Data Project Analyst

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Data Project Analyst to join us in a full-time, permanent role, working as part of our Data and Statistics team, dedicated to identifying the data collection requirements on which the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) bases its regulation of the social housing sector., As a Data Project Analyst, a large part of your role will be to develop and delivery our collections of data relating to our expanding remit in consumer regulation, including our tenant satisfaction measures. Working with colleagues across RSH, local and central government, you'll be responsible for translating the requirements for data collection into a survey in our data collection system, producing guidance and developing a cleaning strategy and tools. You'll identify emerging and changing requirements from our expanding consumer regulation programme, consider feedback from users and work with leads on other surveys to turn these requirements into technical specifications, which can be coded into our data collection systems.

You will play a leading role in planning and coordination in the data team to deliver the collection and cleansing of data, providing support and expert guidance to our enquiries team, and liaising directly with providers to support their completion of the returns. You will examine incoming data from consumer returns and work with other analysts to increase provider engagement and the quality of returns.

You will also be involved in the analysis and reporting of the data gathered through our systems, producing analytical tools which allow for structured, replicable analysis which will fulfil the regulators requirements for publication of data to a range of stakeholders., As the successful candidate, you will have strong project and analysis skills, being experienced in the use of Excel, Microsoft Power Apps and SQL databases. You will bring relevant experience of handling and cleaning raw data and in managing data collection projects and of publishing data outputs to meet user needs. You will also have excellent communication skills and the ability to explain complex information to non-specialist audiences and to tailor analysis outputs to a range of audiences. You should be able to develop and maintain strong working relationships within RSH and with registered providers to support our data collections, cleaning and analysis and will have experience of line management., We carry out anonymous shortlisting as part of our commitment to Equality and Diversity and ensuring a fair and consistent approach to recruitment.

This role can be based out of any of RSH's core offices in Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol. Our Manchester office will be relocating during 2024/25, however will remain within the city centre.

We offer a range of flexible working arrangements and staff can benefit from working from home for part of their hours. Most roles involve some travel within England between our offices, with some roles also involving onsite visits to social housing providers.

At RSH, we offer a range of excellent benefits including a 35 hour working week, 33 days annual leave and access to the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

Our staff survey results consistently show that most staff think that the best thing about working at the RSH is the flexible and hybrid working and family friendly policies that support work life balance.

We also offer access to our staff discount scheme, cycle to work scheme, a Nuffield Health Screening; and a range of other well-being focussed benefits. Full information on this and our other fantastic benefits is available on our website., At RSH, we offer a competitive salary and a range of excellent benefits. Full information is available on our website.

The salary for this role is a spot salary within the given range, which will normally be the minimum of the range. There is no incremental progression through a pay scale. Annual salary reviews are determined by the government pay award. In addition, when the probation period is successfully completed, a performance related bonus may be awarded, based on appraisal ratings at the end of the qualifying appraisal year.