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X2 ANALYSTS
Salary: £33,000 - £35,000 per annum
Department: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement
Team: Analytics and Reporting Team
Contract: We have two permanent roles available
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week. We are open to a variety way of working including part-time (28 hours per week) or compressed hours.
Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)
Closing date: Sunday 11 June 2023 23:55
This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications are received or once a suitable candidate is found
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’re looking for someone talented, someone innovative and ambitious, someone like you.
We are looking for two Insight and Reporting Analysts to provide expert data analytics, reporting and insight to stakeholders across Cancer Research UK’s Marketing, Fundraising and Engagement directorate. You will lead on your own projects and contribute to the wider team delivery of analysis projects using a variety of data sources cross digital, marketing, supporter, and operational activity to drive the optimisation of fundraising for our life saving research.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to work with a range of tools including SPSS Modeler, Google Analytics and PowerBI to analyse a wide variety of data sources. You will be working in a team which prioritises your professional development, tailoring your responsibilities depending on if your interest lies in analytics or reporting.
What will I be doing?
Understanding stakeholder business objectives and gather reporting and analysis requirements and document 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 and ensure that the business has the most up to date and relevant information available as part of a programme of data analysis projects.
Ensuring that reports and insights are communicated to stakeholders in a way that drives impact and influence.
Ensuring delivery adheres to the established business processes and that all necessary documentation and working procedures are always maintained.
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 reconcile data inconsistencies, ensuring that Analyst & Reporting team produce consistent results and information.
Identifying opportunities and collaborate with other team members to improve the governance of reporting and analysis, generate more efficient processes, and provide a joined-up view of insight.
Building, developing, and managing relationships and share skills and learning with key stakeholders and networks to ensure the work of the department matches needs and builds capability.
What skills will I need?
Relevant experience of reporting and data analysis techniques and statistics gained in an organisation or agency, ideally with complex marketing and comms landscape.
Relevant experience of manipulating a broad range of data sets for reporting needs or driving out insight (i.e., SQL, SPSS, SAS, R and Oracle commands).
Advanced knowledge of MS Excel (experience in creating macros advantageous but not essential).
Relevant experience of presenting findings using power point and data visualisation tools (e.g., OBI answers and Power BI), using outputs to make actionable recommendations.
Experience of Google Analytics advantageous but not essential.
Experience of leading and delivering projects with proven impact and demonstrating excellent project management and planning skills with ability to prioritise workload.
Strategic skills (including analysis, structured thinking and logical reasoning) and strong accuracy and numeracy, with good attention to detail.
Evidence of proactive behaviours, and ability to work independently, challenges own performance, invests in own development and finds innovative solutions to problems.
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 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.
For the full job description and more information about working with us please email
harriet.jordison@cancer.org.uk
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.
For more information on this career opportunity please
visit our website
or contact us at
recruitment@cancer.org.uk
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There’s a place for everyone at Cancer Research UK. Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented, and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner.
If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you. We don’t expect everyone to meet all of the criteria listed.
We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen by emailing us at
recruitment@cancer.org.uk
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Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.