Data Analyst at UK Research & Innovation, Remote/Swindon/London, 3 Months, £Contract Rate

Job Purpose:

Working within the Single Customer View project team, you'll support Innovate UK Business Growth by improving data quality, streamlining Salesforce CRM structures, improving guidance and supporting the reporting and data insight needs of the team. You'll work closely with the Senior Data Analyst and Delivery Operations Lead to ensure data is accurate, consistent and ready for use.

As a Data Analyst your main responsibilities will be:

• Resolve data quality issues, including deduplication, correction of inaccurate data and consolidation of records.
• Support improvements to the Salesforce CRM interface, including reorganising Objects, removing unused fields and strengthening validation rules.
• Improve data collection processes, guidance and monitoring to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Support the creation of new reporting templates, processes and requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the beneficiary triage process.
• Conduct quality assurance checks on triage data and work with the Senior Data Analyst to resolve issues.

Essential:

• Strong IT literacy with experience in data administration (collecting, entering, managing, reconciling and distributing data).
• Ability to organise and analyse large datasets.
• Familiarity with database/information systems, particularly Salesforce CRM.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities, adapting flexibly to rapidly changing demands and complex situations.
• Experience working in a fast xe2 paced, process xe2 driven environment under time, cost and quality constraints.
• Strong communication skills, able to explain complex issues in simple, non-technical terms.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Access, Word).

Desirable:

• Experience with data visualisation tools such as Power BI.
• Recognised qualification in computer science, computer engineering or a related field.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, UKRI guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Commitment

UKRI guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.