Dadansoddwr Data / Data Analyst

Y Ganolfan Ddinesig / Civic Centre

To support the Senior Data Analyst with the design, development and delivery of timely, accurate and actionable strategic and operational business intelligence systems that improves access and availability of business information and data with a focus on automated reporting. Use research, IT and business reengineering skills (including software engineering) to design systems to solve complex problems. This will require handling and manipulating large data sets. To support the Senior Data Analyst to develop the Council’s Business Intelligence architecture and use e-learning methods to develop the Council’s ability to analyse and integrate data sets effectively. Work with teams from across the Council establish more effective and efficient ways to manage data leading to improved decision making and more informed strategies. This role will support the Senior Data Analyst to implement cutting-edge methods for data processing, and analysis, fostering deeper insights and operational efficiencies in order to enhance decision making processes and performance improvement across all services. To keep up to date with statistical sources, methodology and public sector research to anticipate and meet the emerging needs of the Council for statistical research and information. To play a role in the creation and integration of automated business intelligence systems to ensure seamless access and availability of business information, facilitating data driven decision making and performance optimisation. Work collaboratively across departments to integrate new data technologies and analytical techniques to support both strategic objectives and operational needs, ensuring scalability of business intelligence solutions.

• Design, develop and deliver timely, accurate and actionable business intelligence systems with a focus on automated reporting.
• Handle and manipulate large data sets to solve complex problems.
• Develop the Council’s Business Intelligence architecture and use e‑learning methods to improve data analysis and integration across datasets.
• Collaborate with cross‑Council teams to establish more effective and efficient data management, supporting better decisions and informed strategies.
• Implement cutting‑edge methods for data processing and analysis to enhance decision making and performance improvement across services.
• Stay up to date with statistical sources, methodologies and public sector research to anticipate needs for statistical information.
• Create and integrate automated BI systems to ensure seamless access to information and data‑driven decision making.
• Work across departments to adopt new data technologies and analytical techniques, ensuring BI scalability for strategic and operational needs.

You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential. Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

For further information please contact Hannah Brown on or email . If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning and are to be returned no later than 27.11.2025 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN. Email: .

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre‑employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process. All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

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