Insight Analyst

A brand new role has recently arisen for an Insight Analyst to join a well-known charity based in their head office in Shoreditch, London. As the Insight Analyst you will play a important role in the reporting and analysis for teams to help develop and inform the design of services, customer journeys and income. This is an exciting time to join the charity as they’ve got a well-established Data team and are now using advanced data science techniques meaning you will learn new skills in Python, R and various statistical modelling techniques.

This is the perfect role for you if you're an Insight Analyst who currently has SQL skills and ideally some knowledge in customer analysis who wants to move to a role where you can learn everything data science related. This charity will provide you with excellent internal and external training opportunities to allow you to become an expert in statistical techniques and move into more of a Data Science role.

Working for this excellent charity you will get to utilise their flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 1-2 days a week.

Skills required for the Insight Analyst are:

• Excellent knowledge in SQL.
• Experience of working with large volumes of data.
• Ability to pick up new skills quickly and keen interest to learn.
• Any knowledge in Python or R is desirable but you will be given full training.

Insight Analyst / SQL / Python / R / Statistical Modelling / Excel / Data Analyst 

Salary: £35,000 - £39,000 + Excellent Benefits (Working from home, flexible working hours etc.)

Location: Shoreditch, London

Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity!

Understanding Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy.

This role can be based at any of our South London, Bristol, Birmingham or Manchester hubs however the successful candidate will be able to work primarily from home for the foreseeable future.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an accomplished analyst to join the small but crucial Impact team at The Prince’s Trust, within the Service Design & Delivery directorate.

Making an impact on young people is at the heart of what we do so measuring and evaluating our services is key to informing the programmes we design and showcasing our success with partners and funders.

Most importantly you must believe in The Trust’s work, live our company values and fit in with our team’s positive, supportive and collaborative culture.

What you will do:

• Be responsible for transforming how we use our data to shape our services.
• Drive our performance and showcase our work with our supporters.
• Create and maintain an infrastructure of systems and tools for undertaking analysis and supplying data and insights.

What we need from you:

• A solid foundation of technical knowledge
• A track record of unlocking the power of data to drive organisational success
• Skills using data analysis tools including Google studio, BI systems such as Oracle service cloud and software including R, Python and SQL
• Experience presenting analysis through written and verbal outputs, including facilitating insight based discussions

For full details, please go to the job description. 

Why we need Data Analysts:

This dedicated team is focused on delivering 10,000 young people into sustainable jobs on health & care.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper. 

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days of annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Flexible working! You can work hours to fit in with, school hours, college hours or care arrangements for example. You can also work from home. 
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• Volunteer / attend events such as music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year.

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Req ID: 433 

Amnesty International UK wants to inspire and mobilise more people with its message of freedom, justice and equality. To do this, we are searching for a Marketing Analyst to be based in our Data Analysis Team. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about drawing insights from data and is keen to use their analytical skills to maximise the impact of our campaigns to end human rights abuses.

About the role

The Marketing Analyst is responsible for providing the insight, reporting and learnings to evaluate the effectiveness and inform the direction of Amnesty International UK’s marketing and campaigning activities. The role is also responsible for managing the extraction of mailing and other contact data for AIUK’s supporter development initiatives. Working closely with other members of the Data Analysis team, the Marketing Analyst role is also required to produce written reports and dashboards, ensuring that data analysis findings are communicated to key stakeholders across the organisation in an engaging and impactful manner.

About you

You will have experience undertaking analysis and reporting of marketing campaigns, as well as of statistical analysis within a marketing environment. You will have experience of developing and maintaining reporting and dashboard solutions to monitor and analyse campaign and marketing activity and inform decision making at a tactical and strategic level.

Experience will also be necessary of working with marketing platforms, relational databases, and a range of data analysis tools and techniques. You will be experienced in data selections, data cleansing and manipulation. You must be an advanced user of MS SQL, MS Excel and be familiar with R, Python or similar statistical analysis tools. You will be creative with solving problems with data and take a proactive approach to making improvement. You will work well both independently and as part of a team and have strong organisational and time management skills.

