Data Analyst Apprenticeship - Level 4 - News

BBC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

BBC offers a Fixed-Term Apprenticeship as a Data Analyst Apprentice in London for 18 months. You’ll study for a Level 4 Data Analyst qualification with Cambridge Spark, learning on the job and developing data analysis, reporting and Python basics.

You’ll join the News Data and Payments Team, building data solutions in Excel, Smartsheet, Power Query, Power Automate and Power BI. This scheme targets non-graduates and includes career development.

Qualifications

• Interest in maths and logical thinking.
• Organisational skills and strong problem-solving ability.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and demands on time.
• Willingness to work occasional out-of-hours time.

Responsibilities

• Work with real data to uncover trends and support decision-making.
• Learn how data shapes services, projects and performance.
• Develop skills in collecting, analysing and presenting data, turning information into insights.
• Create reports and visualisations to help colleagues understand data.
• Understand data privacy, ethics and responsible data use.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Time management

Multitasking

Education

GCSE Maths/English

A Level Maths

Tools

Smartsheet

Power Query

Power Automate

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Contract Type: Fixed-Term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 18 months

Department: News

Location: London - London Broadcasting House

Salary: £24,650 (+£5,441 London Weighting)

COULD A BBC APPRENTICESHIP BE THE NEXT ROLE FOR YOU?

Join us as an apprentice at the BBC to give yourself the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job you'll love. We’re committed to your skills and talent development. You’ll learn on-the-job, developing your knowledge and skills in an area that interests you, whilst working towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.

WHY JOIN THIS SCHEME?

Do you enjoy maths, spotting patterns in data, or working with Excel? Kick-start your career with the BBC as a Data Analyst Apprentice. You'll work on real projects, learn from industry experts, and help shape a data-driven future. Best of all, we'll teach you Python coding from scratch, giving you valuable skills for the future. If you're curious, enjoy teamwork, and love solving problems, we'd love to hear from you.

Want to find out more? Watch recordings from our webinar series on our Life at the BBC YouTube playlist to learn more about this scheme and other opportunities we offer, and hear from current apprentices about their experiences.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM?

The News Data and Payments Team are a small team supporting our 24/7 global News operation.

We design, build and maintain data solutions in Excel, Smartsheet, Power Query, Power Automate and Power BI.

Areas we manage include mandatory training; hostile environments training around the world; taxi usage, make-up usage; workforce utilisation, and Press Card requests.

This is a very exciting time to join our team, we look forward to meeting you!

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

As a Data Analyst apprentice (DAA27), this is brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute - you will:

• Work with real data to uncover trends, solve problems and support decision-making.
• Learn how data helps shape services, projects and performance across the organisation.
• Develop skills in collecting, analysing and presenting data, turning information into clear insights.
• Create reports and visualisations that help colleagues understand and act on data.
• Understand the importance of data privacy, ethics and responsible data use

You’ll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. This means you’ll spend at least one day a week studying for a Level 4 Data Analyst qualification with our learning provider Cambridge Spark using its virtual delivery platform.

For more information on what you will study during the scheme, please see the Data Analyst apprenticeship standard.

YOUR SKILLS AND ELIGIBILITY

We’re interested in your passion for working at the BBC and your enthusiasm for delivering world-class content and operational excellence to our audiences. We’re not focused on your qualifications; instead, we look for potential and offer you the opportunity to apply your transferable strengths and experience to work in different ways.

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply:

• Enjoy working with data, numbers and excel spreadsheets, with an interest in maths and logical thinking.
• Have brilliant organisational skills and are great at problem-solving and negotiating
• Can manage multiple deadlines and demands on your time
• Have a calm and focused approach to changing circumstances
• Have a keen interest in the BBC and how people consume content, bursting with fresh ideas to introduce new perspectives
• Are an enthusiastic self-starter, flexible and adaptable to out-of-hours working

This scheme is aimed at non-graduates. If you have a degree and you’re interested in similar roles at the BBC, we recommend applying for jobs at the BBC careers site or having a look at our other apprenticeship schemes.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:

• Be 18 years old or over by the time the apprenticeship begins in September 2027.
• Have lived in the UK continuously for the last three years prior to the start of the apprenticeship.
• Be legally eligible to work full-time in the UK for the entire duration of the apprenticeship.
• Not currently be enrolled in another apprenticeship programme, whether with the BBC or another organisation.
• Not already hold a qualification in the same subject area at the same or a higher level than this apprenticeship.

To apply for this scheme, you must also:

• Have maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above or National 5 (Scotland) at C or equivalent qualification
• Have achieved, or expected to achieve, by the start of the scheme A Level/Higher Maths

If you're eligible, we’ll guide you through the next steps of the process and what to expect.

You’ll need to live within a commutable distance of where this role is based. Interested in a different location? Check out our other adverts - but please only apply to one.

This is a fixed-term apprenticeship - your contract lasts for the duration of the scheme. Once you have completed your apprenticeship, you will be able to apply for any suitable open vacancies at the BBC or outside in the wider creative industry. You’ll be supported with career development, employability training, and networking opportunities to help you take your next step.

For apprenticeship opportunities, disabled applicants who choose to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and who meet the minimum criteria for the role will normally be progressed to the next stage of the recruitment process. For most of our campaigns, this would be an online assessment designed to assess your skills, motivations and suitability for the role. Further details can be found in the FAQs section of our careers site.

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