Business Data Analyst

Competition No: 2025-302

Duration: Temporary Full Time

Salary: $7,011 – 7,319 – 7,629 – 7,946 – 8,285/month (2024 Rates)

Schedule: 70 hours bi-weekly; Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM – 4:45 PM (Nine-Day Fortnight)

Special Notes: Normal for CUPE 23 Inside Division Collective Agreement

Last Updated: 10/10/25

This position works in the Strategic Initiatives organizational unit. This is complex technical work involving the analysis of operations data to support departmental business requirements. The Business Data Analyst queries and cleans quantitative and qualitative data from a variety of sources; ensures accuracy and consistency of extracted datasets; uses statistical methods and data visualization and infographic tools to analyze data and develop data models; and prepares reports, graphics, and dashboards on performance metrics and trends for leadership and business unit partners, in support of the City and department’s strategic planning and business process improvements. The incumbent liaises and maintains effective working relationships with departmental staff, cross-functional teams and other project stakeholders to understand data needs and provide analytical support for decision-making; provides advice on data quality assurance measures to enhance reliability and validity of development application data; establishes reporting frameworks and ensures data integrity; configures data structures to integrate disparate datasets; develops automated processes or programming for data correction, control and integrity; converts and integrates data from external sources; and acts as internal expert for data issues and responds to data requests. The incumbent works closely with the IT department on data management initiatives; provides requirements for data engineering changes or updates to the data modeling within the source system and reporting data sources; and identifies opportunities for improvement and makes recommendations on optimizing data management processes. Performs related work as required.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, economics, mathematics, statistics, data science or a related discipline, plus sound related experience in quantitative data analytics, preferably in a municipal government setting; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Thorough knowledge of data management systems, and considerable knowledge of statistical data analysis; data reporting, and data visualization methods, processes, techniques, tools, and software (which may include Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Jupyter Notebook, Python, R, Pandas, Matplotlib). Ability to analyze data management systems and related business processes, and to recommend and implement changes to optimize processes, meet departmental requirements, and ensure data integrity; to conduct accurate and independent research and make recommendations based on information obtained; to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and to translate technical information into plain language and simple graphics; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with various contacts, to communicate effectively and to prepare and present reports; to adapt to changing data needs and maintain currency of knowledge and trends in emerging technologies.

This is a Temporary Full Time position until December 31, 2026.

Please apply online by October 20, 2025.

Copies of relevant professional certificates, degrees, or tickets will be required at the time of the interview. Please contact People and Culture at 604-294-7303 if you do not receive a confirmation email within one hour of submitting your application online at www.burnaby.ca/careers. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

We respectfully acknowledge that the City of Burnaby is located on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm Peoples (Kwikwetlem). Each Nation has distinct histories and distinct traditional territories that fully or partially encompass the city. We encourage you to learn more about the Host Nations whose ancestors have occupied and used these lands, including parts of present-day Burnaby, for thousands of years. We are grateful to be on this territory as we dedicate ourselves to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects our vibrant community and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds, genders, ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences.