Role: Junior Data Consultant
Salary: From £23,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid - flexibility to work from home or at any of our main hubs (London, Bristol, Manchester and Harwell)

Jisc is the UK higher, further education and skills sectors’ not-for-profit organisation for digital services and solutions. We believe education and research improves lives, and technology improves education and research.
Our vision is for the UK to be a world leader in technology for education and research and our mission is to power and empower our members with the technology and data they need to succeed. We know that digital technology has the ability to transform the student experience. We have the experience, expertise and know-how to drive that transformation.

About the role and team:
Jisc are developing a range of services within the Business Intelligence space. These are now being transitioned to full Jisc services within the Data Analytics Directorate, and this role will be part of the team delivering the service as it expands. Areas of development include a business intelligence consultancy offering, Tailored Datasets, Heidi Plus and Interactive insights.

As a Junior Data Consultant, you will work as part of the data consultancy team, to build extensive data knowledge and apply this to provide advice, guidance, support and consultancy to our customers. This may include written reports, the delivery of on-site consultancy through workshops and using the latest visualisation techniques.

Your key tasks will include but not be limited to:

• Contribute to numerous pieces of work, offering specialist advice and expertise to customers and ensuring the analyst team have the specifications and steer to meet Tailored dataset customer requirements.
• Build strong relationships with customers to ensure service delivery is effective.
• Resolve queries and issues raised by customers, escalating as appropriate in order to ensure an effective response is delivered.
• Specify and create specialist data reports in order to ensure the Consultancy customers’ requirements are met. Using the latest visualisation techniques (when required) by developing an advanced technical knowledge of the data streams and the techniques required to extract and prepare it.
• Develop subject matter knowledge of the various data sources, including but not confined to: HE, FE and research
• Delivery of data intelligence consultancy services to FE, HE, research and commercial customers.
• Use of analytics tools (e.g. Tableau) to generate data visualisations for use in reports, data products and in the customer service delivery.

Do you have the following ?

• Experience of working with groups and individuals to understand their aims, needs, current position and other relevant information and identify tailored solutions.
• Experience in applying business intelligence solutions to solve problems
• Customer facing experience
  

Please refer to the job description for full details.

Don’t meet every single requirement?
We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box but we realise the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist. So, if you can do most of what we’re looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

Why work at Jisc:
At Jisc we believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life.
We offer hybrid working and although the majority of our staff work from home, getting face to face is something we value and find time for when we can. If you prefer an office environment all our hubs are open and offer a great space to work.

Our benefits are great too. We offer:

• Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and an additional three closure days over Christmas
• A generous pension scheme with above average employer contributions
• A range of leave options, including parental leave, volunteer leave and even career breaks.
• A generous budget to attend conferences and in-person training
• Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office
• A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning
• Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment, plus your own Wellbeing allowance to spend on wellbeing for you
• Financial well-being support
• Discounts on big-name high-street stores
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee recognition awards and travel loans

Equality, diversity and inclusion:
At Jisc, we strive to be best in practice and are working hard to achieve progressive change. ‘Always inclusive’ is one of our six guiding principles - a principle which actively encourages acceptance of differences within individuals.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, neurodivergence, trans status, veteran status or gender identity.

Application process:
Please do let us know what reasonable adjustments you need made to the application or selection process so you can do your best. We will be happy to help you.

Just so you know, we review CVs as we receive them, and interview as soon as we have applications that look like a good match (usually within a week). We advertised this role on 01/03/2023, so, please apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out.