Data Analyst

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: 18-month FTC / Attachment
DEPARTMENT: Data & Analytics
SALARY: £30,000 - £40,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
LOCATION: Salford / London / Cardiff / Newcastle / Glasgow

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Are you a data analyst who loves bringing data to life? Want the chance to make your mark? Our team provides business and data analysis expertise for BBC Technology and Media Operations and its many departments. We’re looking for a Data Analyst to join our team to deliver data facts, a data narrative, and data insights. These will be used in a wide variety of projects, programmes, and products with our stakeholders across the organisation - both technical and non-technical.

Our Data Analysts are data experts, they know how to find the angle, crunch the data, and provide the value from the vast amounts of information available. We provide insights that are useful, clear, and easy to understand. Not forgetting the knowledge and expertise to ensure that our work and underlying data is of highest quality.

We are advocates for the power of data and are enthusiastic and excited about using data to help the organisation make the right choices.
We take personal development seriously and offer and encourage learning and developing of skills. If that sounds exciting, we’d love to hear from you.

Interview process

Virtual interview containing two parts:

• Short scenario exercise – approximately 15 minutes preparation, followed by a discussion on the answer.
• Technical and values-based questions – approximately 45-60 minutes.
• Interviews will be conducted in September.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

As a Data Analyst, you will:

• Deliver analysis for a wide range of projects, programmes, and products, using data from a variety of sources, from SQL databases through to Excel files. From databases to files stored on SharePoint or Dropbox, from both internal and supplier data sources.
• Provide data for our wider delivery and commercial teams in a range of formats, exciting visualisations including dashboards and presentations.
• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure the right questions are being asked and answered.
• Use your knowledge and expertise to deliver clear and understandable data for the organisation, from high level through to detailed granularity.
• Ensure data is accurate, complete, and consistent across data sources.
• Maintain and update our data catalogue so that data is well documented and re-usable

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Have a good practical understanding of one or more data scripting language, such as Python, SQL, or R.
• Have a good practical understanding of one or more data visualisation tool, such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Have a good understanding of AI products and prompt engineering.
• Have good communication skills and the ability to bring data to life.

Desirable:

• Are naturally inquisitive and enjoy problem solving.
• Can simplify complex problems into component parts, and deal with them systematically.
• Have experience working with personal and/or sensitive data.
• Can manage your own time and prioritise accordingly.

And most of all, you’ll need to be interested, and excited by data!

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

Disclaimer

This is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.