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Form of workJob Introduction Are you a data whizz seeking a role where you will have the freedom to build applications and support innovation across the Midlands? If so, this may be the perfect role for you.
Midlands Connect have a 12-month fixed term contract, for a seasoned Data Analyst to join their dynamic strategy and insights team. This pivotal role will play a key part in establishing a robust Data Analyst function within the organisation, contributing significantly to data innovation and providing the essential evidence base for the Midlands Connect Strategy Transport Plan.
This multifaceted role involves creating and managing the tools necessary for the business's operations. You'll collaborate closely with transport planners and programme managers, comprehensively understanding their needs, and providing support in the implementation process. As a valued member of our expanding team, you will actively contribute to various transport related projects. Your responsibilities will encompass a spectrum of technical techniques, including acquiring and storing spatially enabled data, as well as conducting geo-spatial data analytics. These skills will empower you to offer objective advice, enhancing the effectiveness of our strategy.
To be successful in this role we require a creative technical minded individual who is thorough, detail orientated, results driven and has a good knowledge of geo-spatial data.
What will you be doing?
Applicants will need to evidence that they have the legal right to work in the UK. If we make an offer of employment, we will need to check that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.
Salary and benefits.We advertise salary ranges for job roles, with new appointments typically starting at the lowest salary point. In exceptional cases, where higher skill levels or experience are applicable, the salary point may be adjusted to secure the best candidate. This approach allows for potential year-on-year salary increases, offering progression and appropriate rewards to employees.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes a Local Government Pension Scheme, 28 days of paid annual leave, Cycle to Work Scheme, and discounted shopping with over 2,000 big-name retailers. For more details, please visit the benefits page on our careers site.
Hybrid working, location and working pattern.We believe hybrid working is the best way for our organisation to fulfil our commitment to a modern, agile workplace while continuing to provide a great service to our customers. Hybrid working means having flexibility between working in the office and at home on agreed days, where a role allows. This is agreed between an employee and their line manager, considering the business, team, and employee needs.
The location for this role is Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway, Birmingham, B1 1TT. It is expected that you can split your time between the office and working remotely, with at least 2 days spent in the office a week.
About us.Midlands Connect researches, develops, and progresses transport projects which will provide the biggest possible environmental, economic, and social benefits for the Midlands and the rest of the UK.
Our aim of these improvements is to transform regional and UK gateways, bringing the Midlands closer together and accelerating cost-effective improvements to unlock east-west connectivity that will enable the Midlands’ economies to work more effectively together.
Our partnership is vast: councils, LEPs, Chambers of Commerce, airports, HS2 Ltd, Network Rail, Highways England, and our sponsor the Department for Transport. We work closely with all of them, as well as MPs and businesses, to amplify our messages and build relationships internally and externally.
We’re ambitious, forward thinking and determined to find better ways of working, always leading the way in what we do. We trust and support each other to get the job done, and encourage creativity, originality, and curiosity from those who work with us. We’re committed to creating an accessible and diverse workplace, one that nurtures an inclusive environment where our people can be themselves.
Midlands Connect is an independent organisation, tasked by government to advise on the best value strategic transport projects in the Midlands. Our accountable body is the West Midlands Combined Authority who support us through providing HR, finance, and governance support to help deliver our priorities.
Reasonable adjustments.If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Team (careers@wmca.org.uk). We are here to assist and accommodate your needs.If your values align with ours and you’re committed to working towards creating a future we can all be proud of, we want to hear from you.
Midlands Connect have a 12-month fixed term contract, for a seasoned Data Analyst to join their dynamic strategy and insights team. This pivotal role will play a key part in establishing a robust Data Analyst function within the organisation, contributing significantly to data innovation and providing the essential evidence base for the Midlands Connect Strategy Transport Plan.
This multifaceted role involves creating and managing the tools necessary for the business's operations. You'll collaborate closely with transport planners and programme managers, comprehensively understanding their needs, and providing support in the implementation process. As a valued member of our expanding team, you will actively contribute to various transport related projects. Your responsibilities will encompass a spectrum of technical techniques, including acquiring and storing spatially enabled data, as well as conducting geo-spatial data analytics. These skills will empower you to offer objective advice, enhancing the effectiveness of our strategy.
To be successful in this role we require a creative technical minded individual who is thorough, detail orientated, results driven and has a good knowledge of geo-spatial data.
What will you be doing?
- Analyse data using a range of tools and techniques.
- Carry out research, gather data and perform analysis and calculations to support the development of intelligence and management information.
- Act as a lead delivery resource on project work streams.
- Monitor systems, processes and practices.
- Collaborate with colleagues across Midlands Connect to ensure the technical services provided to the organisation are efficient, effective and support wider business objectives.
- Pro-active in your approach to learning new data analytical techniques.
- Ensure effective data governance.
- Support the Data Lead with the identification and application of the right tools and techniques for data collection, analysis and data visualisation.
- Good experience in the development and design of databases to integrate data from various sources.
- Good working experience in communicating/presenting/reporting complex data analytics concisely and to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Good knowledge of spatial analysis
- Working experience in the use of databases to manage, analyse and report information.
- Ability to work on own initiative, prioritising work to meet demands.
- Meticulous attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.
- Good communication and presentation skills.
- Proven experience utilising scripting languages for automation and tool development
Applicants will need to evidence that they have the legal right to work in the UK. If we make an offer of employment, we will need to check that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.
Salary and benefits.We advertise salary ranges for job roles, with new appointments typically starting at the lowest salary point. In exceptional cases, where higher skill levels or experience are applicable, the salary point may be adjusted to secure the best candidate. This approach allows for potential year-on-year salary increases, offering progression and appropriate rewards to employees.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes a Local Government Pension Scheme, 28 days of paid annual leave, Cycle to Work Scheme, and discounted shopping with over 2,000 big-name retailers. For more details, please visit the benefits page on our careers site.
Hybrid working, location and working pattern.We believe hybrid working is the best way for our organisation to fulfil our commitment to a modern, agile workplace while continuing to provide a great service to our customers. Hybrid working means having flexibility between working in the office and at home on agreed days, where a role allows. This is agreed between an employee and their line manager, considering the business, team, and employee needs.
The location for this role is Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway, Birmingham, B1 1TT. It is expected that you can split your time between the office and working remotely, with at least 2 days spent in the office a week.
About us.Midlands Connect researches, develops, and progresses transport projects which will provide the biggest possible environmental, economic, and social benefits for the Midlands and the rest of the UK.
Our aim of these improvements is to transform regional and UK gateways, bringing the Midlands closer together and accelerating cost-effective improvements to unlock east-west connectivity that will enable the Midlands’ economies to work more effectively together.
Our partnership is vast: councils, LEPs, Chambers of Commerce, airports, HS2 Ltd, Network Rail, Highways England, and our sponsor the Department for Transport. We work closely with all of them, as well as MPs and businesses, to amplify our messages and build relationships internally and externally.
We’re ambitious, forward thinking and determined to find better ways of working, always leading the way in what we do. We trust and support each other to get the job done, and encourage creativity, originality, and curiosity from those who work with us. We’re committed to creating an accessible and diverse workplace, one that nurtures an inclusive environment where our people can be themselves.
Midlands Connect is an independent organisation, tasked by government to advise on the best value strategic transport projects in the Midlands. Our accountable body is the West Midlands Combined Authority who support us through providing HR, finance, and governance support to help deliver our priorities.
Reasonable adjustments.If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Team (careers@wmca.org.uk). We are here to assist and accommodate your needs.If your values align with ours and you’re committed to working towards creating a future we can all be proud of, we want to hear from you.
