Business Intelligence Analyst – South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

An opportunity has arisen for a Business Intelligence Analyst within our Business Intelligence Team based at Headquarters in Sheffield.

As an experienced Analyst, you will provide specialist, professional and technical advice, direction and input across a range of activities and resources delivering business intelligence. You will use a wide range of software tools such as Geographical Information Systems and Business Intelligence Reporting Tools such as Power BI, to enable users to view complex information in an easy to use format. You will also have an excellent working knowledge of SQL & Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

You will be using the principles and concepts of trends and identification of intelligence from data to make decisions, to influence others’ thinking and to negotiate with them to achieve an outcome.

You will have the ability to speak easily and confidently to management at all levels, advising and directing in data and intelligence.  You will need experience in delivering training and presentations to individuals and groups, ensuring a level of understanding on how the data is collected and how to interpret it.

With a very good working knowledge of legislation relating to Data protection and GDPR, you will provide data quality oversight ensuring our reports; performance measures and systems meet these requirements.

For more information about the role contact Harrison Stephenson hstephenson@syfire.gov.uk

An application form for the role can be found here or by contacting our Recruitment Team at recruitment@syfire.gov.uk.

Closing date for applications is 12:00 hours Friday 12 July. 

An in person, job related interview including a role related task will be held week commencing Monday 22nd July 2024.

New starters will commence on the bottom of the salary grade and will receive increases to the top of the grade on an incremental basis. We offer 28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays.  Annual leave increases after 5 years’ service to 32 days,

followed by an extra day a year up to a maximum of 37 days.  We also operate a generous flexi time attendance scheme.

Other benefits include; a cycle 2 work scheme, a free on site gym, enhanced maternity and paternity schemes and the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.

All applications will be given equal consideration and we particularly welcome applications from individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds, women, those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Other (LGBT+) or are disabled as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce. SYFR also offer a guaranteed interview scheme in relation to disability and further details of this can be found on our website.

Applications from job share candidates will be considered and all applications will be given equal consideration.

Please note the appointment is subject to successful pre-employment screening i.e. asylum and immigration check, references, medical screening, substance misuse testing and Disclosure Scotland Criminal Records Check or Enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB) if applicable.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People.  All staff are expected to share this commitment.

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