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HIGHWAYS ENGLAND
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Birmingham, West Midlands
Apprentice Data Analyst HE
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Salary: £17,798 per annum |
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Overview
Your new role This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your knowledge skills and competence in the workplace with the benefit of support from your learning provider, experienced colleagues, and the wider business. You will work towards gaining a Level 4 qualification. What you'll be leading on Data Gathering: includes obtaining data from different sources (for example traffic flow, accident statistics, economic data), checking the quality of the incoming data and ensuring it is appropriately stored Data Analysis: includes investigating data using different analytical tools and approaches, taking account of data cleaning to remove inconsistencies and errors, to identify trends and issues producing evidence-based conclusions and recommendation where possible Data Mapping: includes using GIS and other graphical tools to present data, considering the best tool to match the data and analysis Report Writing: includes creating technical notes, reports and presentations to summarise and explain analysis, and providing recommendations where appropriate, ensuring that it is pitched at the right level for the intended audience Professional Networking: includes developing and maintaining working relationships in the wider community to facilitate the sharing of data and delivering successful outcomes To be successful A Level in Maths GCSE grade A - C in English Able to use initiative and work independently Excellent communication skills Excellent organisational skills Knowledge of Microsoft Office Software A bit about us The licence under which Highways England operates includes a requirement to have in place robust internal arrangements to achieve, and to demonstrate how it has achieved, value for money. The Chief Analyst's Division was therefore established to support this requirement and also to support Highways England's financial delegations from central government. The Division comprises four teams; Performance Analysis and Modelling, Evaluation, Economics and the Transport Planning Group, undertaking a wide range of studies covering all aspects of Highways England's work, based throughout the country. This role is based on Birmingham Why you should join us At Highways England, safety is our number one priority. It is one of our core values, as well as a behaviour we expect from our people. Our vision is that everyone who uses our roads, as well as those who work for us, get home, safe and well. Our sets out our commitments and how our employees can contribute. Working for us, you'll recognise the behaviours required to achieve our vision, and help create a fair and just culture for us all. You should be able to fully understand the hazards and risks that are involved in your work, and follow our procedures safely. We want you to feel able to raise health, safety and wellbeing concerns with your colleagues, and to challenge unsafe conditions or behaviours wherever you see them. We're always seeking to improve our performance, and want you to be at the heart of that - helping us all get home safe and well. And finally And finally we reserve the right to close before the advertised closing date, so we recommend completing your application as soon as possible.