Data Technician

Data Technician

Department: Careers & Employability

Location: Bow, East London (On-site)

Type of Contract: Permanent

GBS is a higher education provider offering a range of sector-relevant courses across ten campuses in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Working in partnership with several of the UK’s leading higher education providers, we deliver vocational, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in finance, accounting, business, construction, tourism, healthcare, and more.

Our Vision: Changing lives through education.

What We Do: Supporting students and graduates in preparing for the job market by offering guidance on career planning, job searching, CV and interview preparation, and connecting them with employers through events, internships, and placement opportunities. Working to enhance students' employability skills and ensure a smooth transition from education to the workplace.

The role: The Data Technician will contribute to the enhancement of student employability and supporting students as they transition into the world of work. You will be at the forefront of collecting, organising, interpreting, and producing high-quality analysis from a variety of data sources.

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.

Main Responsibilities

What the role involves:

• To create and maintain data dashboards, using packages such as Excel and/or PowerBI, for GBS engagement reporting, careers activity tracking and other purposes to support the delivery of the GBS strategic aims.
• To take responsibility for the integration and analysis of a range of datasets of relevance to GBS, its graduates and wider graduate labour markets.
• To produce and synthesise multiple data sets and provide data in relevant formats for use by different institutional clients, including for strategic planning, performance monitoring, publicity and marketing purposes, utilising the necessary data cleaning and verification processes, in adherence with relevant data governance and data quality assurance.
• To identify, analyse and interpret creatively and innovatively trends or patterns in relevant datasets related to student career statuses, engagement with services offered, progression and graduate career outcomes to inform strategic planning by GBS and its stakeholders.
• To proactively develop new reports and analyses to inform GBS’s service planning and strategy and liaise with departments and data collection teams.
• Flexible in working hours to cover evening and weekend demands as necessary.

Requirements

What Experience/Skills are required:

• Strong ability to analyse, model, and interpret data.
• Experience in creating dashboards (e.g. PowerBI).
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and high levels of attention to detail.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills, including report preparation.
• Ability to adapt and engage in self-directed learning.
• Innovative approach to linking datasets for new insights.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Minimum GCSEs grade C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent).

Other Information

What We Offer

• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holidays
• 1-day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days
• Workplace pension scheme
• Tuition reimbursement for career development courses
• Flexible Benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Techscheme and much more
• Perks@Work discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more
• Reward and recognition programme
• £500 award employee referral scheme
• Discretionary annual performance bonus

I feel incredibly lucky to work on a team where every day we make time to touch base and have a good laugh together. We share best practice, celebrate one another’s successes and keep each other going on busy days! Our team is diverse in professional and personal background, and that makes it an interesting team to work on and learn from. — Kira McCormack (Professional Services Employee)

GBS is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed.

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