Data Analyst

FTC Maternity Cover for 13 months - 35 Hours

Do you want to make a difference and be part of a vibrant and inclusive organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century? As one of the country’s best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a pivotal role in responding to the pandemic as well as ‘everyday’ health emergencies, training, supporting communities, and improving young people’s lives.

We are looking for a Data Analyst (Performance/Business Intelligence) who will take the lead in supporting the data analysis and business intelligence needs for the data transformation strategy – a key component of our Business Transformation Strategy.

This post will be an integral member of the Insight & Impact team and will lead on reporting, analysis and identification of improvements in data standards. It includes translating business requirements into dashboard visualisations.

You will be responsible for interrogating St John Ambulance data and delivering reporting to a high standard. You will be adding value to the organisation by providing expert analysis and insight, working alongside managers and operational staff to drive data decision making with data.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. The role benefits from a competitive salary, generous pension, hybrid, flexible working, 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years, options to buy and sell holiday, free first/mental aid first aider courses, Blue Light and NHS online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, flu jab, eye care, mental health and wellbeing tools and volunteering days.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About You:

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (Grade C) including Maths & English
• Advanced knowledge of data visualisation tools (preferably Power BI)
• Experience in an analytical role, providing reports and actionable recommendations based on analysis
• Experience in interrogating databases from multiple sources to extract data for reporting and insight
• Experience of using visualisation tools to tell stories with data
• Ability to work across a range of different teams with different priorities.

About The Role:

• Analysing a range of business data, building and maintaining dashboards for internal and external customers using Power BI
• Using advanced Excel and SQL skills to extract and manipulate large data sets
• Combining data and analysis into impactful, actionable reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Clearly communicate key findings to senior stakeholders and peers
• Expand existing data analytics skills, and explore opportunities to enhance business insight, including text mining

About Us:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 30,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response, Falls response, Night Time Economy and Homelessness outreach) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes).

Find out more about us, including our new Ask Me campaign, at www.sja.org.uk

For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.