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On behalf of UKRI, we are looking for a Data Business Analyst Inside IR35 for a 3 month contract based remotely with occasional travel to Swindon 

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.

UKRI invests £8 billion of taxpayers’ money each year into research and innovation and the people who make it happen. They work across a huge range of fields – from biodiversity conservation to quantum computing, and from space telescopes to innovative health care. They give everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, bringing together people and organisations nationally and globally to create, develop and deploy new ideas and technologies.

As a Data Business Analyst, your main responsibilities will be:

Data Warehouse practitioner: You will have experience of working with facts & dimensions within the context of data mapping and modelling activities, and have a strong data analytics mindset.

• Business Data needs: You have the ability to identify business data from upstream sources, and subsequently able to elicit user requirements of the data downstream, using relevant techniques and approaches.

• Data Warehouse practitioner: You will have experience of working with facts & dimensions within the context of data mapping and modelling activities, and have a strong data analytics mindset.

• Business Data needs: You have the ability to identify business data from upstream sources, and subsequently able to elicit user requirements of the data downstream, using relevant techniques and approaches.

• Data Modelling & mapping: In addition to collating, synthesising and presenting data requirements to modeller and development teams for delivery, you will be expected to provide data mapping and modelling support when required and are competent with using various data analysis tools.

• Testing & Delivery: You can define and review requirements, specifications and test conditions, plus can identify issues and risks associated and analyse the results from data ingestion, modelling and delivery testing.

• Stakeholder Management: You can tailor communications based upon audience, can provide timely and necessary activity reporting, and are able to build rapport across matrix team structures.

• Problem Solving & Decision Making: You can investigate problems, analyse options and provide recommendations for solutions; taking opposing views to reach consensus and using evidence to explain rationale.

• Agile Working: You have a trusted and well-used ‘kit bag’ of approaches, and can compare, select and support the most appropriate tool or method, alongside able to prioritise activities and balance workload demands.

• Business Improvement: You know how to analyse current services and processes, and can identify and implement opportunities to optimsie these.

• Organisational Practice: You may have experience of working on projects and/or BAU products within a complex, mult-stakeholder public sector organisation.

• Personal qualities: Can work independently and competently, have a strong appreciation of the remit of the role and how it fits into the broader context of the organisation, will advance the BDA practition through sharing methodologies, will build strong working relationships, and will pro-actively drive positive change.

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 Covenant / 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".