Hybrid Data Analyst - Consultant (Fixed Term Contract) at Opencast

Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together?  

If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government and business. 

You’ll help clients improve their services by selecting the appropriate techniques to turn data into insights, by working within a product delivery team to develop performance measuring frameworks to track goals, user needs, or KPIs. You’ll operate within the client's requirements and the appropriate legal, technical and ethical constraints. 

Leading by example and promoting Opencast’s approach, you’ll mentor junior colleagues, provide constructive feedback, and demonstrate an understanding of each product delivery stage and how to apply appropriate measurements for that phase of work. 

Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with Opencast's quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards, and procedures while working on client. 

This role is offered on a 12 month fixed-term contract basis.

·     worked with data platforms such as Google Analytics, Splunk, Datadog, or similar 

·     used data visualisation tools such as Data Studio to create service performance dashboards 

·     designed and implemented a performance framework including KPIs or OKRs for a service or product 

·     analytical skills in identifying the right data sources and then validate and understand how to interpret the results 

·     collected, collated, cleansed, and interpreted data to derive meaningful and actionable insights 

·     an ability to use the most appropriate medium to visualise data to tell compelling and relevant actionable stories  

·     created hypotheses that can be tested, and developed insights based on your findings 

·     working within a GDS delivery environment within a government department 

·     valid Security Clearance or eligibility (5+ years residency in the UK)

·     visualising data using Power BI, Tableau, QlikView, Power Query or similar 

·     scripting and programming languages such as SQL, Python, R etc 

·     security and data privacy 

·     making recommendations for service changes 

Consultant salary range: £45,000-£50,000

Your working time at Opencast will be split between multiple locations, including from our HQ and hub locations, client site or home. Travel is part of life at Opencast, and takes in account requirements of your work, our clients and your team.

We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.   

Job interviews are on Microsoft Teams. We’ll make any adjustments to help you.  

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