Data Analyst (Housing)

6 Month Contract With A Local Authority

Job Purpose

To provide data analysis, data quality, and project coordination support within the Council’s Housing and Asset Management service.

The postholder will work closely with the Lead Analyst to support a priority data cleansing and improvement programme relating to the Council’s MRI housing asset management system. The role will ensure housing asset data is accurate, complete, reliable, and fit for operational and strategic use.

The postholder will also monitor project delivery across the team, track actions, milestones, risks, and dependencies, and provide clear progress reporting to support successful delivery of the asset management system improvement programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Lead Analyst to deliver the priority data cleansing and improvement project relating to the Council’s MRI housing asset management system.

• Support the validation, cleansing, reconciliation, and quality improvement of housing and asset management data.

• Identify data quality issues, inconsistencies, gaps, and anomalies and support appropriate corrective action.

• Analyse data and produce accurate reports, summaries, and insights to support operational and management decision making.

• Use tools such as Microsoft Excel and Power BI to analyse, manipulate, validate, and present data effectively.

• Monitor and report on the progress of projects and workstreams across the team.

• Track project milestones, actions, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.

• Follow up with project leads and stakeholders on outstanding actions and provide appropriate updates.

• Highlight delays, risks, issues, and potential slippage to relevant project leads and managers.

• Support accountability for project delivery by maintaining accurate project information and ensuring actions are followed through to completion.

• Assist with project coordination, reporting, meeting preparation, and maintaining project documentation.

• Support stakeholder engagement across the asset management system improvement programme.

• Communicate data findings and project updates clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Housing, Asset Management, IT, data, and other relevant services.

• Maintain high standards of data accuracy, confidentiality, and information governance.

• Manage multiple workstreams and priorities simultaneously, ensuring deadlines and key deliverables are met.

• Identify opportunities to improve data processes, reporting, and data quality.

• Work independently while contributing effectively to the wider team and supporting colleagues where required.

• Undertake other duties appropriate to the role as directed by management.

Requirements

Essential

• Previous experience working as a Data Analyst, ideally within housing, local government, asset management, or a similar public sector environment.

• Strong experience in data analysis, reporting, validation, and data quality improvement.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience using data analysis and reporting tools such as Power BI.

• Ability to identify, investigate, and resolve data quality issues.

• Experience managing and monitoring multiple workstreams or projects simultaneously.

• Good project management and organisational skills.

• Experience tracking project milestones, risks, actions, dependencies, and deliverables.

• Ability to monitor project progress and provide clear and accurate updates.

• Confidence in following up with project leads and stakeholders and highlighting delays or slippage where required.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a wider team.

• Strong organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines.

Desirable

• Experience working with housing asset management systems such as MRI Asset Management, Orchard, or similar systems.

• Previous experience working with housing asset, property, or stock condition data.

• Experience supporting data cleansing or data improvement programmes.

• Previous project management or project coordination experience.

• Experience working within a Local Authority or public sector organisation.

• Knowledge of housing asset management processes and systems.

• Experience producing management information, dashboards, and performance reports using Power BI.

Additional Information

Location: Harlow, Essex – site-based 2 days per week.

Hours per Week: Full-time.

Bi-Weekly Payments: Salary/wages are paid bi-weekly.