Data Analyst (12 month Fixed-Term Contract)

at  Financial Conduct Authority

Data Analyst (12 month Fixed-Term Contract)
Salary: National ranging from £41,800 to £46,000 and London from £46,000 to £50,000
Can you use Python to conduct data analysis? Could you use Tableau to develop dashboards that surface your insights?
The team/department
The Digital Intelligence Solutions (DIS) department are crucial in helping colleagues across the FCA access and make sense of data and intelligence about firms, individuals, and markets we regulate. We do this in two ways: By surfacing insights for action for colleagues across the organisation by building tools and dashboards, and by helping colleagues with bespoke requests for insights on a specific topic. Due to increasing demand, we are recruiting a meticulous data analyst to join our growing team.
DIS is a department within the Intelligence & Digital (I&D) directorate as part of the wider Data, Technology & Innovation (DTI) division.

What you will be doing (the role)

• Data Consultancy: Engaging with business areas across the entire FCA to understand their data gaps, translating their requirements from “business problems” to “data analytics questions”
• Intelligence Gathering and Data Ingestion: Identifying data sources that answers those questions, and using your Python skills to ensure the collected data is interoperable with our internal datasets and systems through entity resolution
• Surfacing Insights: Produce actionable intelligence outputs through reporting or building compelling dashboards using Tableau that instigates action

What you will get from the role

• Play a vital to deliver end-to-end data analytics solutions that supports the FCA’s data-led approach to regulation, helping the organisation be more effective in meeting its statutory goals
• Be involved in stimulating, innovative and experimental work that will push you to use your data skills to bring about clear business impact
• Gain a wider appreciation of the multi-faceted organisation that is the FCA and build a wider network of data and business SMEs

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.

Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare with Bupa
• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)
• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
• Income protection

We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.
The skills and experience you will have
Minimum

We are a signatory to the Government’s Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme, who best meet the minimum criteria for a role.

• Tableau desktop and server experience in a business context, and demonstrable visualisation skills
• Proficiency in Python to conduct data analysis

Essential

• Experience in reviewing complex datasets with high attention to detail to derive actionable insights
• Effective communication skills to empathise the needs of our users and presentation skills to enthuse a wide variety of stakeholders of all levels and across disciplines
• Strong organisation skills to work alone to balance and coordinate between multiple projects with different stakeholders effectively
• Willingness to learn, as well as support the development of both junior and senior colleagues in the team

About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of nearly 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found
here.
The FCA’s Values & Diversity
Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.
The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our associate role.
Flexible working
We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we won’t judge you for asking.
Multi-location
As part of the FCA’s on-going commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices. This means that as part of the application process you will be able to select your preference of which office location you would like to work from.
Useful information
Applications for this role close at 23:59 on 15th September 2024
This role is graded as Associate – Level 8 – Regulatory
Got a question?
If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact:
For internal applicants, please contact Sara Holland at
Sara.Holland2@fca.org.uk
For external applicants, please contact Asha Gladis at
Asha.Gladis@fca.org.uk
What to expect from our interview process
The assessment process consists of an initial screening call with one our Recruitment Partners. If successful, you will be invited to complete a technical case study. The final stage will be a competency based interview. The interview process is due to start from week commencing 23rd September.
Application support
We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.
If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.
Security Clearance/Vetting
The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting.
Please note that all applications must be submitted through our online portal, applications sent via email will not be accepted

What you will be doing (the role)

• Data Consultancy: Engaging with business areas across the entire FCA to understand their data gaps, translating their requirements from “business problems” to “data analytics questions”
• Intelligence Gathering and Data Ingestion: Identifying data sources that answers those questions, and using your Python skills to ensure the collected data is interoperable with our internal datasets and systems through entity resolution
• Surfacing Insights: Produce actionable intelligence outputs through reporting or building compelling dashboards using Tableau that instigates actio

What you will get from the role

• Play a vital to deliver end-to-end data analytics solutions that supports the FCA’s data-led approach to regulation, helping the organisation be more effective in meeting its statutory goals
• Be involved in stimulating, innovative and experimental work that will push you to use your data skills to bring about clear business impact
• Gain a wider appreciation of the multi-faceted organisation that is the FCA and build a wider network of data and business SME

We are a signatory to the Government’s Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme, who best meet the minimum criteria for a role.

• Tableau desktop and server experience in a business context, and demonstrable visualisation skills
• Proficiency in Python to conduct data analysi