At a Glance
- Tasks: Transform data into insights and mentor junior colleagues in a collaborative team.
- Company: Join Opencast Software, a leader in innovative data solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working hours, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with a focus on mentorship and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by improving client services through data-driven decisions.
- Qualifications: Experience with data platforms and visualisation tools; analytical mindset required.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
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The Role
You’ll help clients improve their services by selecting the appropriate techniques to turn data into insights, by working within a product delivery team to develop performance measuring frameworks to track goals, user needs, or KPIs. You’ll operate within the client's requirements and the appropriate legal, technical and ethical constraints. Leading by example and promoting Opencast’s approach, you’ll mentor junior colleagues, provide constructive feedback, and demonstrate an understanding of each product delivery stage and how to apply appropriate measurements for that phase of work.
Essential experience:
- Worked with data platforms such as Google Analytics, Splunk, Datadog, or similar
- Working within a GDS delivery environment within a government department
- Used data visualisation tools such as Data Studio to create service performance dashboards
- Designed and implemented a performance framework including KPIs or OKRs for a service or product
- Analytical skills in identifying the right data sources and then validate and understand how to interpret the results
- Collected, collated, cleansed, and interpreted data to derive meaningful and actionable insights
- An ability to use the most appropriate medium to visualise data to tell compelling and relevant actionable stories
- Created hypotheses that can be tested, and developed insights based on your findings
- Valid Security Clearance or eligibility (5+ years residency in the UK)
Desirable experience:
- Visualising data using Power BI, Tableau, QlikView, Power Query or similar
- Scripting and programming languages such as SQL, Python, R etc
- Security and data privacy
- Making recommendations for service changes
Data Analyst in Newcastle upon Tyne employer: Opencast Software
Opencast Software is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, where data analysts can thrive in their careers. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to mentor junior colleagues while working on impactful projects within a government delivery environment. Located in the UK, Opencast offers a supportive atmosphere that values ethical practices and encourages the development of meaningful insights from data.
