Data Analyst

Gold Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Gold Group seeks a Data Analyst to support the BIST Machinery of Government change, working in an Agile team to deliver data analyses and visualisations. You will use AWS QuickSight, R Shiny and Streamlit and code in SQL, R and Python to produce actionable insights for decision making.

You'll collaborate across the department to understand needs, manage data and ensure governance. Location options include London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham or Darlington.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering data analyses and visualisations for decision makers.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear insights for non-technical audiences.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Produce data analyses and dashboards to support MoG change initiatives.
• Collaborate with colleagues to identify data needs and governance considerations.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

Agile ways of working

Communication

Tools

AWS QuickSight

R Shiny

Streamlit

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Can be located in the following - London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Darlington

Data Analyst required to work on the BIST Machinery of Government change and/or to support or supplement teams where existing specialists need to be diverted on to MoG work.
The required specialist experience is not currently available within existing Department for Business and Trade capacity. Existing civil servants in this profession are fully allocated to priority delivery commitments.
The BIST MoG is due to start its discovery phase on 1 October 2026, this is a time-critical activity to establish the evidence needed to support future decisions about service transitions, operating models, people impacts, technology migration and delivery planning.
The Data Analyst will work in an Agile team and independently to deliver data analysis projects. They will collaborate with colleagues across the department to identify, understand and communicate data insights that add the most value and contribute to efficiencies, productivity and growth in their area.

They will produce compelling analysis and visualisation of data to provide actionable insights to colleagues across the department using tools such as AWS QuickSight, R Shiny and Streamlit and programming languages such as SQL, R and Python.
They will communicate with technical and non-technical audiences with the ability to listen and interpret their needs.
The Data Analyst will develop an understanding of the systems we use to organise and store data, identifying and assessing new data sources, and investigating and resolving problems as they occur. They will use these to manage and maintain data, ensuring it aligns to BIST's data standards, is protected, and used in line with established governance.

Current Security clearnace would be beneficial

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