Senior Data Analyst

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ROLE: SENIOR DATA ANALYST

We're looking for a Senior Data Analyst to join our Data & Insights team.

Code First Girls offers family-friendly, flexible working arrangements. With an office in Farringdon, London we offer hybrid working/remote work (depending on your location). For those living within 1.5 hours of London, we have one team day in the office per week. For those outside of London, we have in-person full team meetups in London once or twice a month.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Over the past few years, Code First Girls has become the largest provider of free coding courses for women and non-binary individuals. We've already provided more than 150,000 free learning opportunities and, by working with our company partners, we're getting more women into tech roles, boosting diversity and social mobility in the tech sector. Excitingly, we are also already operating our programme in a number of international regions, and have plans to expand on this in the near future.

ABOUT YOU & THE ROLE

As a Senior Data Analyst, you will have 5+ years demonstrable experience working with Data & Insights. You will work closely with various teams to translate business needs into technical specifications, design dashboards and deliver insights that drive business growth. This role is essential in ensuring that our stakeholders have access to the data they need in a visually compelling and easy-to-understand format.

We are looking for candidates who have a passion for driving social impact and a desire to change the technology industry. You will be an excellent communicator, think analytically and innovatively and be brimming with ideas to build on our data insights capabilities and processes. This is a brand new and exciting role that will have a profound effect on the way we do business by integrating technical expertise with business acumen.

We are a fast-paced business and as a start-up, a 'roll up your sleeves and dive in' attitude goes a long way, combined with an innate ability to adapt to change in your role. We want someone who isn't afraid to suggest new things, is eager to learn and comes with loads of ideas as to how to connect our systems and data into one seamless ecosystem.

SOME THINGS YOU'LL BE WORKING ON:

Dashboards & Reporting

• Create and maintain detailed and interactive dashboards and reports to provide marketing teams with real-time insights and KPI tracking.
• Build out student lifecycle data collection with regular insight and action recommendations.

Data Deep Dives & Actionable Insights

• Analyse large datasets to derive meaningful insights, trends and patterns related to student experience and learner behaviour.
• Work closely with cross-functional departments (marketing, operations, commercial) to deliver insights to optimise product development, improve client & student experience and inform decision making.
• Present data insights and recommendations to stakeholders through clear and visually engaging presentations which explain the "so what?".

Industry Surveys & Reports

• Create and refine community surveys, ensuring they are clear, unbiased and aligned with survey goals.
• Conduct comprehensive analysis of survey responses, providing insights to feed into research reports and topical insight reports.
• Work with third party organisations or partners developing data reports and insights.

Data Architecture & Compliance

• Ensure that data collected from various touchpoints is being collected accurately and stored securely.
• Manage data properties with the wider team and ensure data is clean, structured and aligned to business requirements.
• Research and provide recommendations for international requirements for data collection and storage.

GENERAL SKILLS:

• Experience using data viz / BI tools, preferably Tableau
• Advanced SQL skills (GCP BigQuery or Snowflake would be a bonus)
• Proven track record working as an 'analytics translator' to deliver actionable insights and recommendations
• Ability to lead multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of data visualisation best practises
• A commitment to mentoring and supporting junior team members to help them excel and grow in their roles

The above is our wishlist, please don't be put off applying if you don't match all of those criteria. Skills can be taught, and what's most important to us is finding the right fit for our team.

OTHER ROLE INFO & BENEFITS:

• Salary: £50k to £60k DOE + bonus
• Fully funded place on the Code First Girls CFGdegree (market value £10,000)
• Free CFG courses (valued at £685 each)
• 20 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Additional 10 days off over Christmas break (including Bank Holidays)
• Giving back volunteer day
• Special occasion day
• Mental health support through Spill
• Flexible working (with hybrid or remote working depending on location)
• Monthly team socials

STEPS IN THE PROCESS:

• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete a technical assessment and recorded video interview
• Those successful after these two stages will be invited to meet with the Head of Data & Insights and Operations Director, and be given a task to prepare for this interview
• Final candidate/s wider team meet and greet / interview

Inclusivity & Equal Opportunities
We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as the CFG team continues to grow.

Community Language
We use an inclusive definition of the word 'women' when talking about the Code First Girls community, which includes cisgender and transgender women.