Data Analytics and Insight Lead

Salary: £53,856 – £55,852 per year

We are looking, on behalf of our client for a talented individual to be responsible for the strategic, timely and accurate use of data and insights across the organisation; to promote the use of quality data to inform and measure the organisation’s delivery of strategy and change whilst championing a ‘data first’ approach.

Working Monday – Friday 36.25 hours a week initially working from home and then a ‘hybrid’ role. Our client is an employer of choice and offers an outstanding benefits package.

Principal accountabilities:

1.Develop a business strategy for the collection, synthesis, analysis, dissemination and reporting of complex, structured and unstructured data across the organisation, to ensure a robust and evidence-based approach to the organisation’s decision making.

2.Conduct large-scale ‘data mapping’ to identify what data is currently collected across the organisation and how it is used. Identify gaps in data and system capabilities

3.Collaborate with managers and project leads across the business to identify their data needs, detecting barriers to data insight and recommending and implementing solutions to ensure consistent access and interpretation of data.

4.Engage and empower all functions of the business to collect, access and make meaningful use of feedback, impact data and metrics to support core business, delivery of projects and strategy. Using both short- and long-term impact measurements to assess the impact of work undertaken.

5.Transform data and metrics into actionable stakeholder-focused insights enabling the organisation to understand behaviour, trends, perceived value and expectations.

6.Collate information and research from across the organisation and externally from the wider professional sector to ensure that the business strategy and implementation is aligned to external trends and the needs of the profession and decisions are evidence based.

7.To provide a framework for regular on-going reporting of trends and performance against KPI’s with early notification of potential gaps or underachievement.

8.Manage and facilitate the Data and surveys group to ensure surveys are completed in a consistent and effective manner across the organisation.

Knowledge, experience and competencies required:

·Masters calibre with excellent analytical skills and a proven track record of analysing large and complex datasets.

·2 years’ experience and deep working knowledge of combining complex data sets of structured and unstructured data from multiple sources, enriching and using data analysis to create models and run simulations

·Experience of planning and delivering complex projects working with external research partners ensuring delivery to contract / objectives

·Proven understanding of research and analysis tools and ability to assess when appropriate – including but not limited to Power BI, SPSS.