Senior Data Analyst
The Opportunity
The Data and Search team consists of data analysts and data engineers who focus on understanding data, providing insights on data, and transformation of data to effectively deliver services to stakeholders within Parliament. This involves supporting the master data sets, integrations between systems, supporting the implementation of new systems, improving the quality of data and providing analytics and reporting.
- Analyse data to assess quality, making recommendations based on findings
- Analyse data in different systems in preparation for migration or integration, working with the business to support data cleaning where required
- Manipulate and link different datasets to compare data or create data models for use in analytics
- Summarise and communicate your analytical findings about data to a variety of different stakeholders both verbally and through visualisation
- Capture business and user needs as they apply to data and reporting
What You Need
- experience of assessing a variety of dimensions of data according to business criteria in order to determine its suitability for the intended will have led to you successfully contributing to the identification, impact assessment and resolution of problems with data.
- experience of capturing, reviewing and making recommendations on requirements about data, from a variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders
- your experience of extracting and manipulating data will have led to you developing data models and datasets that are efficient to use and effective in their intended use, demonstrated by their successful use in organisation reporting or processes.
- experience of using SQL, and other querying, statistical or scripting languages, will mean you are able to effectively create queries from databases, link data in different systems and assess the extent that data matches.
- experience of working in a diverse team and/or with diverse stakeholders will mean you form effective working relationships, adapting your working style and communication to accommodate the needs of others whilst upholding the values of equality, diversity and inclusion.
- experience of analysis and statistics will have led you to develop metrics and data visualisations that accurately represent data.
- the ability to pass security clearance, backed by the right to work in the UK
About The Team
The Transforming Digital Function is being created to drive value from the investment that has been made through the Transforming Digital Programme. The Programme created a new digital and data operating model which is enabling Parliament to do more with digital and data. The Insights team within the new function will bring together a range of disciplines to gather and interrogate evidence about Parliament’s strategic approach to information, data and digital, and to identify opportunities to embed and operationalise the digital and data operating model. The Senior Data Analyst will be part of the Insights team in Transforming Digital and will
collect, organise and analyse data to provide business insight and support decision making about what initiatives Transforming Digital undertakes.
About Us
UK Parliament is steeped in history and tradition. It is an important part of UK life and we need to ensure as many people as possible can engage with its work. This is why we are at the start of a huge transformation programme powered by technology. The Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) works with the House of Commons and the House of Lords with all their IT and digital needs. We are here to realise the digital ambitions of a modern Parliament and welcome you to join us in building a digital democracy.
Our Package
Please refer to our Candidate Information Pack for a full list of our benefits which include:
How To Apply
Please make sure you're clear on the requirements of the role. These can be found in the Job Description and Candidate Information Pack. To apply, you will need to show how you meet criterions 1, 2 and 3. Our application process is anonymous to prevent bias. You are not required to upload a CV but instead, you will enter your work and education history.
Apply By: 10th April 2024 at 23:55
Interviews: 22nd April 2024
Format: Presentation + Panel Interview (Remote)
Our Culture
For our people, we provide an amazing opportunity to bring their talents to an institution that sits right at the heart of society in the UK. We are helping to change UK Parliament and strengthen democracy. What matters here is your potential for growth and your commitment to playing your part in our ongoing success. We are passionate about providing an environment which promotes inclusion, diversity and equality. Regardless of your age, gender, ethnicity, beliefs or any of the other things that make you, you. We welcome applications from people who feel under-represented in the workforce. This includes those who may feel disadvantaged because of their socioeconomic circumstances.
Our mission is to support a thriving parliamentary democracy – this means being ready to carry out our essential functions to support colleagues deliver excellent services on the Parliamentary Estate and remotely. The balance of location varies according to the requirements of each job role, including some roles which can only be carried out from the Parliamentary Estate. The usual working arrangements for teams in the Digital Service are set out in team hybrid working plans and are by agreement with the managers and leaders of those teams. All teams are required to attend the estate for part of the time to meet business requirements and for team communication, learning and training. Please refer to the hybrid working plan contained in the candidate pack for more information
This Vacancy is closed to applications.