Career Grade Business Intelligence Professional

Grade E scp 11 £29,071 to scp 27 £39,481
Contract: permanent
Hours: 37 per week
Interview date: 9 October 2026
For further information about this role, contact: Nicola.fraser2@bolton.gov.uk

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role

This is an exciting time to join our Business Intelligence Team, working across Children’s Services and the Adults, Communities and Integration Directorates. You will work with a portfolio of services to understand their business requirements, and to transform relevant data into intelligence using a variety of software and analytical tools. You will help provide an evidence base for decision making, monitoring, outcome measurement, projections and service improvement. Our new career grade approach will enable you to join the team according to your knowledge and experience, with a clear and supported professional development pathway.

About You

You will have a passion for working with data and excellent communication skills, including the ability to prepare and present data to a range of audiences in a way that is accessible and easy to understand. You will be proactive, enthusiastic and flexible in your approach, working on your own initiative whilst working collaboratively with fellow data professionals.
You should have experience of using research methods, statistical tools and software packages alongside strong analytical skills to undertake data analysis. You will join the career grade appropriate to the level of knowledge and experience you demonstrate.
Your passion for data will inevitably bring new ideas to the team as we all learn and develop together.

As part of your covering letter, please tell us:

Why you think data is important in this role?

About your experience of working with data and intelligence, including any tools, techniques or projects you have used to collect, analyse, interpret or present information?

We are keen to understand how your skills, knowledge and enthusiasm for data can contribute to the team and support informed decision-making across the organisation.

About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and upload your anonymised CV and supporting statement discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role.

Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk