Senior Data and Insights Analyst
Salary: 58,231.80 per annum
Location: Essex
Contract: Permanent
Working style: Remote first business but expectation to be available to go to site 1 day per week if necessary
About the role
We're looking for a Senior Data & Insights Analyst to join the Data and Insights team within a forward-thinking Essex-based housing association. This is a key role focused on delivering high-quality analytics, reporting, and insight to support better decision-making across the organisation.
What you'll be doing
- Lead the design and delivery of impactful reporting and insight solutions aligned to organisational priorities
- Partner with stakeholders across the business to understand needs, challenge thinking, and translate requirements into analytical outputs
- Use Power BI, SQL, and advanced Excel to interrogate complex datasets and generate actionable insights
- Conduct root cause analysis to identify trends, issues, and opportunities for improvement
- Present complex data clearly to non-technical audiences, enabling informed decision-making
- Support the development of data capability across the organisation, coaching colleagues to use data effectively
- Ensure high standards of data quality, governance, and security are maintained
- Contribute to the development of data and insights roadmaps
What we're looking for
Essential skills and experience
- Significant experience in a data, insights, or performance analysis role
- Advanced skills in Power BI, including dashboard development and data modelling
- Strong SQL skills for data extraction, transformation, and analysis
- Advanced Excel skills (e.g. complex formulas, pivot tables, data manipulation)
- Proven experience of business partnering and stakeholder engagement, including working with senior leaders
- Experience in a housing, public sector, or a regulated environment
- Strong analytical mindset with experience in root cause analysis
- Ability to communicate complex information in a clear, engaging way to non-technical audiences
- Experience designing and delivering reporting solutions that drive business outcomes
Desirable
- Experience working with legacy systems and integrating data from multiple sources
- Familiarity with Agile ways of working
- Awareness of data governance and regulatory requirements within housing
About you
You're a proactive and pragmatic analyst who enjoys solving complex problems and influencing change. You're equally comfortable working with data and working with people-able to challenge constructively, build relationships, and bring others on the journey.
You'll be outcomes-focused, adaptable, and motivated by using data to make a real difference.
Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.