At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.
We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.
There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Business Intelligence team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
- We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
- Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
- If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
- We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
- There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
- Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
About the post
An exciting new opportunity has become available to join our Business Intelligence team on a one-year Undergraduate Placement. At Barnsley, we’re on a journey to become data-led to shape a bright new future for our council and our communities. You’ll help us along this journey to make sure we have the right business intelligence and drive for improvement that we need to make a success of service’s that we support.
On the placement, you will play a critical role in discovering, preparing, and analysing data to support effective decision-making for across the council. You'll also gain hands-on experience working alongside our award-winning BI team on technologies such as Power BI, GIS, and data warehousing.
We’re looking for someone who can
- Help identify and prepare the necessary data for analysis.
- Support the development and implementation of data quality checks and data validation processes.
- Work closely with other members of the project team to ensure the delivery of high-quality work.
- Have a keen eye for detail and commitment to delivering high quality outputs.
- Be willing to adapt and work independently but still be a critical part of the team and work closely with your colleagues to ensure our outputs support innovation and transformation.
You will need to be currently completing a relevant undergraduate degree, along with experience in accurately recording data, reconciliation, simple analysis, and presentation. Please apply by submitting a CV and cover letter outlining how you meet the criteria for this role.
A lot to look forward to
Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. You see, we prioritise learning and enabling you to achieve your potential. So we’ve created a development process that lets you grow in the way that suits you - whether that’s training to be a leader, or learning flexibly online. That’s one of the reasons why you’ll find your career here inspiring and rewarding.
