Data analyst – IT job in Netherlands

What striking developments do you see? How can you explain these developments? What issues are facing the municipality? Data is an increasingly important source for the municipality to develop policy and to better serve the city’s residents. By making smart use of data, we can improve our processes and provide better services. The municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn is looking for a driven data analyst who wants to contribute to the data-driven work of our growing municipality.

The Information Management Team
The information management team consists of 25 employees and focuses on managing information. In addition, the team focuses on creating information through data management (BI). The team is part of the information provision of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, working closely with the other teams.

What are you going to do?
As a data analyst you are responsible for analyzing and interpreting developments, translating data into relevant information, and advising colleagues based on available internal and external data. You explore data and information questions, formulate solutions, and work together with data engineers to realize and access information. Key tasks include:

• Understanding internal customer needs, staying informed of relevant developments and securing peripheral aspects in solutions.
• You perform descriptive and diagnostic analyses, supervise the development of information products and proactively evaluate improvement initiatives.
• You also support end users of dashboards and organize training and workshops.
• You also contribute to improving data quality and make agreements with data suppliers and source holders.
• You play a role in developing management information to support implementation.

There is already a good foundation. The municipality has a data warehouse at its disposal, which provides access to several sources and at the same time there is still a lot to be developed to which you will make an important contribution. In this challenging role you contribute to developing data-driven work and improving the availability and findability of information for both colleagues and our citizens.

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a new colleague who wants to actively contribute to improving our services. You have good communication skills, work independently and are results-oriented.
You like to get to the bottom of questions and clearly record your findings in reports and advice. You are eager to learn and follow developments in the field of data-driven working.

You also recognize yourself in the following:

• A demonstrable HBO/WO working and thinking level;
• Demonstrable work experience of and with data processing, data quality and/or data modeling;
• You enjoy managing different processes and are able to create a team around you;
• You have experience with data quality, making it measurable and carrying out improvement processes for data quality.

Who are we?
Try, experiment and develop in practice. We are the Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn. Working with us is fun. We provide leading services and are an agile organization. This means that we move with developments in society and continuously innovate. We learn by doing. We work together for the best results for our residents.

Within our organization you are always part of a home team with professional colleagues and a team leader. A large number of colleagues work on social challenges in various fields. We give you the opportunity to be deployed for these assignments based on your talent and to be part of various composite teams.

What do we offer?
At the Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn you will join a close-knit and supportive team where open communication and collaboration are central. Our colleagues are not only accessible, but also enthusiastic to share their knowledge and discuss challenging issues with you. We believe in a culture of trust and encourage a positive work environment where there is room for humor and a smile. We strive to inspire and support each other, in a hybrid work environment.

We learn by doing. This also applies to you, we give you the space to try, learn and develop further. We dare to be innovative, do you?

We also offer you:

• Salary in scale 11 Collective Labor Agreement Municipalities max. €5,997 based on 36 hours;
• An individual choice budget of 17.05% with, among other things, the option to purchase holiday hours and financing an (electric) bicycle;
• A pension scheme through the ABP, in which the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn pays the largest part;
• Flexible working hours and all facilities for hybrid working, including a smartphone and a laptop;
• Various training options so that you can further develop your potential;
• An extensive package of secondary employment conditions, such as travel expenses and even partially paid parental leave;

Our vision and culture are reflected in our way of working, our transparent town hall and dynamic working environment. We have flexible workplaces and a work café; the place for an inspiring work meeting and chance encounters.

For more information about our secondary employment conditions, visit www.werkenbijalphenaandenrijn.nl/ Arbeidsvoorwaarden.

Knowing more?
For questions about this vacancy, please contact Richan Postmus, Information Services Quartermaster and Director of BVO Rijn & Braassem. Available on 06-48090786.

Interested?
Do you feel addressed? Then we look forward to receiving your short motivation and CV. You can apply via the apply button at the top of this web page. We ask you to indicate in your motivation which competencies you have and how they will make a difference within our organization.

An assessment can be part of the application procedure.

A background check is part of the application procedure.