Apprentice Data Analyst

Please note that this is an apprenticeship position and therefore anyone with more than six months professional experience working as a data analyst or who holds a degree or Master’s degree in a subject such as Data Science, Business Analytics, maths will not be eligible.

You will also need to commit to completing a Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship.

Are you keen to begin your career in data analytics?

Are you the sort of person who likes to use data to answer questions and drive action?

Are you someone who can think creatively & innovatively in solving a new problem?

Do you have strong planning, organisation, & communication skills?

If the answer to all these questions is yes, we may have just the opportunity for you, as we’re looking for apprentice data analysts to join our Data Analytics and Data Governance teams.

If you have the passion and the raw talent necessary for working in this field, we’ll provide technical training and development opportunities for you to build a broad range of skills and knowledge in data analytics.

What does the role involve?

You’ll enable the business to make quicker, smarter decisions through:

• Developing reporting solutions which facilitate data exploration to answer questions about what has happened and why
• Ad hoc exploratory analysis to provide deeper insight into the reasons behind what is happening
• Forecast analytics to provide insight as to what is likely to happen in the future
• Analytically driven recommendations for courses of action to achieve specific desired business objectives
• Working collaboratively with data suppliers to ensure they provide accurate, complete and timely customer and sales data
• utilising a variety of analytical techniques and tools
• extracting, cleaning, and preparing data for subsequent analysis
  acquiring and applying statistical techniques for data analysis
• You’ll also support user training and education regarding understanding of our data and use of BI tools

Requirements:

• Proven interest in data analysis (this could be from formal studies, self study or the workplace)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Detail-oriented and strong attention to accuracy and completeness
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Willingness to learn and continuously improve technical and professional skills
• Competency with Microsoft office applications including Excel

Some experience of using data tools (e.g. SQL, Python, visualisation tools such as Power BI / Tableau etc) would be an advantage but not essential.

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

• 7 GCSE's including Maths and English GCSE, grade A*- C / 9-4 (or equivalent) (Essential)
• Maths, Science, Computer Science or similar A Level, grade A - C (Desired)