Salary: £42,839- £47,181 per annum
Grade: L
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Do you have a solid background in data analytics with experience of SSIS, SQL, Azure and the Microsoft Power Platform (in particular Power BI)?
Do you want to build data tools that will underpin intelligence-led decision making and play a key role in shaping the future of analytics for the Council, in a passionate and innovative team?
The Role:
As a Data Specialist, you will be able to flex your technical skills by delivering innovative data solutions to the organisation. We are proud to have kept at the cutting edge of the data analytics industry and continually invest in ourselves so we can provide the best possible solutions to our customers.
What You’ll be Doing
The core focus of the Data Specialist is to lead the development, governance and performance of data and insight for the organisation.
- Provide Data and Intelligence expertise to the organisation to ensure maximum benefit from investment aligned to the Data Strategy.
- Champion the use of business intelligence across directorates to support organisational performance and strategy.
- Understand both the business and the technical aspects of Data and Intelligence ensuring they deliver the required outcomes.
- To engage in collaborative working with all stakeholders.
Data isn’t just part of the story—it is the story.
If you're passionate about turning numbers into narratives and insights to make an impact, come join a team where data is more than a buzzword.
Join a great organisation:
The largest County in the country North Yorkshire including stunning coastlines, national parks, market towns and is a beautiful place to live and work. The council is forward thinking and passionate about providing excellent service to its residents and tourists. The Transformation service plays a vital role in supporting the organisation.
Why work for us?
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.
These include:
- a local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution
- salary sacrifice schemes
- employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
- travel loans
- Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing
Click on our Total Rewards Brochure at the bottom of this advert to see the full range of benefits.
The role is hybrid working with a combination of home working together with minimum 2 days per week in an office base at one of our newly formed local transformation hubs at Northallerton, Harrogate, Scarborough and Selby.
There will be the requirement to occasionally attend in person meetings in County Hall, Northallerton.
Contact and Apply:
For more information about the role, please contact Pauline Shepherd: Pauline.Shepherd@northyorks.gov.uk or Jen Coates: Jen.Coates@northyorks.gov.uk
You may see this role advertised in another location, you only need to apply once for the NYC hub location most convenient for you!
Key Documents:
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 1st March 2026
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Venue for Interview: To be confirmed
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.