Job Reference:Req no 19723
Band:D
Salary: 60-65K depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. 
Contract type:18 Month Fixed Term Contract
Location:Office Base is Birmingham, This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working)

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Excellent career progression– the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.

Unrivalled training and development opportunities– our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.

Benefits- We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack 

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Job Introduction

People Analytics & Insights within HR are playing a pivotal role in enabling the modernisation of data capabilities and intelligence at the BBC. Developing and implementing the systems, processes and data which underpin our extended workforce is a key, BBC-wide program of work.

This team’s strategy is to enable our people, managers, and leaders across the BBC to understand and enhance the richness of our talented, diverse and representative workforce, through the delivery of trusted, valuable and insightful data products.

The role of Principal Data Analyst is pivotal in transforming the coverage and interoperability of our workforce analytics, built through effective partnerships and enterprise thinking, in order to deliver an extended suite of data and insight products alongside our existing capabilities. Excellent stakeholder management skills will enable delivery of a high-value portfolio of work, in a collaborative way. 

We offer a warm welcome with full support settling in and foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed. We're deeply proud of our values, which are intrinsic to the way we behave every day. We take them seriously because we want our culture to thrive. We want people to really enjoy working with us and get a buzz from knowing that what they are doing is making a difference and enhancing people's lives.

Interview Process

Informal interview CV & skills review for shortlisted candidates – approx. 30 minutes Virtual interview – approx. one hour of technical (task based) and values-based questions 

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Working with a Project Team and supported by the Senior Principle Data Analyst, you will have a role in discovery, definition, design and implementation of operational and analytical reporting capabilities across the full contingent workforce lifecycle. Working with a project team and supported by the Principal Data Analyst in designing and delivering the strategic and operational data capability, to be integrated with existing People Analytics and Insights capabilities.

You will be engaged in all aspects of architecture, design, specs, tests, development, and delivery. As a transformation advocate, you will be reviewing new features against existing products and services to ensure consistency and interoperability of data and systems.

You’ll support the Senior Principal Data Analyst in designing an agile, product-centric analytics suite and take responsibility for implementation and adoption. You’ll partner with colleagues in technology and systems, to ensure process, system and data outcomes are effectively planned and delivered; Working collaboratively map delivery outcomes against HR capabilities, as well as identifying opportunities to improve existing HR data capabilities enterprise-wide.
If you’re passionate about data and analytics, enjoy problem-solving and want to work in a high-performing team doing complex and critical work, then we should talk!

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

We focus on hiring for potential at the BBC, so the main requirement for the position is a strong analytical mindset.

Some of the things we love:

Strong experience of data analysis, modelling and report design, with data and analytics tooling experience & capabilities such as Tableau, PowerBI, Python, SQL Experience of data management principles, documentation, and delivery, including data mapping, metrics governance and cataloguing Proven experience of testing in in a product development environment (e.g. back-end, integration, regression testing and UAT support) Knowledge of architecture domains, across data, solution and technical disciplines Used to working in an environment using multiple sources and target data repositories Experience working with Agile methodologies, ensuring delivery of key user stories and product outcomes

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahe