Senior data Work, Jobs in Edinburgh, Edh (with Salaries)

Senior Data Analyst
Scottish Forestry —Edinburgh
- £53,796 - £58,569 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Travel
- Agile
6d
Data & Information Management Senior Analyst
Sky —Livingston
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- AI
- Communication skills
PMO Lead / Team Lead
CGI —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Project management
- Continuous improvement
- Agile
Quick apply
Compliance and Performance Coordinator
Equans —Edinburgh
- From £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Senior Implementation Manager
Standard Life —Edinburgh
- From £46,000 a year
- Part-time
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
4d
Senior Information Analyst - Waverley Court
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £40,501 - £47,639 a year
- Full-time
14d
Senior Energy Analyst
SSE —Edinburgh
- £50,100 - £75,100 a year
- Full-time
- Employee discount
8d
General Manager of Passenger Assistance
OCS Group —Edinburgh
- Monday to Friday
- Remote
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Senior Manager / Manager - (Quantum / Delay)
Alvarez & Marsal —Edinburgh
- Business development
9d
Senior Manager / Manager - (Quantum / Delay)
Alvarez and Marsal —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Business development
9d
Senior HR Consultant (Organisational Development) - Waverley Court
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £47,639 - £56,392 a year
- Full-time
20h
PMO Analyst
Standard Life —Edinburgh
- Up to £45,000 a year
- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis skills
- Presentation skills
2d
Senior Executive
BROADSTONE NETWORK LTD —Edinburgh
- £50,000 - £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Analysis skills
- Leadership
- Free parking
- Life insurance
Quick apply
1d
Head of Operations
Had Fab —Tranent
- ERP systems
- Leadership
14h
Senior Data Analysis Lead
Trip.com Group —Edinburgh
- Hybrid work
- Management
- SQL
- Leadership
- Employee assistance programme
- Gym membership
Lead Business Analyst
FDM Group —Edinburgh
- Hybrid work
- Data analysis skills
- Agile
- IT
Senior Data Product Owner
TELESOFT LLC DBA CALERO —Edinburgh
- ERP systems
- Contracts
- APIs
Quick apply
13d
Senior Data Engineer
Wrisk —Edinburgh
- £70,000 - £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Azure
- Computer Science
- DevOps
Quick apply
Quality Assurance Officer - Waverley Court
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £47,639 - £56,392 a year
- Full-time
13d
Senior Data Engineer
Blis —Edinburgh
- Hybrid work
- AWS
- Machine learning
- Linux

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Senior Data Analyst

Scottish Forestry -
Edinburgh

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£53,796 - £58,569 a year
6 days ago

Benefits

Company pension

Qualifications

Power BI
Forestry
Business intelligence
Relational databases
Business analysis
Business processes
Presentation skills
Data management
PostgreSQL
Agile
Business requirements
Data warehouse

Full job description

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Reference number

464426

Salary

£53,796 - £58,569

+ 28.97% employer pension

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Other

Scottish Forestry Pay Band 3 (CS EO)

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

Transformation and Corporate Services

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

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Location

Hybrid attached to any Scottish Forestry Office, with regular office attendance and occasional travel to our Edinburgh office required

About the job

Job summary

Scottish Forestry are the Scottish Government agency responsible for forestry policy, support and regulations.

The Senior Data Analyst will champion the benefits of using data and insights to support business practices across the organization, lead the development and implementation of an achievable strategy for SFs data management, and support colleagues to make the most of the tools and insights available to them.

The Senior Data Analyst is part of the Digital Transformation team which provides development, maintenance and support of operational delivery systems, particularly our case management system, as well as delivery of business intelligence and management information services.

Key Job Criteria:

An ability to build good relationships with a variety of stakeholders at all levels and grades and to understand the complexity and diversity of customer needs and expectations
Experience with data management and the analysis and design of business intelligence
Experience in data analytics and reporting software, such as MS Fabric, PowerBI, Business Objects.

Please review the Job Description for more information on this role, applications are received through our recruitment portal by way of an application form.

It is planned for interviews for this post to take place the 21st, 22nd & 23rd July 2026.

Where a vacancy attracts a higher number of applications, only Behaviour 1 - lead criteria will be assessed at sift stage.

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Job description

You will take a lead role within the Digital Transformation team for Scottish Forestrys data and insights. Covering data management, business intelligence and our reporting capability, with specific responsibility for improving corporate management information and reporting against corporate KPIs.

You will champion the benefits of using data and insights to support business practices across the organisation and support colleagues to make the most of the tools and insights available to them. Take an active role in the Scottish Governments Data Maturity Network, collaborating with colleagues across the sector and adopting best practice.

You will use your business analysis skills and expertise to develop a thorough understanding of Scottish Forestrys corporate functions and organisational priorities to improve our reporting capabilities.

You will collaborate closely with stakeholders across Scottish Forestry to identify, prioritise and implement improvements to reporting processes, tools and capabilities.

Main Duties

Carry out detailed user research and requirements analysis with regards to management information to support corporate decision making and to track our performance at organisational and programme level.
Lead the development and implementation of a pragmatic and achievable strategy for SFs data management and business intelligence which meets SFs business needs.
Collaborate with the wider team and business stakeholders from across Scottish Forestry to develop and implement prioritised improvements to corporate management information, data management and underpinning processes.
Ensure that data is captured and processed in a way that allows effective monitoring and communication of our Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and other business critical information and data.
Lead/coach junior colleagues on requirements gathering, analysis and design of reporting solutions.
Facilitate a cross-organisation Data Users Community of Practice to offer peer-support and informal learning opportunities to colleagues from a range of roles and professions.

Person specification

Experience

Essential:

Experienced in engaging and communicating with senior staff.
Experience in a similar role with a track record of gathering business requirements and modelling business processes.
Experience with data management and the analysis and design of business intelligence.
Experience in working with different areas of a business and developing a broad understanding of how the organisation operates.
An understanding of the role that management information and KPIs have in corporate decision making and organisational performance monitoring.
An ability to build good relationships with a variety of stakeholders at all levels and grades and to understand the complexity and diversity of customer needs and expectations.
The ability to communicate meaningful, clear, consistent and concise information tailored appropriately for a range of audiences.

Desirable:

Understanding of Scottish Government Digital Scotland Service Standard.

Technical

Essential:

Degree-level qualification in a relevant discipline, such as Data or Information Science, Data Analytics,or Computer Science, or significant work experience in a similar field.
Good understanding of business analysis tools and techniques, and the appropriate point at which to use them effectively.
Experience in reporting data analytics and reporting software, such as MS Fabric, PowerBI, Business Objects.
Proficient in methods and techniques for effective management of projects (e.g. Agile/ Prince2).

Desirable:

Knowledge of technical concepts for the design and development of business intelligence and data warehousing.
Understanding of or experience working with relational database systems such as PostgreSQL

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £53,796, Scottish Forestry contributes £15,584 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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Artificial intelligence

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Selection process details

Please apply using the online application form link

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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