Senior policy data analyst
Location
Cardiff | United Kingdom
Job description
This is an exciting time to join the team primarily responsible for extracting data for analysis and reporting and an opportunity to work as part of a growing team; both in size and technical capacity and capability.
Companies House is in a period of organisation wide transformation. The use and interpretation of data is key to the success of this delivery and as such this role will provide a fantastic opportunity to help shape this.
Job description
The Senior Policy Analyst role sits within our Data, Analytics & Research function. You will be responsible for the dissemination of products being used to make evidence-based decisions for our policy and transformation colleagues. This includes using visualisation tools such as Power BI to produce headline answers to the questions asked primarily by policy colleagues. You will have the opportunity to work and iterate in this area, embedding a culture of continuous improvement.
As a Senior Data Policy Analyst, you will be expected to:
- Lead on the delivery of short-term analytical strategic projects.
- These projects arise from a range of internal stakeholders and focus on making continual improvements to the data quality of the Companies House register. There is a focus on high-quality analysis, with short concise reports and visualisations which help to identify practical ways to implement changes to systems and processes.
- Deliver analytical projects.
- Applying statistical understanding and reasoning to analysis commissions from governance and project boards. There is a focus on high-quality analysis, with short concise reports which help to identify practical ways to implement changes to systems and processes.
- Oversee the team, providing guidance and support to two Band D (HEO) analysts.
- Lead on analysis to support policy and transformation initiatives.
- This role will have ownership of a range of products, supporting the policy colleagues from gathering requirements and practical research questions to presenting the findings and creating self-service products.
- Develop excellent working relationships with a range of stakeholders.
- Good stakeholder management skills are essential to be able to explain complex, technical concepts and problems to non-technical colleagues. Work collaboratively with internal customers such as Policy areas and teams contributing to transformation work.
Person specification
Essential skills required
We are looking for someone with experience of:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor communications for different audiences.
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team to deliver analytical data projects.
- Experience of modern analytical tools and languages (such as PowerBI, R, Python, SQL).
- Ability to engage with stakeholders to better understand their reporting and data requirements and translate these into technical requirements.
- Experience in quality assurance of analytical work, and approaches in handling data quality issues.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Changing and Improving
- Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Acquiring data/Understanding customer needs
- Data analysis
- Presenting and disseminating data effectively
Next Steps
Join us at Companies House and experience the difference of working within a culture that values you, not only as an employee, but as an integral part of our Companies House team.
We offer an excellent benefits package that includes:
- Flexible working arrangements that empower you to strike a perfect balance between your professional and personal life.
- 30 Days Annual Leave and 8 Bank Holidays and 1 Privilege Day.
- Enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme with a contribution rate of averaging 27%.
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If you have any questions about the role or process, please reach out to [email protected].
This role closes on 18 March 2024.
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