Portsmouth City Council

Principal Data Analyst
Reference: AUG20229718
Location: Civic Offices, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth
Job type: Full Time, Fixed Term
Salary: £40,578 - £44,624 Per Annum
Closing date: 11 September 2022

Portsmouth City Council
At Portsmouth City Council we’re all about developing our staff, because we want to build a bigger and better city but we need the best employees to do so.

With a little over 207,000 residents and 7,000 businesses throughout this city, this unitary authority’s main goal is to ensure the best care and development of all those within the city. From customer service to Multi-million pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.

Your New Role
As the Principal Analyst, you will be part of the Regeneration Directorate and will support the South East Hampshire Rapid Transit (SEHRT) Programme Tranche 2, Air Quality (AQ) Programme, Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) and other transport strategy, programmes and projects in the delivery of the monitoring and evaluation plans and benefits realisation. Moreover, there will be the requirement to support the programme management functions by collating, analysing and presenting information to inform the delivery.

As a service we take pride in our work by valuing others, focusing on what’s important so that we make a real and positive difference. Our values are outlined in our Ways of Working and our Guiding Principles and if they reflect how, you are and how you work then this could be the role that meets your expectations.

What you’ll need to succeed
You will have a relevant first degree and a master’s degree in relevant discipline or demonstrable equivalent professional experience (desirable). You will have experience of utilising and analysing qualitative and quantitative data sources. You will also have experience of developing monitoring and evaluation tools.

You will also be able to build credible working relationships, build rapport and negotiate with and influence others. You will be able to develop positive partnership ways of working, with a range of stakeholders and be able to communicate messages (which may be complicated or sensitive) clearly, concisely and at a level appropriate to the audience, who may not be specialists in data analytics or projects.

You will have excellent writing skills and be able to work independently and proactively, along with the ability to prioritise your workload. You will also be able to demonstrate higher level thinking skills, in order to think through issues, make connections through datasets which draw on this bigger picture view of transport.

If you have experience of dealing with financial and budget management as well as well developed project delivery skills, including skills for coordination, liaison and the ability to plan and monitor project plans then we would love to hear from you.

What you’ll get in return
As well as highly competitive pay you’ll receive all the benefits of working within a local authority organisation, including flexible working hours, extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme and a fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return. We wish to support all our staffs development throughout, if that’s progression planning or involvement within the on the job apprenticeship scheme we will work together to drive your career. For those with families we have child care benefits as well as discounts with local businesses which can be enjoyed by all.

What next
For further information and to apply, click here.