Digital Analyst

DIGITAL ANALYST

Salary: £33,000 - £35,000 per annum

Reports to: Analytics and Reporting Manager

Department: Marketing, Fundraising and Engagement

Location: Stratford w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office). We are open to further discussions on flexibility for the successful candidate.

Employment type: Permanent

Working hours: 35 hours per week (Compressed Hours available)

Closing date: Tuesday 30 January 2024, 23:55 *

* Please note that we may close this role earlier than stated, therefore early application is encouraged to avoid disappointment.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we we're looking for someone talented, someone determined, someone like you.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Digital Analyst. This is a unique opportunity to provide expert analytics, data insight and reporting for Cancer Research UK's Marketing, Fundraising and Engagement digital portfolio. Our team is on the forefront of innovation having already implemented Google Analytics 4. We're looking for a highly skilled and energetic analytics professional to take this opportunity to optimise our activity and embed best practice across the organisation.

What will I be doing?

• Understanding stakeholder business objectives and gathering reporting and analysis requirements and documents as per the team's governance model
• Leading projects to develop and provide robust, high quality and insightful KPI reports and analysis for each area of the business
• Ensuring that reports and insights are communicated to stakeholders in a way that drives impact and influence
• Developing the ability to competently use a broad range of reporting and analysis tools across multiple data sources, building a source agnostic approach
• Investigating and reconciling data inconsistencies, ensuring that the Analyst & Reporting team produce consistent results and information
• Identifying opportunities and collaborating with other team members to improve the governance of reporting and analysis
• Building, developing and managing relationships and sharing skills and learning with key stakeholders and networks to ensure the work of the department matches needs and builds capability.

What skills are you looking for?

• Relevant experience of reporting and data analysis techniques and statistics gained in an organisation or agency
• Relevant knowledge of Digital Analytics and Digital Analytics Software (i.e., Google Analytics, Google Big Query)
• Relevant experience of manipulating a broad range of data sets for reporting needs or driving out insight (i.e. SQL, SPSS, SAS, R or Oracle commands)
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel
• Relevant experience of presenting findings using power point and data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, Looker Studio), using outputs to make actionable recommendations
• Experience of leading and delivering projects with proven impact and demonstrating excellent project management and planning skills with ability to prioritise workload
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to convey expertise in a way that engages and builds their knowledge
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with others and work as part of a team.

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We review pay annually and aim to recognise individual performance and achievements.

We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview.

Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.