Purpose of the Post 
Receive experiences and support in the workplace to complete an apprenticeship and to gain qualifications in the field of Data, Information Technology
To contribute as a team member within the Development Service, Information Technology to provide a service to improve the Council's understanding of the data and those projects outlined in the Digital Plan to the Council's departments
Ensuring that the people of Gwynedd are central to everything we do
 Responsibility for functions  . e.g. staff, budgets, equipment 
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Main Duties 
Overview 
The Council's Digital Plan sets out a long-term vision for digital services and how digital can enrich and make our services more efficient. One of the areas expected to grow the most is the data field. The experience of working with us while studying will be extremely useful towards your degree study, and put you in a great position to develop a career in the field. In a rapidly evolving field, the need to develop IT domain experts is vital to ensuring that we respond to the needs of the people of Gwynedd in innovative ways. This can include areas such as –
Programme
Web Technologies
Databases
Data analysis
Data processing and presentation
All Gwynedd Council apprentices are expected to demonstrate the following: 
The right behavior and attitude 
Do your best in the day to day work and the qualification 
Contribute towards the success of the Council 
Working effectively as part of a team 
Communicate effectively
Be ready to learn new things 
Understand exactly what is needed to work for the Council
Here is an overview of the main duties of the job:​ 
Provide input into new ideas and identify efficiencies by identifying how the Service can create improvements, improve customer care or create new opportunities
Play a role in making decisions as ensuring that elements of projects are completed on time, within budget and to expected standards
Have the opportunity to provide input into policy development, new procedures and business planning
Contribute towards ensuring that performance targets and improvement measurements are achieved, or exceeded,
Develop clear and understandable project specifications
Use problem-solving skills to ensure innovative solutions are used
Work across Council departments and help to realise specific steps of improving the Council's understanding of those data and projects outlined in the Digital Plan to reform our arrangements of collecting, reporting and analysing our data
Develop a number of basic mathematical skills needed for data analysis and the ethics and legal requirements of data collection.
As a Cyngor Gwynedd member of staff, you have the following responsibilities: 
Responsibility for self-development.  
Ensure that the Health and Safety rules in the workplace and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy are followed 
Follow the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.  
Responsible for managing information and to ensure that personal information is treated appropriately   
Commit to the Carbon Management Plan and encourage people to reduce the Council’s Carbon Footprint 
Responsibility to report any suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused