Data Analyst

at  Arts and Humanities Research Council AHRC

JOB PURPOSE

This role will be responsible for the production of data analysis across the organisation, whilst also engaging with AHRC staff to ensure data analysis drives evidence-based decision making.
By managing and overseeing AHRC’s existing reporting dashboards the role will ensure AHRC’s data reporting requirements are effectively met. The role will also deliver data and analysis solutions across the whole of AHRC, recommending innovative and creative ways to analyse and present information to inform decision making.
Working alongside two other Data Analysts within AHRC the role will lead on data preparation and workflow management. The role will also be part of a larger data community across UKRI and will receive and provide support to this community. Individual training and development is a key part of the role and you will be encouraged to undertake courses in a direction to support your role within AHRC and your career objectives.
Through the use of AHRC’s current visualisation and analysis tools the role will provide analysis, leading to insights for teams across the organisation. Acting as a data analysis expert the role will help guide colleagues as to what analysis will be most appropriate, including which data visualisations and data sources to use. The position will also contribute to the development of tools and solutions, working across UKRI to ensure suitable tools are available and well utilised.
The role will work across the whole range of AHRC’s teams including helping operational colleagues to continuously improve processes whilst also supporting existing operational processes. Support will also be provided to strategic colleagues helping to provide insights and support to strategy development as well as ensuring AHRC can successfully measure its successes through quantitative measures. These activities will utilise AHRC data as well as wider data sources within the sector.

TEAM PURPOSE

The Portfolio Management and Insights team has a wide range or responsibilities within AHRC. The team provides a crucial support role to the organisation, managing and improving reporting processes as well as providing support to assurances and risk processes. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion along with policy also sits within the team and it helps to drive continuous improvement. The management of data and analysis also sits within the team, they are responsible for ensuring data is effectively and consistently used across the organisation.