Data Analyst

Royal Voluntary Service; Remote; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent charity organization is seeking a Data Analyst to join its Finance Team on a full-time, remote basis. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and analyzing data to support decision-making across multiple teams. Key skills include expertise in Power BI and data governance, and at least 2 years of experience in a data analysis role. This position offers a competitive salary and various benefits, including generous holiday and a pension scheme.

Benefits

26 days' holiday plus statutory Bank Holidays

2 days Volunteer leave

Company sick pay after probation

Pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Experience in writing reporting dashboards with tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Looker.
• Strong analytical skills for detailed data analysis and trend insights.
• Ability to understand data structures and perform effective data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into insightful dashboards and reports.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and governance across reports.
• Improve dashboards based on user feedback and changing business needs.

Skills

Power BI reporting

Data analysis

Dashboard creation

Excel skills

Data governance knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Education

2 years of experience as a Data Analyst or Reporting Analyst

Tools

Tableau

Looker

MetaBase

Job description

Job Description

Royal Voluntary Service has an opportunity available for a Data Analyst to join our Finance Team, working from home. You will join us on full-time, permanent basis , and in return, you will receive a salary of £31,210 per annum.

About the Data Analyst role :

We are looking for a detail-oriented Data Analyst / Business Partner to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, collecting, analysing, and interpreting a range of data to support evidence-based decision‑making across the charity. You will work closely with colleagues to develop dashboards, generate reports, and uncover insights. The charity wants to work in a more dynamic way in terms of real‑time data generation and consistency.

This role will be critical to us understanding the delivery of our strategy, services, and special projects. This role will work across the charity from marketing / communications, EDI, finance, to operational and governance teams. The role covers reporting of financial and non-financial data, with a key focus on impact reporting.

Hours

35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location

Homebased in the UK with occasional national travel

Job Requirements

What you'll bring as our Data Analyst :

Knowledge

Knowledge of Power BI reporting and the ability to create dashboards tailored to end‑user requirements.

Familiarity with ERP and CRM systems.

Understanding of data governance and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR).

Knowledge of financial regulations and processes.

Skills

Proven experience in writing reporting dashboards in technologies such as Tableau, Looker, MetaBase or PowerBI.

Excellent Excel and analytical skills to provide detailed data analysis and trend insights.

Ability to understand data structures and perform effective data modelling.

Comfortable working independently to meet tight deadlines.

Experience delivering small group or 1 : 1 user training.

Strong stakeholder engagement skills with confidence in building relationships across teams.

Experience

Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Data Analyst or Reporting Analyst.

Proven background in data analysis or related fields, with strong proficiency in analytics tools and software.

Advanced experience in data analysis and trend identification.

Ability to deliver clear and documented results to end users.

Skilled in interpreting end‑user requirements into technical solutions and liaising with non‑technical users.

Experience working to deadlines and specific requests, delivering results on time.

Ability to work on own initiative, investigate data trends, and take ownership of actions.

Competent in presenting results in both technical and layman’s language.

Experience working with large datasets and databases.

Producing accurate, cross‑checked results and taking full responsibility for them.

Experience in implementing best practices for data management and reporting.

Job Responsibilities

• Ability to translate business requirements into clear, insightful dashboards and reports for different stakeholder groups
• Experience working with multiple data sources and ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and governance across reports
• Strong understanding of data modelling, metrics definition, and performance indicators to support decision‑making
• Experience iterating and improving dashboards based on user feedback and changing business needs
• Ability to present data in a clear, accessible way, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities

Power BI reporting and dashboard creation, ERP and CRM systems, data governance (e.g., GDPR), financial regulations and processes.

Power BI report writing, advanced Excel and analytical skills, data modelling, working independently to deadlines, user training, and stakeholder engagement.

Minimum 2 years as a Data or Reporting Analyst, strong proficiency in data analytics tools, trend analysis, translating end‑user requirements into technical solutions, working with large datasets, presenting results clearly, and implementing data / reporting best practices.

Job Benefits

This is all the other great stuff you'll be getting :

Benefits

26 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)

2 days Volunteer leave a year (pro rata)

Ten weeks’ company sick pay following successful completion of probation

A great pension scheme

2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification

Enhanced Family Leave schemes

An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website for discounts and cashback online

A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental / optical and other therapies

A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face‑to‑face counselling sessions included

Extensive online and on‑the‑job training to ensure you will succeed in your role

Opportunities to discuss flexible working

Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities, and society

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Data Analyst please click ‘apply’ today , we’d love to hear from you!

This is the latest you'll be able to apply, providing we do not close to applicants early :

The closing date for this role is 30 January 2026 . However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Please do not delay your application we often get a lot!

At Royal Voluntary Service our goal is to welcome everyone and build inclusive and diverse teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society.