Advanced Analyst (connect to work) - Sunley House, United Kingdom

Advanced Analyst (connect to work) - Sunley House, United Kingdom

Our Benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About the role

We are looking to recruit an Advanced Analyst to play an important role in ensuring the council can harness the potential of data, using evidence and best practice to support and inform the development of policy, strategy, plans and budgets, and in turn deliver the Corporate Strategy for Cambridgeshire County Council.

The post holder will be based within the Policy Performance and Intelligence Service alongside other analysts. They will work collaboratively with others to deliver a range of work within the communities and partnerships work area. This role will be responsible for supporting accurate, timely data entry, monitoring, tracking and reporting of contract KPIs and funding claims through our Connect to Work MI system and other systems such as DWP PRaP, ensuring compliance with GDPR and other contractual requirements. They will use this data to help support the team improve performance and successful achievement of the contract KPIs.

The role will sit within Cambridgeshire County Councils newly formed Communities and Demography Performance & Intelligence Team. A small team in a much bigger service who provide data, analysis insight and policy expertise to support the operational management and strategic planning of services.

We are a family-friendly employer and will be happy to negotiate on working arrangements to achieve a good work / life balance. The role is available for a fixed term period of two years with the option of flexibility on working hours.

Please refer to the person specification when completing your supporting statement, as applications will be shortlisted against the required experience, knowledge, and skills of the role.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Leigh Roberts, Performance & Intelligence Manager (Communities & Demography) at Leigh.Roberts@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

Please note: The application period for this role closes on 14th May 2026. The process will include a timed analysis test to be carried out on the 20th May We expect the interview to take place on the 28^th or 29^th May 2026.

About you

Can you help data make a difference?

Are you ambitious, innovative, good with data and passionate with an enthusiasm for supporting evidence led decision making. If so, we may have the role youve been searching for!

We are looking for an individual with strong technical skills, who has a sound understanding of a range of data sources and can practically apply those skills to embed new data solutions. You will have experience of overseeing projects and supporting others, as well as excellent organisational skills.

Good communication skills, both oral and written, are essential for this role, as the post holder will be required to present complex and sometimes technical information in appropriate forms for a wide range of internal and external audiences.

You will have relevant previous experience in a similar field. High level of competence with Power BI, data analysis, and specialist data analytical software are also desirable. The successful applicant will be well supported to further develop their subject knowledge and technical skillset.

About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers