Principal Data Analyst

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Line-manage data analysts and data governance managers across a six-person programme team.
• Set analytical direction with the Head of Analysis and Evaluation and build capability across multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and professional oversight and establish high-quality analytical standards.
• Oversee data collection, governance, and visualization practices.
• Identify opportunities to use data analysis across the programme ecosystem.
• Assure analysis quality across complex place-based projects and teams.
• Produce advanced data analysis and visualizations as needed.
• Set and implement standards, processes, and structures for effective data preparation, management, and use.
• Influence decisions about data and oversee improvement of programme data practices.
• Represent the data analyst community and programme externally and share work openly.
• Travel within the UK to work closely with local partners.

Essential experience

• Lead a high-performing analysis team and create and maintain a psychologically safe, inclusive team culture.
• Support the professional development of others.
• Develop and guide others in statistical and analytical techniques and tools, including quantitative analysis in mixed methods research.
• Oversee quality assurance of statistical methods and analytical outputs and continually improve practices.
• Communicate complex data analysis clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Location and work pattern

• Available locations are Bristol, Glasgow, London, Manchester, and York.
• The role requires travel within the UK to work with local partners.
• The working pattern is flexible and full-time.

Salary and contract

• Salary is £71,734–£83,355, with separate national and London ranges; salary above the band minimum may be paid as a non-pensionable allowance.
• The role is fixed term until March 2028 and is also listed as available on loan or secondment.
• A DDaT allowance may be available, based on assessment of skills and experience.
• The role is eligible for a Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.