Apprentice Business Intelligence Analyst

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Do you want a job where you will help make a real difference? Are you looking for an apprenticeship role contributing to developing and delivering insight and analysis? Then we want to hear from you!

We are looking to recruit an Apprentice Business Analyst to join our National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Co-ordinating Centre to help us achieve our mission to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research.

Who are we?

We are NIHR co-ordinating centre, hosted within the School of Healthcare, Enterprise and Innovation . The NIHR funds, enables, and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth. Our research helps turn discoveries into new or improved treatments, diagnostics, medical technologies, and services. It provides those working in the NHS, public health, global health, and social care with the evidence they need to better support patients, the public and people who need care.

What will you do?

Working within our Insight team the successful post holder will grow their skills and knowledge during their 3-year apprenticeship to be able to co-develop and deliver insight and analysis to inform the delivery, policy, and practice of our centre and the wider NIHR. You will also contribute to the delivery and improvement of the Insight Team’s four core services: Data Service; Information Request Service; Portfolio Analysis Service; Research and Evaluation Service. Some of the key day-to-day tasks in this role are:

• Support those seeking data to refine their requirement, developing and agreeing a scope of work
• Provide response to routine, urgent or ad-hoc reporting information requests
• Project managing a cross-section of insight projects
• Reviewing and improving processes by responding to existing issues or proactively identifying new issues

Who are we looking for? 

The successful apprenticeship candidate will follow a Level 6/Integrated Degree level Data Scientist apprenticeship standard with Northeastern University (Data Scientist (Integrated Degree) - Northeastern University London (nulondon.ac.uk) ) – who are our appointed training provider for this programme.

The apprentice will develop skills and knowledge in:

• Using MS Excel to clean and analyse Data, and interpret findings
• Excellent project management skills and experience with the ability to independently organise work
• Strong communication skills and ability to build good working relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Excellent analytical skills for identifying and interpreting trends

We will look for potential in these areas during the recruitment of our apprentice candidate.

Why join us?

We think working here is great and we take the care of our staff seriously - putting our people at the heart of what we do. To learn more about what it’s like working with us, including flexible working, development opportunities and much more, then visit our website here! But don’t just take our word for it why not check out what our staff have to say below:

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This role is offered as a full time (35 hours per week) but we may consider part time to 0.8 WTE, please just state this in your application. 

On successful completion of the apprenticeship, pay will be the lowest spine point of Level 4, which is Spine Point 28 , £34,980 full-time equivalent.

In year one of the apprenticeship, pay will be 60 per cent of this lowest spine point value,  £20,988, before increasing to 70 per cent in year two and to 80 per cent in year three.

* NB - Notwithstanding the provisions set out above, all apprentices will receive a salary which equates to at least the applicable National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage     rate for their age, where this exceeds those contractual provisions.

If you have any questions about the role please contact us at [email protected]  

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply online at https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/1000217832