering dashboards that can easily track trends to recommend proactive measures for improvement. You will develop and maintain dashboards with Microsoft Power BI to present complex data in a visually appealing and understandable manner and compile and present detailed reports.
What you'll be able to offer

  • Educated in the subject of either Mathematics, Statistics, Information Communications Technology, Computer Science or Economics.
  • Hold a qualification in a relevant professional qualification/certificate in Data Science or Data Analytics or willingness to study towards one.
  • Significant knowledge of database management systems and proficiency in SQL for querying and manipulating data stored.
  • Confidence to develop and deliver reporting dashboards in Microsoft Power BI from the outset.
  • An understanding of service development, implementation and evaluation, utilising performance monitoring systems.
    We would like you to have proven experience in a similar role, excellent attention to detail to ensure accuracy and precision in data and strong IT skills in tools such as Microsoft Planner, Teams and the rest of the M365 suite. Undertaking a collaborative approach to ensure key stakeholders understand performance data, you will have experience of presenting data analysis so that it can be understood across a broad level of technical understanding. You will be driven to work autonomously, able to seek out and present the useful data that stakeholders might not be aware is available to them.
    What’s in it for you?
    At SYPA, you’ll be welcomed into our friendly, committed and talented team. We are big on your professional development, so you’ll have a learning and development plan, and we’ll support you to keep your CPD updated.
    Benefits include:
  • Generous annual leave policy offering between 28 days and 36 days per year depending on length of service, plus all statutory bank holidays and you can accrue and take up to 13 extra days leave per year through our Flexitime scheme.
  • Family friendly policies with generous maternity, adoption and paternity leave arrangements.
  • Access to salary sacrifice schemes for Car Lease and AVCs, with a Cycle to Work scheme in the pipeline.
  • Support for work-life balance through our Flexitime Scheme which allows you to work your contracted hours to suit both you and the team that you are working in, as well as offering Hybrid Working enabling you to work from home for up to 3 days per week, subject to successful progress during probationary period.
  • You’ll automatically be enrolled into the LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) which provides a salary-related pension, to which the employer contributes.
  • We offer a range of wellbeing initiatives including regular webinars on health & wellbeing, fresh fruit, tea, coffee, flu vaccination vouchers and ‘Know your numbers’ health screening checks each year. We also organise regular social and charity events.
  • A 24/7 confidential helpline is available to employees, as well as access to workplace counselling and Occupational Health.
  • Access to a range of benefits and discounts on shopping, leisure, travel etc. through the Wider Wallet scheme.
  • Centrally located modern office for public transport links and staff on-site parking available.
    Find out more and see our ‘meet the team’ videos on our website at: Work For Us
    Please refer to the Role Profile upon submitting your application.
    Closing date – Tuesday 20th May
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