Position type: Permanent
Job reference: 408811
No. Vacancies: 1
Location: Birmingham (B5 4UA) or London (E14 4HD) based with hybrid working
Salary: £38,764 - £47,000
Closing date: Sunday 15th June 2025 at 23:55
Job title: Data Analyst
Join Ofwat as a Data Analyst in our Data Strategy Team.
About Us
We are Ofwat, the Water Services Regulation Authority, a non-ministerial government department responsible for regulating the water sector in England and Wales. Our work has genuine significance – no other organisation does the work we do. It’s unique and meaningful: keeping our water flowing; ensuring water bills don’t cost a penny more than needed; holding water companies to account. Come and work at the source of everyday life.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Data Analyst to join our expanding Data Strategy team as part of our plans to upgrade and modernise our data platform through our dedicated programme – Programme Ocean.
The Data Strategy team within the directorate is integral to Ofwat's vision and strategy for the sector, leading on the data strategy and on providing high quality insights into sector and company performance. The Data Strategy team seeks to shape how data is used through the delivery of the data strategy, providing teams with practical solutions that result in efficiencies, enhanced visibility & access to data as well as effective decision making & insights. They also lead on the development of a new data platform.
This is a great opportunity to work with leading cloud technology and help change the way data is used in the public sector. We have embarked on an ambitious data modernisation programme using modern and evolving technology, to maximise the value of data and insights to Ofwat.
Key deliverables:
In this role you will be expected to:
- Deliver data projects to improve consistency in the way data is used across Ofwat and the sector more widely, supporting comparative regulation and robust analysis.
- Help to embed new technology and tools across the organisation to make better use of our data and ensure the right people with the right skills are in place to use these.
- Carry out analytical projects with colleagues across Ofwat to provide insights on regulatory and other data for the wider organisation
- Engage with teams internally and across the sector to build strong working relationships to understand how data is being used.
- Combine data analysis and wider intelligence from a range of internal and external sources to produce analytical outputs to promote data driven decision making.
About You
Below are some of the key essential experience, skills & knowledge required for this post:
- Technical Expertise: 3 years' experience in applying statistical methods, data models and undertaking data analysis.
- Experience as a Data Analyst or similar role within a complex organisational or data environment.
- Experience in working with Data visualisation tools including working with Power BI.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, SQL or similar, and working with cloud-based platforms.
- A working knowledge of data governance and quality assurance principles and experience managing data throughout the data lifecycle.
- Experience in analysing and modelling large amounts of complex information to produce innovative and automated solutions.
- Proven ability to undertake research and present findings.
- Good written and oral communication skills, including the ability to concisely explain complex analysis and issues to non-technical audiences.
- Ability to work effectively to collaborate with teams across the organisation to understand data requirements.
Follow the link to Apply for full details about the role, please ensure you have submitted your Applications in full before the below deadline.
Why Join Us
- Meaningful Impact: Contribute to our purpose to drive water companies to deliver more for customers and the environment.
- Innovative Work Environment: We embrace agile working and a culture of trust, flexibility, and collaboration.
- Development Opportunities: Gain valuable experience and develop your skills in a supportive and dynamic setting.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy the flexibility of working from home combined with meaningful collaboration in our London or Birmingham offices.
Other Benefits
- Excellent employer pension contribution of over 28%
- 25 days’ annual leave, increasing to 30 with each year of service, plus bank holidays and an extra 2.5 days of privilege leave.
- Access to exclusive discounts on a variety of goods and services, including retail outlets, theatre tickets, holidays, insurance, and a gym membership.
- Fees paid for membership of relevant professional bodies.
- Up to 3 volunteering days per year.
- Recognition vouchers scheme rewarding your hard work.
- Generous shared parental leave and pay supporting your family life.
To read more about the role and selection process, please follow the link to apply.
