This fixed term appointment is being made to provide additional capacity for our Strategy and Finance teams following periods of extended staff absence. In the course of the year an evaluation of the longer-term requirements in this area of our work will be undertaken.

The main purpose of the Information Analyst role is to:

• Bring together data (for example demographic and financial), enabling us to better understand the diocese and its operations, the nature of parishes, what is going on in parishes, and to plan for the future.
• Provide usable information, modelling and insights, for a variety of stakeholders, that will help the diocese pursue its strategy and further develop mission.

The work involves maintaining and aligning master datasets, developing information dashboards, sharing fresh insights across a range of subjects, and posing challenging questions.

We are looking for an experienced information analyst with a proven track record of delivering insights who shares in our passion to enable spiritual and numerical growth in the church. You will have strong analytical skills and a flair for communication, engaging with a range of stakeholders to support a range of strategic decisions.

The Diocese of York takes in much of North and East Yorkshire, an area which includes the cities of York and Hull, as well as Middlesbrough and Selby. Based at our modern, open plan office at Clifton Moor in York, our diocesan teams provide services to support the ministry and mission of our clergy, churches, parishes and schools.

Together, we are striving to be a people who are “Living Christ’s Story”. We are developing and delivering strategic programmes focused on our aims: Becoming more like Christ; Reaching those we currently don’t; Growing churches of missionary disciples; and Transforming our finances and structures. We want to be a simpler, bolder, humbler church, which in its diversity reflects the communities it serves.