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A leading company in the housing and regeneration sector is offering an exciting apprenticeship opportunity for an Associate Data Scientist. The program will develop your skills in data analysis, statistics, and coding, providing you with valuable insights into housing policy and data usage. Strong analytical skills and a proactive approach to learning will be essential in this role, as you contribute to innovative data solutions that aim to enhance community living standards.
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Essential Criteria
•Either a degree in a maths or science subject, or demonstrable experience in statistics, data and analysis
•You will have a good understanding of statistics, such as distributions, hypothesis testing and regression.
•Experience of or a willingness to learn coding languages, particularly sql and Python (including core data analysis libraries such as Pandas and NumPy).
•Experience creating engaging data narratives and visualisations to tell a story
•A curiosity around data, and desire to understand its completeness, quality, usability, and applicability to a business or policy area.
•A strong interest in continued learning, and the willingness to do this independently.
Desirable Criteria
•Understanding on the importance of data understanding, data cleansing, data manipulation and data translation
•An interest in the worlds of AI and machine learning
•A dedication to the process of review and testing your ideas and your work (we use Git + Azure Dev Ops).
•A broad understanding of or interest in databases, data connectivity and APIs
•An appetite to learn about the housing and regeneration policy areas and industrial sectors, and how data can be used to deliver the Government’s missions in these areas.
You are resilient, self-motivated and comfortable diving into data environments, as well as learning coding techniques and languages such as Python. You will learn to apply your ideas and skills to supporting business delivery. You enjoy working in an innovative and engaging way while delivering high-quality data solutions.
We’re looking for people with a strong background in maths or data analysis, who are looking to move into Data Science. Note that individuals with a background or qualification directly in data science are unlikely to be eligible for the apprenticeship.
The solutions we deliver should be reusable and scalable with a focus on consistency and maintainability. You will be able to review existing data science projects and improve them while thinking about resilience, efficiency and performance. As part of this you should have a desire to learn and explore new technologies.
As an experienced Digital professional, you’ll understand how to manage relationships with colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.
We are looking for the next generation of professionals to help us in key skills shortage areas. You will be an innovator who will bring fresh ideas, be commercially minded, a problem solver and a strong relationship builder. You will strive for excellence, embrace change and be curious about future possibilities.
You will be motivated to make a difference and share and be passionate about our vision to effectively drive regeneration and housing delivery to create high-quality and home and thriving places. You’ll be pro-active about your own development.
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