Data & Analytics Role – Grade 3

About Pobal

Pobal works on behalf of Government, and in conjunction with communities and local agencies, to support social inclusion and local and community development. We do this by managing funding and providing support for programmes in the areas of Social Inclusion and Equality, Inclusive Employment and Enterprise, and Early Learning and Care.

About Data & Analytics

The Data & Analytics Directorate has responsibility for monitoring and reporting on the programmes managed by Pobal. This is achieved through the provision of technical expertise across the areas of data analysis, business intelligence, advanced analytics, data science, as well as research and evaluation.

Pobal is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes suitably qualified applicants from all sections of society. Further information on how Pobal promotes Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) throughout our workplace for our staff can be found via this link. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Role: Data & Reporting Analyst (Early Years)
Directorate: Data & Analytics
Unit: Monitoring, Analysis & Outcomes
Grade: 3
Reporting to: Early Years Data & Analytics Manager

Role Purpose

Pobal delivers funding programmes on behalf of the Government to a wide range of community service and development organisations, including Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Aged Childcare (SAC) services. This role is based in the Monitoring, Analysis & Outcomes Unit, which is responsible for collecting data on outputs and outcomes of programmes, its analysis, producing reports for the funders and providing insights for programme design and policy development.

This post holder will be responsible for conducting analysis of programme data and producing reports to fulfil Pobal’s contractual requirements with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY). This will include the development of new reports, reporting dashboards and answering of Funder Queries that may require a high level of analysis.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached below.

Selection Process

A shortlisting exercise will be employed. Eligible applications will be shortlisted according to how well the experience and skills as described by applicants match the needs of Pobal for this post. Those candidates whose applications, in the opinion of the review panel, appear best suited to the position will be short-listed for interview.

The complete job spec, application form and further information can be found on the Pobal website: Pobal Job Vacancies

Deadline for application: September 20th, 2024. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date

Pobal is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes suitably qualified applicants from all sections of society.