Data Analyst

Plymouth City Council • Hyde Park, IL

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About The Position

Plymouth City Council is seeking a Data Analyst to join Housing Solutions and support its work on homelessness prevention, rough sleeping and Temporary Accommodation. The role will help the council understand demand, identify emerging pressures and assess the outcomes of interventions by improving how homelessness information is collected, checked, analysed and presented.

Working closely with the Performance Advisor, operational teams, the Plymouth Alliance and other partners, the Data Analyst will bring together information from different systems and sources, improve data quality, and produce analysis and visual reporting. The role will also support statutory and programme reporting and help teams use evidence to improve services and enable earlier intervention.

This is a full-time, fixed-term position until 31 March 2029. The employer offers a variety of working arrangements tailored to the needs of the role. The position is not eligible for visa sponsorship; applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

Requirements

• Practical experience analysing and interpreting data.
• Confidence using Microsoft Excel and data-visualisation tools.
• Strong problem-solving skills, including investigating discrepancies and identifying workable solutions.
• Ability to create clear dashboards, reports and visual presentations.
• Excellent communication skills, including explaining technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and produce accurate work to deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively with managers, operational teams and partner organisations.
• Professional curiosity and willingness to question unusual or conflicting information.
• Applicants must provide examples in their application showing how they meet the essential criteria.
• Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

• Experience of Power BI.
• Experience in local government.
• Experience with statutory reporting.
• Experience with housing or homelessness data.

Responsibilities

• Bring together and analyse data from different systems and sources.
• Improve data quality, consistency and accuracy.
• Develop dashboards and visual reports using Power BI.
• Analyse homelessness demand, prevention activity, rough sleeping, Temporary Accommodation, pathways and outcomes.
• Support statutory and programme reporting.
• Identify trends, gaps, discrepancies and emerging risks.
• Present findings clearly to managers, colleagues and partners.
• Help teams use evidence to support service improvement and earlier intervention.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed