Public Health Assistant Analyst

We’re looking for an Assistant Analyst to join our Public Health Intelligence team. This role offers a great chance to use data and insight to make a difference to health and wellbeing.

You’ll help our team and partners with insights to understand health in our local area, shape services, and support work to reduce health variation.

What you’ll be doing

You will work closely with our Public Health Analysts and our Public Health Data Scientist on a range of public health and prevention projects. You will gain experience across many topics, from understanding health needs for small areas and communities, to monitoring of public health service performance.

Your key tasks will include

• Working with data on a day to day basis, including collecting, cleaning, analysing and interpreting information.
• Producing clear, accurate reports, visualisations and summaries.
• Maintaining and developing PowerBI dashboards.
• Keeping records of processes, maintaining datasets and ensuring data governance and GDPR compliance.
• Managing and prioritising your workload, working independently on allocated tasks as well as collaborating on wider project work.
• Responding to information requests and providing data advice for reports and projects.

About you

We’re looking for someone who is curious, analytic, and keen to develop their skills in Public Health.

You’ll have:

• A degree in a relevant field or similar experience.
• A good understanding of data analysis principles and techniques.
• Confidence working with data and performing analysis.
• Clear written communication skills and ability to present and explain complex data.
• Strong organisation skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Excel and standard Microsoft Office tools.
• A collaborative and professional approach to teamwork.
• The ability to work by yourself and manage your work tasks to meet deadlines.
• An interest in Public Health and working within a Local Authority

Desirable skills:

• Experience with software and/or programming languages such as Power BI, SQL, R or Python.
• Knowledge of public health or local government data and research.

We welcome applicants who want to grow and learn. You’ll receive training in Public Health analytics and ongoing support.

Public Health at Dorset Council is a great place to work. We are a small team within the Public Health and Prevention Directorate, passionate about making a difference to population health across Dorset. Our workplace is friendly, and we support one another. Our work is varied, challenging and rewarding, and we work together with partners to create positive change. We work closely with colleagues in LiveWell Dorset and also the Public Health team at BCP Council.

Our main office is in Dorchester and we offer flexible hybrid working, with most staff coming into the office at least 1 day a week. We meet and collaborate in person and online.

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At Dorset Council, we are working together to create a fairer, more prosperous, and more sustainable Dorset for everyone, now and in the future.

We:

• provide essential services that support over 300,000 residents
• work in partnership to make a real difference
• value every role and the impact it has on our communities
• support our employees to grow, develop, and thrive

You will:

• be part of a team that works together for a better Dorset
• have access to a range of benefits and support
• receive training and development opportunities to help your career progress

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation where different skills, perspectives, and backgrounds strengthen both our council and the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We also want our recruitment process to be accessible, if you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application.

This role is UK-based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. We use generic job descriptions and person specifications, so the job title in any attachments may differ from the advert. If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement.

If you’re passionate about making a difference, we’d love you to join us.

Find out more about how to apply.