Data Analyst Apprentice

NatWest Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Apprentice in Business Banking, where you'll develop essential skills in data analysis and process improvement. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to kickstart your career with comprehensive training and mentoring. You'll engage in high-quality analytical work, helping to identify business opportunities while receiving support to achieve professional qualifications. With a competitive salary and a range of flexible benefits, this is an exciting chance to thrive in a dynamic environment while contributing to meaningful projects.

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

25 Days Holiday

Retirement Fund Contribution

Qualifications

• Passion for learning and determination to succeed.
• Ability to maintain strong customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Manage analysis of complex business data to identify issues.
• Plan and provide analytical input for innovative processes.

Skills

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

GCSE in Maths

GCSE in English

Job description

Join us in October 2025 as an Apprentice in our Commercial & Institutional – Business Banking - Small Business Lending Team.

What you'll do

• Help to manage the analysis of complex business, franchise or function data to identify business issues and opportunities.
• Plan and provide high quality analytical input to support the development and implementation of innovative processes and problem resolution.
• Capture, validate and document business and data requirements, making sure they are in line with key strategic principles.
• Interrogate, interpret and visualise large volumes of data to identify, support and challenge business opportunities and identify solutions.
• Develop high level operating and business models, as well as detailed process documentation and training material.

What you’ll learn

Taking on an apprentice role could be a fantastic starting point or change for your career. You’ll receive support every step of the way, with guidance, training and mentoring to help you reach your full potential. Your line manager will set you up with goals and an individual learning plan, to help you complete professional qualifications or technical trainings.

Your learning journey will include:

• Understanding relevant legal, governmental or industry regulations affecting the organisation.
• Analyzing and prioritising quality-specific risks and opportunities.
• Communicating organisational quality strategy at all levels.
• Planning, measuring, managing and monitoring the organisation’s quality objectives.

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for people with a passion for learning and high levels of determination, motivation, and drive to succeed. You’ll have strong communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills with the ability to build, maintain, and enhance relationships at all levels.

You’ll also need:

• The ability to maintain a strong customer focus.
• An innovative and creative mindset.
• Good problem solving skills and a proactive and inquisitive mindset, with the ability to challenge and offer solutions.
• An analytical, numerate, and logical skillset with the ability to adapt well to change.
• Good planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage your time effectively.

What else you need to know

An Apprenticeship is a development programme. At NatWest, we offer apprenticeship programmes for candidates who have little or no qualifications or experience in the subject of study.

If you have substantial experience or qualifications in the apprenticeship subject, you may be overqualified and not meet the programme criteria. Please check the FAQs before applying to ensure you meet the requirements.

Eligibility

It would be ideal if you can provide evidence of your grade A-C or Level 4, Maths and English GCSE or equivalent results, but this is not necessary to start with us as an apprentice. If you didn’t achieve the desired grades or cannot provide evidence of your qualifications, we’ll support you during your apprenticeship.

How we'll reward you

You’ll join on a salary of £25,020, which is competitive.

You’ll also benefit from:

• A range of protection, healthcare, and lifestyle benefits through NatWest Group Benefits, our fully flexible reward programme.
• A holiday entitlement of 25 days plus bank holidays.
• A monthly contribution to your retirement fund.

For more details on our benefits, visit our rewards and benefits page.

Our people work differently depending on their roles and needs. From hybrid working to flexible hours, we offer options to help our people thrive.

This role is based in the United Kingdom, and all work must be carried out in the UK.

Hours

35 hours per week.

Job Posting Closing Date:

21/05/2025

Ways of Working:

Hybrid