Analytics Manager

Description:

We’re building thriving communities as one of the UK’s largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing.

We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes.

If you want to experience work that’s truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive.

Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

The role

Orbit are delighted to announce that we are looking to recruit an experienced people manager into the newly created position of Analytics Manager. In this role you will manage the Reporting Team, within the central Data and Analytics Team, to provide the organisation with business insight, analytics capability, and expertise to support the delivery of the Data Strategy. You will provide leadership on the data analysis, visualisation and testing techniques applied in the central Data and Analytics team. 

This role is part of Corporate Services where you'll help us give colleagues the support they need to be brilliant.

What you'll achieve

In this role you will engage with internal stakeholders to understand, coordinate, and prioritise business insight reporting and analytical requirements ensuring delivery achieves agreed requirements and business benefit.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

Deliver data solutions from reporting team members and co-ordination of the teams’ day-to-day activities providing regular updates to relevant stakeholders as required.

Support the implementation and expansion of the Power BI Virtual team working closely with Senior Power BI developer.

Work closely with the Data Engineering, Architecture and Data Quality teams within the wider Data and Analytics function to ensure smooth delivery of business requirements and end to end delivery of data solutions.

Implement and embed best practice for data analysis, visualisations and report testing within the reporting team.

Review processes in the Reporting team and apply process improvements to ensure the team work effectively with data security integral to all processes.

What you'll bring

To be successful in this role you will need to have previous experience managing a team and have working knowledge of key Business Insight tools including Power BI and Excel.

Essential skills

Demonstrable understanding of how to deliver end to end reporting and analytical processes to achieve stakeholder requirements.

Experience delivering and implementing best practice for data analysis and visualisations within a reporting function.

Excellent organisational and project management skills

Experience of providing insight-based analysis

Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to engage across a range of organisational levels.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Desirable skills

Experience of utilising Microsoft DevOps to support the delivery of agile sprint activity

Why Orbit?

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense.

Here’s what you can expect to enjoy with us.

A rewarding experience that works for you

We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive.  For a better work life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.

A place to progress

From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you’re a student, graduate or experienced professional we’ll support you to grow.

For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning.

A purpose to feel proud of

We’re proud to make a difference to people together. We’re values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people.

What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people.

Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

How we hire

We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair:

Online application

Interview(s)

Decision and offer

We put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check