Associate Data Analyst

Job summary

We are looking for an individual with analytic experience to join the Data Governance, Strategy and Quality team within the Data Directorate at Companies House. 

Companies House holds the largest source of administrative data about companies in the UK and forms a key input into many statistics and research into business and the economy.   This is an exciting time to join Companies House. Recent and upcoming legislative reform is changing the way in which we operate driving demand for good quality insight and well visualised data to aid decision making.  This work requires data analysis and stakeholder engagement skills and attention to detail. 

There will be opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the organisation as well as the wider Civil Service to share best practice and ideas.  Working in a busy section, the post-holder must be flexible to support the delivery of competing priorities across the wider team. 

This is a great opportunity to: 

• Collaborate on shaping decision-making using data analysis within our services at Companies House. 
• Develop skills in managing internal and external stakeholder relationships, to align goals, understand and resolve technical issues and ensure delivery. 
• Work in an organisation committed to the development of all staff. 

Why choose Companies House?

At Companies house we take a proactive approach to wellbeing by promoting a welcoming culture, healthy work life balance and supporting colleagues to be their best in work because we know people are the key to our success.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working with no core hours (between 6am and 8pm)
• 30 days annual leave + at least 8 bank holidays
• Enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme, with an average employer contribution of 28%
• A focus on career development and progression

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Job description

Please note:

• You will be based at either our Cardiff, Edinburgh or Belfast office where you will be expected to attend on a regular basis.
• Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.
• Security Check (SC) Clearance is an essential requirement (you must have been present in the UK for at least 3 out of the last 5 years). Please see 'Things you need to know' section below for more information. 
• We can accept applications for those looking to work full time, part time or compressed hours, a minimum of 30 hours/4 days per week.
• This is a fixed term appointment which is due to last for 2 years from date of appointment, with chance of extension and/or permanency. If you are a current Civil Servant, please see the 'Eligibility' section further below in this advert for information regarding the requirement to transfer on loan.

The successful candidate will:

• Collaborate on the delivery of data analysis and data quality monitoring within service developments. This work will involve the development of dashboards and metrics to monitor that services are creating high quality data that informs service operational performance and other key analytical outputs. There is a focus on efficient use of resources, scalability and high-quality execution. 
• Develop excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  
• Good stakeholder management skills are essential to be able to explain complex, technical concepts and problems to non-technical colleagues. 
• Work collaboratively with internal customers such as data engineers, business analysts, performance analysts, developers, architects, service managers and operational teams. 
• Work with cross government data analysis teams to share good practice. 
• Seek out opportunities to continuously improve processes.  
• Collaborating on the identification and implementation of opportunities to improve and mature our processes and approach to work including the use of new technologies. 
• Create and maintain documentation.
• Document data and metadata standards and assets, workflows, monitor quality and create guidelines around the managed assets.

Key responsibilities of the post include:

• Support the preparation, facilitation and reporting of multiple datasets.
• Implement automated data collection, ensuring that this is robust, and the risk of error is minimised.
• Recognise and identify appropriate ways to collect, collate and prepare data.
• Ensure data is fit for purpose and analysis is quality assured.
• Develop excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Seek out opportunities to improve process and develop innovative solutions.
• Occasionally deputise for Data Quality Analyst colleagues (Band D).

This is a post that offers the opportunity to:

• Implement automation to improve data processes.
• Develop communication skills with internal and external stakeholders to align goals, understand and resolve technical issues and ensure delivery.
• Work in an organisation committed to the development of all staff.

About the team

You’ll be joining the Data Management function within the Data Directorate at Companies House - a growing, multidisciplinary team focused on ensuring our data is trusted, well-governed, and used effectively to support decision-making and service delivery. The team brings together a range of specialisms, including Data Quality, Data Asset Management, Data Governance, and Knowledge & Information Management. Together, these capabilities enable us to understand, assess, and improve the quality of our data, maintain a comprehensive data catalogue, and embed consistent standards across the organisation.

Within this structure, the Data Quality Team play a key role, forming part of a coordinated effort to assess data fitness against defined business rules, and drive continuous improvement across priority datasets. The team operates in a highly collaborative way, working closely with analysts, digital and technology teams, policy colleagues, and the wider data community to translate data management standards into practical delivery. We are an ambitious and evolving team.

At Companies House, data sits at the heart of organisational transformation, and we are actively building the capabilities needed to improve data maturity, strengthen governance, and deliver high-quality, transparent data. This includes developing scalable data quality monitoring, expanding our data catalogue, embedding governance into change processes, and supporting new services such as enhanced validation and address data improvements. For candidates, this means being part of a team that is not only delivering today’s priorities but shaping the future of how data is managed across government with real opportunity to influence, innovate, and develop professionally in a supportive and forward-looking environment.

Person specification

We are looking for somebody with:

• Stakeholder management through confidently engaging with people at multiple levels of the organisation.
• Problem-solving including the ability to identify issues and propose solutions.
• Critical thinking by evaluating information and arguments to make informed decisions.
• Data analysis - interpreting data to draw conclusions and make forecasts.
• Gathering and analysing information to understand trends and patterns.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Changing and Improving

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Acquiring data and understanding customer needs
• Data Analysis (ideally using one of the following programming languages - Python, R or SQL)
• Presenting and disseminating data effectively

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,952, Companies House contributes £10,415 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we’re committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.

We celebrate diversity...

As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

We are proud to be a disability confident leader.  Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at application stage, or if you'd like to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing [email protected].

Where will you be working?

You will be based at either our Cardiff, Edinburgh or Belfast office where you will be expected to attend on a regular basis. We are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work which provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. The degree of choice you have will depend on your role and your day-to-day work activities. Your manager will agree regular patterns of attendance with you, however you may be required to make yourself available to attend the office more frequently when required to meet business needs.

Occasional travel to other office locations, particularly Cardiff, may be required.