Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary: PO4 - £49,056- £52,194
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Working hours per week: 36

Application Deadline: 06/05/2026

Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC
Reference: 2073

About Us:

Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.

We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.

London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.

About the role:

We are seeking a Senior Insight Analyst to join our Data & Intelligence team. You will use your expertise in data to undertake a variety of analysis, research and data-related projects, providing accurate, meaningful insight to support senior decision-makers.

You will lead the design, development and delivery of insight research and products. As a senior technical lead, you will be instrumental in generating automated, reproducible analytical pipelines using SQL and R to drive operational decision-making, as well as creating and maintaining Power BI dashboards.

Please note: This is a hybrid role with a minimum of two days in the office each week, possibly more subject to service requirements.

We are a Home Office–licensed sponsor; however, for this specific role we are not able to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship and therefore, this position is only open to candidates who already hold the permanent right to work in the United Kingdom.

To be considered, you must already hold a form of UK work authorisation that does not require sponsorship.

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Key Responsibilities:

Conduct data analysis and research projects to provide high quality intelligence and insight to support policy making and strategy development.

Code-First Mindset - proficiency in SQL and R (or Python) to wrangle data and build automated workflows.

Author, publish and disseminate data through briefings, presentations, written reports, and innovative data tools, including maintaining the Data Explorer Hub.

Design and develop visual reports and dashboards that provide clear, actionable intelligence for managers and decision-makers.

Reproducible reporting with knowledge of R Markdown or similar to ensure our analysis is scalable and auditable.

Identify and address data quality issues, ensuring accuracy and reliability in reporting.

Contribute to the completion and submission of statutory reporting requirements for government departments and regulators.
Ensure all data handling is fully compliant with GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Qualifications and Requirements:

To be considered for this position, you should meet the following requirements:

Substantial prior experience of analysing and reporting complex data and information, preferably within a public sector context.

Highly numerate with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Advanced knowledge and experience of data analysis tools and methods, including R/Python and Power BI, with an ability to produce clear data visualisations.

Demonstrable experience of how data can be extracted and manipulated using a coding language such as SQL, R and/or Python, without reliance on artificial intelligence

Thorough understanding and experience of applying the requirements of GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Advanced user of Office productivity software, such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Ability to manage conflicting deadlines and a demanding workload, with a strong attention to detail.

Degree or equivalent or vocational qualification in a relevant subject or area.

Terms and conditions:

The below terms and conditions apply to this role:

Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;

Satisfactory declaration of interest;

As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.

To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.

For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Jonathan West jonathan.west@walthamforest.gov.uk

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.

The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.

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