About the role

  • Economic Development Analyst working with data insights to improve Suffolk's economy at Suffolk County Council. Responsibilities include data analysis, report creation, and strategic support.

Responsibilities

  • Analysing economic data to understand trends, sector demand and what’s changing across Suffolk
  • Creating charts, reports and infographics that make complex information easy to digest
  • Building dashboards and visualisations to track performance and support decisions
  • Keeping on top of key datasets and share timely updates with colleagues and partners
  • Being rigorous with sources, methods and assumptions so our analysis is consistent and transparent
  • Supporting monitoring and evaluation – helping us measure what’s working and where to improve
  • Strengthening the evidence behind the Suffolk Economic Strategy, investment cases and funding proposals

Requirements

  • To work confidently with data – collecting it, sense-checking it, and explaining what it shows in plain English.
  • Experience analysing economic, labour market, skills or business intelligence data (or you can show closely related analytical experience).
  • To be curious, proactive and happy learning new tools and methods as you go.
  • To have a Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience) in a relevant subject – for example economics, statistics, data science, business analytics, geography (economic development) or a quantitative social science.

Benefits

  • up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
  • membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
  • travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
  • performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
  • training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
  • a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
  • diverse and active staff networks
  • flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day

Job title

Economic Development Analyst

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£34,434 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

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