Senior Data Analyst

Job summary

Job purpose

The role will be responsible for driving advancements in the data analysis and automation space, offering technical expertise in enhancing automated reporting, data modelling, transformation, and visualisation. The role will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to improve systems and processes, translating business needs into technical reporting requirements. They will also engage in emerging initiatives within the Data & Analytics directorate. Key relationships will include working with analysts, engineers, architects, data governance colleagues and frontline business users to transform requirements into practical data solutions.

The role will consistently demonstrate and embed the Homes England values and behaviours in daily work, contributing to a positive and inclusive culture.

Job description

Key accountabilities and responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of effective reporting solutions that support decision making across the agency, optimise automation, strive for consistency and deliver efficiencies.
• Determine, develop, and design technical solutions to both tactical and long-term Management Information reporting asks. Undertaking cost-benefit analysis, time and effort spent versus value gained.
• Work with wider Data and Analytical colleagues to take advantage of the emerging opportunities in cloud technology and data architecture, and to promote the use of self-service analytical capabilities across the business.
• Lead conversations with business areas to identify and understand reporting requirements
• Lead on and work with Data colleagues to ensure that data models and structures used are fit for purpose and follow agreed data standards, including clear documentation.
• Support the development of design standards and ensure these are integrated into delivery.
• Maintain, expand, and continually review the core data assets and environment, improving data governance and architecture.
• Identify issues with data quality or missing data and work with system owners and other teams to help mitigate these to deliver robust automated reporting.
• Alongside other members of the team, implement reporting design standards and best practice across Homes England. Empower the internal user community to be productive and efficient.

Person specification

Key skills, knowledge and experience

• 2+ years of experience working in an enterprise/data environment.
• Degree level qualification and/or appropriate professional qualifications/membership or equivalent working experience.

(E=Essential, D=Desirable)

• Proven experience working with large and complex data environments (E).
• Extensive experience of data modelling and visualisation tools – preferably using Power BI (including DAX and Power Query) and/or dynamics report writer (E)
• Data modelling, data cleansing and data enrichment skills (E)
• Able to translate business need into technical and reporting solutions (E)
• Quality assurance, validation, and data linkage abilities (E)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy (E)
• Evidence of adaptability; able to learn new technologies and methodologies quickly (E)
• The ability to understand and communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences (E)
• Good communication, presentational and interpersonal skills to promote data activity (E)
• Experience or background in a data or analytical discipline (i.e. data analysis, statistics, geospatial, economics, data science) (E)
• Ability to oversee work for a project (E)
• Experience of SQL, Python, R or similar languages (E)
• Familiar with metadata management and industry standards (D)
• Experience of working in an Agile environment (D)
• Experience of working with one or more of these cloud data environments; Azure Databricks or Dataverse for Dynamics (D)

Benefits

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.

Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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Selection process details

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

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