You will have a strong understanding of Data Protection legislation, Equal Opportunities, and a commitment to the aims and objectives of Amnesty International UK.

For full details of the role, please see the job description below.

Do you want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world? If your answer is yes, then we would encourage you to apply.

About us
Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied. Already our network of over seven million people is making a difference in almost every country in the world. Whether we are applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we are all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are enjoyed by all.

We are dedicated to being an inclusive employer and offer the following benefits:

• 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) moving to 37 after 5 years service
• Generous pension where 2-5% employee contribution is matched at 6-9% by AIUK
• Life Assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Opportunities to volunteer at major events
• Flexible working supported wherever possible
• Interest free Travel / Bike / Computer loans
• Range of wellbeing and social activities

Amnesty International UK as an organisation values equality, diversity, and inclusion, we want to be an organisation that tackles any structural discrimination or prejudice. We are actively trying to increase diversity in our organisation, particularly at senior levels, and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Apply for this role
For further details about the role please see the job description and person specification on the AIUK website. To apply, please complete an application form before midday on 01 September 2020. However, we reserve the right close the application period earlier than this date should we receive a high number of applications.

Please ensure all information to be considered is included in the application form, as CV’s and cover letters will not be seen by the hiring panel.

Interviews will be held online on 15th September.

Please note that to be considered for this role, candidates must be able to provide proof of their eligibility to work in the UK.

Want to use your skills in SQL and data selections to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

Join WaterAid as Campaign Planning & Selections Officer to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.

The Campaign Planning & Selections Team sits within the Performance and Insight Department. Working alongside the Business and Market Insight Teams, the team is focused on ensuring that WaterAid UK adopts an insight-led and data-driven approach to maximising return on investment in fundraising and campaigning activity. This is achieved through targeted supporter communications, delivering data selections, activity monitoring and end of campaign reporting.

This is a full-time, 9 month fixed-term contract.

In this role, you will manage campaign selections as well as work with stakeholders across the organisation with a particular focus on campaign selections delivery

You'll also:
* Manage the scheduling and delivery of data selections and segmentations in an accurate and timely fashion, in accordance with the agreed data selection brief and deadlines.
* Identify barriers to optimal campaign selections and proactively seek methods to address and improve them.
* Deputise as appropriate for the Campaign Planning & Selections Manager

To be successful, you'll need:

• Advanced knowledge of relational databases and experience of working with large and complex data sets.
• Experience of writing SQL syntax, including the creation of views, stored procedures and processes.
• Working knowledge of GDPR.

To see the full job pack, please click "Apply"

Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.

Applications will close one minute before midnight on Sunday 23rd August. Availability for interview is required on w/c 24th August.

Salary: c£28,500 per annum with excellent benefits.

Other Information
WaterAid benefits include:

• 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Flexible working conditions, including the opportunity for part-time work and home working up to 2 days a week
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave.
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

WaterAid is currently located at Durham Street, Vauxhall. However, we will be leaving our current location in Sept 2020 and moving to 20 Canada Square, Canary Wharf. Therefore the London Office location and contract base, if you are successfully offered the role, will change. This will be discussed at the interview stage with you.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely serious. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us.

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is a leading independent funder supporting exceptional organisations which are building a more inclusive, creative and sustainable society in the UK. In 2019 the Foundation gave over £40m in grants to charities and social enterprises. Esmée Fairbairn also operate a social investment fund for organisations that can deliver a social benefit along with financial return.

Esmée Fairbairn is one of the leading players in the social investment field with a total budget of £45m. Since inception of the programme in 2008, they have committed £61m to 162 investments. The Foundation currently has 78 social investment commitments totalling £34m. Esmée Fairbairn make social investments across the areas of arts, children and young people, sustainable food, the environment and social change.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with the Foundation to recruit the newly developed role of Social Investment Portfolio Manager.

