Power BI Consultant/Analyst (Intermediate)

Want to make an impact? We offer that Due to continued growth, we are hiring a Power BI Consultant/Analyst to join our public sector client and support the development, enhancement, and administration of Power BI reporting solutions, enabling self-service analytics across the organisation.

You will work closely with stakeholders across multiple business units to support and empower staff to develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports.

Self-Service & User Support

• Provide hands-on support to staff developing Power BI dashboards and reports.
• Guide users on best practices for self-service analytics, including data modelling and report design.
• Assist with DAX measures, calculated columns, and Power Query.
• Develop reusable templates, datasets, and standardised approaches.
• Produce user guidance and documentation where required.

Dashboard Development & Enhancement

• Support dashboard development, particularly for complex or cross-functional requirements.
• Review and optimise user-developed reports for usability, accuracy, and performance.
• Advise on data visualisation, layout, and storytelling.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage with business users to understand reporting and self-service requirements.
• Collaborate with IT and data teams, translating business needs into solutions.
• Provide clear, timely communication on progress, issues, and best practices.

Data Integration & API Connectivity

• Assist with the design, implementation, and support of data connections from multiple sources (e.g. databases, flat files, APIs).
• Enable users to access approved data sources for self-service reporting.
• Troubleshoot data refresh and connectivity issues.

Governance & Standards

• Promote Power BI development standards and best practices.
• Advise on naming conventions, documentation standards, and version control.
• Ensure consistency across departmental units.

Performance Optimisation

• Identify and resolve performance issues in reports and datasets.
• Optimise data models, query efficiency, and report load times.
• Monitor usage and recommend improvements to support scalable self-service adoption.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience working in a fully English-speaking professional environment
• Degree (level 8 QQI) in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer science, or relevant related discipline
• Experience publishing Power BI dashboards for organisational and public use
• Experience in the administration of Power BI dashboards regarding access to the dashboard and ensuring data refresh is up to date
• Experience in the use of varied data sources including Database/Data Warehouse, Atlassian Jira, external websites
• Experience in the use of APIs to access data from a variety of sources including Database/Data Warehouse, Atlassian Jira, external websites
• Experience providing accurate, congruent and reliable data, ensure information is easily available to users for direct consumption or integration with other systems
• Ability to review available data, search and identify patterns and new insights
• Experience writing documentation including functional/technical specification, user guides or supporting documentation required by the business owner
• Experience of end-to-end project completion, designing, testing, building, and demonstrating best-in-class models, dashboards and visualisations using Power BI
• Experience of working within a Public Service Body to develop insights for data driven policy development.

Opportunity type: 2-year initial contract, Hybrid in Dublin 2 (min. 3 days onsite)

Start date: Early October 2026

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