Homes England
Data Analyst
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Birmingham, West Midlands (England), B1 2AX : Bristol, South West England, BS1 6EH : Longstanton, East of England, CB24 3EN : Liverpool, North West England, L3 1BP : Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS1 4AP : Manchester, North West England, M1 6EU : Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE4 5BZ
Job Summary
Job Purpose
The role holder develops and maintains high-quality data and information services that enable better decision-making across the Agency. The role holder embeds consistent data standards, improves data workflows, and supports legacy systems.
The role holder ensures data is accessible, reliable and aligned with strategic goals, collaborating with teams across the Agency.
The role holder translates business needs into practical data solutions, enhancing performance and supporting the delivery of core services.
The role consistently demonstrates and embeds the values and behaviours in daily work, contributing to a positive and inclusive culture.
Job Function / Family
Data: We are responsible for the collation, organisation, interpretation, and analysis of data to provide critical business insights across the Agency. Our vision for data is clear: data should be well-designed, managed, and effectively utilised.
We focus on end-to-end automation, from data ingestion and engineering to reporting, ensuring efficiency and accuracy while maintaining sustainability and scalability.
We ensure that data products and services are seamlessly integrated into our business systems and processes. Our work supports data-driven decision-making and optimises operational efficiency.
Job Description
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Lead the collection, modelling, cleansing and aggregation of data to generate insights that support strategic decision-making.
- Maintain and enhance core data assets, ensuring updates are managed effectively and intelligence is published for accessibility.
- Ensure data models and structures used across applications meet agreed standards and are fit for purpose.
- Implement and uphold data quality, security and change management standards to ensure consistency and mitigate risk.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and interpret data requirements, enabling the design of prototypes and proof of concepts.
- Support the automation of data pipelines and delivery of information to underpin Agency performance and opportunity evaluation.
- Contribute to the development of self-service analytical and reporting capabilities across the team.
- Participate in the data practitioner community, sharing knowledge and promoting best practice across the Agency.
- Work with cross-functional teams to ensure data connectivity and alignment.
- Communicate complex data findings clearly through visualisations and reports, influencing both technical and business stakeholders.
Key Accountabilities And Responsibilities
- Lead the collection, modelling, cleansing and aggregation of data to generate insights that support strategic decision-making.
- Maintain and enhance core data assets, ensuring updates are managed effectively and intelligence is published for accessibility.
- Ensure data models and structures used across applications meet agreed standards and are fit for purpose.
- Implement and uphold data quality, security and change management standards to ensure consistency and mitigate risk.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and interpret data requirements, enabling the design of prototypes and proof of concepts.
- Support the automation of data pipelines and delivery of information to underpin Agency performance and opportunity evaluation.
- Contribute to the development of self-service analytical and reporting capabilities across the team.
- Participate in the data practitioner community, sharing knowledge and promoting best practice across the Agency.
- Work with cross-functional teams to ensure data connectivity and alignment.
- Communicate complex data findings clearly through visualisations and reports, influencing both technical and business stakeholders.
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Person Specification
Key Skills, Knowledge And Experience
- Recognised data analyst qualification such as Microsoft DA-100, or willingness to work towards one.
- Strong experience with SQL and relational data systems.
- Experience working with large, complex and varied data environments.
- Ability to translate business needs into technical data solutions.
- Experience working in Agile environments and applying software design principles.
- Knowledge of cloud technologies, such as Microsoft Azure.
- Familiarity with reporting tools such as SAP BI and metadata management standards.
- Experience in advanced analytics using Python or R, and automating data processes.
Benefits
Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:
- Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.
- Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.
- Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.
- Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.
- We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection Process Details
To apply please follow the links to our careers page.
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.
Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.
Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.
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Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.
Homes England Is Committed To Protecting The Privacy And Security Of Your Personal Data. For Further Information Please Refer To Our Privacy Notice Which Can Be Viewed Here
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
Nationality Requirements
Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further Information
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact Point for Applicants
Name: Recruitment Team
Email: recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.
Nationality Requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
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