Data and Insights Officer
| Posting date: | 15 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,531 to £38,052 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 September 2025 |
| Location: | RM17 6SL |
| Company: | Thurrock Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 2436_1757932830 |
Summary
Salary: £33,531 - £38,052 per annum
Grade D
Fixed Term Contract / Internal Secondment - 24 months
37 Hours per Week
The Role:
- Design, produce, and maintain regular and ad-hoc MI reports and dashboards using Power BI.
- Provide data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making across the organisation.
- Work collaboratively with HR and business leaders to understand reporting requirements and deliver meaningful analysis.
Data Management
- Process input of new starters and contractual changes accurately and efficiently.
- Undertake data cleansing activities to ensure the integrity, accuracy, and consistency of employee data.
- Monitor data quality and implement improvements where required.
- Produce management information reports using Power BI.
System Support (Oracle Fusion)
- Support the development and enhancement of Oracle Fusion HR modules, including testing and feedback on system upgrades.
- Act as a point of contact for user queries, providing advice and guidance on system functionality.
- Contribute to process improvements to streamline systems and data workflows.
Compliance & FOI Requests
- Coordinate and respond to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests relevant to the People function.
- Ensure responses are accurate, timely, and compliant with statutory obligations.
- Maintain records of FOI requests and support the People Team with compliance monitoring.
Key Skills, Experience, Knowledge:
The successful candidate will need to have the following:
- Proficient IT skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, Oracle, Power BI.
- A good understanding of how HCM systems are managed.
- Proven ability and experience of using statistical methods to describe or make inferences about data
- Ability to communicate insights and results of data analyses by producing meaningful written reports, dashboards.
- Ability to work with broad datasets, navigating data quality issues along the way.
- High level of attention to detail and data accuracy coupled with strong organising and planning skills.
If you are applying on a visa, please ensure it is valid for the full two year duration of the role. We are not able to offer visa sponsorship at this time, proof of this will be requested if you are invited to an interview.
For informal enquiries about the post please contact Joanne Mistry on
Advert Closing Date
- Redeployment only: 18th September 2025
- Internal & External: 30th September 2025
Interview Date: To Be Confirmed
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