Job description
Full time - 37 hours - 40 Months Fixed Term Apprenticeship
The Data Intelligence and Policy Team sits at the heart of the organisation and is responsible for our corporate policy and performance functions, data analysis and business intelligence, geospatial information and mapping and our relationships with the Voluntary and Community sectors. We also lead on cross cutting priorities including tackling inequality.
We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.
We are open to flexible working patterns and can provide a hybrid working environment which utilises the best of both worlds with a mix of office working in central Reading and homeworking according to the needs of the Service.

You’ll help collect and make sense of different types of data to support smart decision-making across the Council. This means creating easy-to-understand reports and dashboards that show what’s going on and where improvements can be made. You’ll also work with data behind the scenes—pulling it from different systems, cleaning it, and making sure it’s accurate and useful. This helps the Council stay on track with its goals and follow the right processes.
You’ll work with people from all over the Council—like finance staff, technical teams and service users—to better understand how things are working and what people need. Your work will help shape better services for the community in Reading.
You will also work towards and complete a Level 6 Data Scientist (integrated degree) apprenticeship with BPP (https://www.bpp.com/data-and-analytics/apprenticeships/data-scientist). This is an excellent opportunity to study for a BSc (Hons) degree while gaining working experience in the field. You will be given allocated time during the working week to attend lectures, complete coursework and assessments, and proactively undertake all other required components of the qualification. Throughout the apprenticeship you will also be supported by the other members of the team, some of whom have been through apprenticeships themselves.