Overview
Senior Analyst – Sunley House, Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire, 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 a Senior 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.
This role will specifically oversee the delivery of data and analytics work for the Council’s Place & Sustainability directorate with a focus on monitoring traffic volumes, road safety, highways maintenance and evaluating projects. A variety of teams across the Council and partner organisations rely upon the analysis, information and advice provided by our team to make informed decisions – so you’ll really have a chance to make a difference.
The role will sit within Cambridgeshire County Council’s newly formed Policy, Performance & Intelligence Team – a team of 50 individuals 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 working arrangements to support work / life balance. The role is available on a permanent basis and working hours are flexible. We are a hybrid working team that mostly works from home and works from the office 1 day per week.
Instead of CVs, candidates are asked to provide a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is your opportunity to demonstrate your suitability for the role. Your supporting statement should:
- indicate how your skills, knowledge, and experience align with the job description and person specification.
- provide relevant examples of complex analysis that you’ve managed, the steps you took to ensure quality, the tools or software you used and what you achieved.
We acknowledge that AI can be a useful tool to support your writing, however, please note that your application should represent your skills and personal experiences accurately and authentically.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Sian Loveday, Performance & Intelligence Manager (Place & Sustainability) at Sian.Loveday@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
Please note: The application period for this role closes at midnight on Sunday 16th August 2026. Applicants that meet the essential criteria in the job description will be invited to an online analytical skills assessment (using PowerBI, Excel or a similar tool of your choice) during the week commencing 24th August. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to an in-person interview at Sunley House in Papworth Everard the following week.
About you
Can you use data to 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 you’ve 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 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 role or field. A high level of competence with Power BI and GIS are also desirable. The successful applicant will be well supported to further develop their subject knowledge and technical skillset.
About us
Cambridgeshire 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.
Visit 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
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