Data Analyst — Gender Diversity Research

Data Analyst — Gender Diversity Research | London (Waterloo) | Permanent

My client is a well-established not-for-profit driving gender diversity in a major alternative asset management sector. Founded over a decade ago, they have grown into a significant pan-European membership organisation and have spent years tracking and advocating for female representation at senior levels across the industry. Their annual research programme is central to that mission — and this role is central to that research.

They are looking for a Data Analyst to join a small, high-impact research team in London. You will own the data engine behind their flagship annual gender diversity report — one of the most detailed datasets of its kind in the sector — and contribute across a growing portfolio of research projects in partnership with leading academic institutions.

What you'll do

This is a hands-on, technically demanding role. The core of the job is a large-scale, pan-European demographic data exercise, run twice a year, tracking gender representation across investment roles at a substantial number of member firms across multiple European markets. You will:

• Own data collection end-to-end, including web scraping of LinkedIn and other publicly available sources using Python (or equivalent)
• Build and maintain reproducible data pipelines that ensure consistency and quality across research cycles
• Merge, clean and manipulate complex, multi-source datasets to produce reliable, longitudinal outputs
• Develop and maintain Excel-based benchmarking tools used directly by member firms
• Project manage research delivery, coordinating with international committees, trade associations, and academic partners
• Produce analysis and contribute to report writing, working with an external agency on final production
• Support the wider team with data requests and presentations across the programme of work
• Identify opportunities to improve research efficiency through automation, standardisation, and AI tools

What we're looking for

Essential:

• Proficiency in Python (or equivalent) for web scraping, data cleaning, analysis and automation — professional-grade experience, not just coursework
• A track record of building reproducible, systematic data pipelines — not just ad hoc scripts
• Strong data merging and manipulation skills across large, complex datasets from multiple sources
• Advanced Excel — complex data tables, quality assurance processes, and stakeholder-facing analytical outputs
• A genuine quality-control mindset and rigorous attention to detail with data
• End-to-end project management experience on complex, multi-stakeholder data or research projects
• Confident communicator, able to engage professionally with senior stakeholders, academic partners, and international committees
• Ability to work independently and take ownership without a technical line manager
• Genuine interest in gender diversity, DE&I, or social impact — this matters to my client

Desirable:

• Experience with data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• Exposure to AI or automation tools applied to data or research workflows
• Background in or knowledge of alternative asset management or financial services
• Experience with pan-European data collection or GDPR compliance in a data context

Why join them

• Real impact — the data you produce informs policy conversations, is used by member firms to benchmark themselves, and directly influences how the industry thinks about gender diversity
• Unique work — my client is one of a very small number of organisations collecting gender representation data at this level of granularity across European markets
• Intellectual variety — beyond the flagship annual report, you will contribute to international research projects and academic collaborations
• Technical autonomy — you will own the technical stack and have the freedom to improve and evolve how the team works
• A high-calibre team and network — collaborating with partners at leading academic institutions and major investment firms across Europe
• Permanent role with strong benefits including generous holiday, Christmas closure, and pension contribution
• Hybrid working from a central London office, with genuine flexibility

The detail

Location: Central London — 3 days in office per week, with flexibility

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Start date: As soon as possible — my client is looking to move quickly

Notice period: My client ideally needs someone available by early August.

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