Data Insight Analyst

Places for People; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension with matched contributions

Bonus scheme up to 2%

35 days holiday

Healthcare cashback plan

Wellbeing support

Gym membership

Life Assurance

Flexible working options

Job summary

Places for People is seeking an Insight Analyst to translate data into actionable business insight that informs decision-making across the organisation. You will build and maintain reports, dashboards and visualisations, working with stakeholders to answer key questions using SQL and other analytical tools.

You will ensure data accuracy and governance while collaborating with data engineers and business teams to continuously improve reporting and value.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Insight Analyst, Business Analyst or similar data-focused role.
• Proven experience querying databases using SQL.
• Experience creating reports and dashboards using data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker or similar.
• Demonstrable ability to analyse data and provide actionable business insights.
• Evidence of maintaining data accuracy, validation and integrity within reporting and analytical processes.
• Experience of working within a housing association.

Responsibilities

• Turn data into meaningful business insight that supports smarter decision-making.
• Develop and maintain reports, dashboards and visualisations showing KPIs and outcomes.
• Translate business questions into actionable analysis using SQL and other tools.
• Collaborate with data engineers, data specialists and business teams while upholding data governance.

Skills

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Looker

Tools

BigQuery

Job description

As the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we move lives forward every day by building, managing and supporting thriving Communities. From new homes, social housing and student accommodation to leisure, education and Community initiatives, our work makes a positive difference to millions of People across the UK. And that takes People who care about doing the right thing. People who are ambitious, ready to grow and motivated to make a difference through the work they do.

We're looking for Colleagues who bring energy, curiosity and ownership. People who enjoy being challenged, support those around them and want to keep raising the bar. Because when we perform at our best, we create more opportunities to invest in our Customers, our Communities and each other.

Experience matters, but it's only part of the story. If you share our values and want to build a career where your work has real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

More About Your Role

As an Insight Analyst, you'll help turn data into meaningful business insight that supports smarter decision-making across the organisation. You'll develop and maintain reports, dashboards and visualisations that provide clear visibility of key performance indicators and business outcomes. Working closely with stakeholders, you'll translate business questions into actionable analysis, using SQL and other analytical tools to uncover trends, identify opportunities and provide data-driven recommendations. You'll play an important role in ensuring data accuracy and integrity, presenting complex information in a clear and engaging way, and continuously improving reporting processes to enhance efficiency and value. You'll also collaborate with data engineers, data specialists and business teams while ensuring data governance, privacy and security standards are maintained.

This is a fixed term contract until April 2027.

At Places for People we are committed to a safe working environment so a basic DBS check is mandatory.

Essential Criteria

• Experience in an Insight Analyst, Business Analyst or similar data-focused role.
• Proven experience querying databases using SQL.
• Experience creating reports and dashboards using data visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker or similar.
• Demonstrable ability to analyse data and provide actionable business insights.
• Evidence of maintaining data accuracy, validation and integrity within reporting and analytical processes.
• Experience of working within a housing association.

More About You

You're an experienced data professional who enjoys solving business challenges through insight and analysis. You have strong SQL skills and are comfortable working with large datasets to identify trends and answer complex business questions.

You’ll bring experience of creating impactful dashboards and reports using modern visualisation tools, with the ability to turn technical findings into practical recommendations. Experience with Google's BigQuery platform and Looker would be advantageous, as would experience working within a large and complex organisation. An understanding of data structures, information systems and data management practices will help you succeed in this role.

What You’ll Get

We know rewarding work deserves rewarding benefits. That's why, alongside a competitive salary, you'll have access to a package designed to support you at work and beyond.

• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Bonus scheme for colleagues up to 2%
• 35 days holiday (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell days
• Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs, with private GP and health support services available
• Comprehensive wellbeing support including counselling, flu jabs, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and access to our Wellbeing Hub, supporting your mental, physical and financial wellbeing
• Access to Our Place Rewards, offering discounts and savings on groceries, travel, shopping, home products and other lifestyle purchases
• Ongoing training, professional qualifications, internal development programmes and career progression opportunities
• Recognition programmes including Star Awards and Colleague Awards, celebrating achievements and recognising great work
• Strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing and colleague engagement
• Free membership to Places Gyms
• Life Assurance to provide financial security for your loved ones, alongside access to will writing services to help you plan for the future with confidence

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

Armed Forces

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.

Neurodivergent

Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.