Data Analyst
Hybrid
Manchester, United Kingdom
Freelance
03-04-2025
Job Specifications
Application Deadline: 15 April 2025
Department: Data
Location: Manchester
Compensation: £34,113 / year
Description
Are you proficient with data visualisation tools such as Power BI or similar?
We're looking for a motivated and talented data professional to join the team as Data Analyst on a 12-month, fixed term contract basis.
As Data Analyst, you'll be responsible for the development of our reporting capabilities, producing data analysis and reporting supporting Ambition's Leadership, Operational teams and other teams requiring support with reporting for their areas of the business.
This is a great opportunity to become expert on our operational programme data, providing advice, building dashboards/reports, undertaking analysis, and ensuring the underlying data is robust.
Who are Ambition Institute?
A great teacher changes the future every day. Especially for children who have had a tough start in life, a teacher can be the critical factor in their success.
At Ambition Institute we help schools tackling educational disadvantage to keep getting better and help their teachers and school leaders to become more expert over time.
That's how we'll make sure every child gets a great education and the best possible start in life.
We train teachers and leaders at all levels to get better at the things that make the biggest difference: what you teach, how you teach it, and how you create the conditions for schools to thrive.
We share what works. Everyone can benefit from evidence of how great teaching and leadership can improve schools and change lives, so we connect people to the latest research and best practice.
We champion every teacher and school leader's potential to develop, as the driving force for sustainable school improvement.
We would like you to:
Lead on developing the data visualisation, dashboards and reporting for programmes for internal and external customers (including our delivery partners and the DfE)
Undertake one off analysis of data in order to provide insight to the programme leadership
Lead the monthly and annual reporting cycles for the DfE.
Investigate patterns in data to identify areas for further analysis
Prepare and deliver presentations to senior stakeholders on the findings from bespoke analysis
Working in a hybrid way, you'll be attached to either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office and will report to the Head of Data. In line with our current ways of working, you'll be expected to be in the office at least 1 day a month, in addition to team days and this may be reviewed by Ambition.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
To succeed in this role you'll have a relevant degree or equivalent work experience in data analysis.
You'll also demonstrate the following:
Experience of working with quantitative data, undertaking analysis and providing reports to senior stakeholders
Excellent Excel skills and proficient with Microsoft Office suite
Proficiency with data visualisation tools such as Power BI or similar
Experience with data warehouse technologies such as Azure Synapse, AWS
Effective and confident communicator with the ability to communicate complex data to stakeholders enabling them to take data informed decisions.
Ability to build relationships, work collaboratively and influence senior stakeholders.
What’s in it for you….?
Competitive annual salary
Professional development for all staff
25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays and 'winter shut down' at the end of December/beginning of January
Employer pension contribution of 11%
Agile, hybrid working culture, so you can manage when and where you work
Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work
Blind recruitment process to ensure equality and fairness in our hiring
Enhanced maternity pay after a year's service
Shared parental leave package
Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line
Comfortable and collaborative workspaces in the city centres of Manchester, Birmingham and London
Work-from-home technology package to support hybrid working
Interest free season ticket / bike loans
We don't expect the person we hire to have all of the following, but this should give you a sense of what would enable you to thrive in this role and in our organisation:You should apply for this role if:
You care deeply about educational disadvantage and being part of an organisation that challenges inequality
You have a good work ethic and strive to make a difference in the job you do
You always give maximum effort to understand and meet the needs of our partners and participants
You always have a great attitude so we "can do" for all our colleagues, partners and participants
You are open to feedback and learning because we want to keep getting better
You work with your initiative to bring new ideas and a fresh perspective
You are well organised and can prioritise work that will have the greatest impact
You'll love working at Ambition if…
You want a career with a person-centred organisation with a cause at its heart.
You have a collaborative work ethos, bring warmth and good humour to work and constructive outlook to every situation
You enjoy working in a fast-moving workplace, with a great support structure around you
You would like to grow with an ambitious organisation as it progresses over time
Want flexibility in how you work – splitting your time between one of our offices and remote working and managing your own working patterns to get the job done.
How to apply…Applications will be accepted for all office locations.
All applications must be received by the closing date 23:59 on 15 April 2025. Interviews are expected to take place between 22-25 April.
We recognise that AI function tools (i.e. ChatGPT or other generative AI tools) are here to stay and can be helpful for applications e.g. to assist in researching for application responses and to shorten your first draft. However, we are observing a growing trend in the use of AI, and we would caution applicants against relying too heavily on such tools when drafting responses.
The pitfall of such tools is that they produce generic responses that don't showcase individuality, specific experiences or real-life examples. This usually results in applications being unsuccessful. We want to evaluate your response, and we will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are clearly specific to you. You are more likely to successfully demonstrate your soft skills like communication and teamwork when preparing answers to application questions yourself and this helps mitigate the unintended consequences of AI-generated responses.
If we suspect you have used AI inappropriately, the panel reviewing your application may adjust how your response is rated. For more details of what we consider to be acceptable use of AI function tools in our application process, please review our FAQs on our careers page.
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About the Company
A great teacher changes the future every day. They can be the critical factor in a child’s success, especially for those who have had a tough start in life. At Ambition Institute, we support teachers and school leaders at every stage of their careers, helping them to keep getting better. We are a charity providing training and professional development based on the most rigorous research and evidence about what really works. Together, we’re shaping the future of education to give every child the best start in life. Know more
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