The role:

This role is a part of an ambitious new strategy launching in 2020. You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of social investments through proactively engaging with a network of existing investees; carrying out financial assessments, monitoring and reporting, extracting learning, due diligence and making supportive recommendations for new investments.

You will work closely alongside the Head of Social Investment, the Social Investment Manager, with applicants, colleagues and third-party advisers to ensure the smooth transition from initial application through to successful investment and post investment support. Working on existing investments in addition to procuring new prospects, this role is key to developing and applying the Foundation's approach to supportive portfolio management and with it, enabling greater impact for the incredible initiatives funded.


The person:

Are you a dynamic and ambitious person with a background in social impact, financial analysis, supporting or running social enterprises and/or social investment? If so, this could be the perfect role for you.

The successful candidate will have a genuine understanding of the social investment world, is impact-first, who will have empathy with the work of social entrepreneurs and is accomplished in financial analyst.

You will have strong relational skills and will be able to engage, convene and support a network of social investees and partner social investment organisations. Precise and systematic, this person will be intellectually curious, IT savvy (particularly around Excel & CRM databases) and collaborative by nature. An outstanding eye for detail will be combined with the ability to appreciate the bigger picture whilst understanding the difficulties social enterprises face in turning their great ideas into viable, successful social businesses.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role.

Do you want to work somewhere that no two days are the same?

Where you make a difference to people`s lives?
...and one that values yours?

Yes? Work for us - The WEA. Create real change, and be a part of something bigger.

We have a new and exciting role for a C#/ .Net ICT Developer.

Key areas of responsibilityThe ICT Developer will be responsible for supporting the WEA in growing their I.T platforms and producing application integrations, customisations and automated coding solutions using .NET core, and C# based deliverables.

You will be expected to manage and deliver the optimisation of IT applications and databases.

This role will include occasional travel across England and Scotland.About youAre you a passionate, ICT Developer looking for a new role? If so, we would love to hear from you.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play an active part in a vibrant educational movement.

£57,034 - £67,970 + £4,000 Accountancy Allowance

Two year fixed term contract

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world. 

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.

This role will lead a team that supports one of the three Director Generals (DGs) and their teams to effectively discharge their financial accountabilities. This includes supporting directors’ responsibilities for effective financial oversight of the arm’s-length bodies sponsored by each DG group.

You will work closely with the Deputy Finance Director and other A(U) Heads of Finance to lead and develop the finance business partnering team - fulfilling the team’s vision to support strategic decision making and policy development by being insightful, trusted and professional.

You will be responsible for the provision of a valued, efficient and effective finance business partnering function across your areas.

Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Lead and engender a culture of continuous improvement and personally demonstrate DCMS’s values. Lead, manage, develop and support a high-quality team of individuals to achieve these aims.
• Provide high-quality finance advice and guidance on all financial matters as necessary, from accounting to budgeting, auditing and the government’s Estimates processes.
• Act as a senior finance business partner to your areas of responsibility ensuring that senior stakeholders have the right support to make good policy decisions in line Managing Public Money and other government finance rules.
• Provide strategic and tactical advice on all finance matters to Ministers, the Permanent Secretary, Executive Board and Departmental Audit & Risk Committee.
• Lead the team in scrutinising, challenging and guiding budget holders ALBs in the provision of timely and accurate forecasts against budgets, re-forecasting exercises, end-of-year reporting exercises, main and supplementary estimates and other fiscal events.
• Lead the team on scrutiny, challenge and the provision of financial advice on business cases, policy announcements including attendance at Finance Committee, Investment Sub-Committee in the capacity of the expert finance business partner.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Be strong leader with a solid history of delivery; be able to communicate effectively at all levels both internally and externally; and be able to routinely communicate complex financial, accounting and budgetary issues
• Be a fully qualified accountant with excellent interpersonal skills, along with excellent literacy and numeracy and a collaborate, solutions-oriented approach.
• Working knowledge of Managing Public Money and central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable)
• Intermediate or higher Excel skills (desirable).

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell. The closing date for applications is Sunday 16th August at 11:55pm.