Graduate Apprentice Data Science

Graduate Apprentice - Data Science - Fixed term Until 29/06/
Housing and Homelessness

Salary : £26, - £28,
Hours: 36 per week

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join the Strategy, Commissioning and Service Improvement Service as a Graduate Apprentice - Data Science.

The successful applicant will support the delivery of a data driven service to improve performance and achieve best value by collecting, analysing and interpreting large datasets to identify trends, patterns and insights.

We are looking for someone who understands the importance of data and the insights this can provide to allow a complex service area to improve. This will include analysing complex datasets across a variety of systems and services. Using various tools and techniques, including statistical methods and data visualisations to produce meaningful data, insight reports and dashboards. You will be given an opportunity to gain academic knowledge through study and on site work experience within a practical environment in a busy Council service.

You will study towards a BSc (Hons) Data Science, and you will be fully supported by a dedicated workplace mentor to ensure you gain the right mix of academic and on-site skills and experience to successfully complete your apprenticeship. You will also develop management, business and technical skills and will assist the Housing and Homelessness Service to deliver ambitious programmes of improvement to our council homes.

Qualifications Required:

Year 1

* SQA Highers at BBBB including Mathematics, plus Computing or similar
* A-Levels at BBC including Mathematics, plus Computing or similar
* Int Baccalaureate 28 points.
* SQA HNC in a computing/engineering discipline(or a relevant Modern Apprenticship) with Engineering Mathematics 1 & 2 (or equivalent).
* A combination of qualifications totalling 96 SCQF credits at level 6, or Minimum UCAS points.

Year 2

* SQA Advanced Highers at BBB including Mathematics, plus Computing or similar and excellent SQA Highers or Scottish Baccalaurate.
* A-Levels at ABB including Mathematics, plus Computing or similar
* SQA HND in a computing/engineering discipline (or a Modern Apprenticeship) with Engineering Mathematics 1,2 & 3 (or equivalent)
* A combination of qualifications totalling 96 SCQF credits at level 7.

We are looking for candidates with the relevant qualifications, a positive attitude, well organised and have excellent communication and customer service skills. If you think you have those skills, we will welcome an application from you.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bringOur BehavioursofRespect, IntegrityandFlexibilityinto your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.