Data Analyst Apprentice

Employer description:
Tracsis plc offers technologies to manage, monitor, and optimize resources in the railway and wider transport industry. The company is headquartered in Leeds, UK, and listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Overview:
You will have the opportunity to gain valuable skills and experience as you complete a Data Analyst - Level 4 Apprenticeship.

In terms of data presentation, the candidate will be asked to produce a new striking way of presenting data for a specific project within the apprenticeship, with support of a technical specialist.

Salary: £19,000 per annum.

Duties:
Reporting:

• A successful candidate for this role will need to manage internal working relationships within the Tracsis Rail Consultancy & the wider Transport Consultancy team.
• A successful candidate for this role will also need to manage a number of external relationships, this being the apprenticeship provider & at times Tracsis clients, for example Network Rail.

This will comes in two forms, one is through the management of data, setting up systems which manage certain data sets correctly.
The other is through the presentation of data in a visual way for our clients.

Within the apprenticeship, the candidate will get hands on experience in both of these areas. In terms of data management, the candidate will be likely be given a series of unmanaged data sets, so the candidate can create an organic process for managing that data.

Once this process has been completed the candidate will then be asked to carry this out on one specific new data set within a live project, with support of a technical specialist.

What we are looking for:
Core Competencies:

• Have excellent communication skills
• Have a keen eye for detail and strong problem-solving skills
• Be flexible in their approach to work
• Technically capable, being able to adapt to new software tools quickly, for example.

Role Specific Competencies:

• Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.)
• Demonstrate a growing understanding of project management principles and their importance in the context of deadline/budget focussed work
• Demonstrate a growing understanding of business & data analytics, through personal learning and undertaking training and development opportunities as agreed with your manager
• Demonstration of potential talent for analytical thinking, being able to develop potential solutions from this, with innovative solutions in terms of presentation

Knowledge, Experience and Capabilities (Ideally, not essential)

• Basic knowledge of the transport sector
• Intermediate to expert knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.)

Entry requirements:
Standard entry:

• Level 3 qualification (apprenticeship/A-levels/BTEC, etc)
• OR equivalent work experience (typically two years in a relevant role)

Plus:

• 5 GCSE's, including English and Maths at Grade 4 (C) or above
• Experience with using Excel and Microsoft products (or similar)

Find out more here:
https://www.enic.org.uk/Qualifications/UKQRS/Default.aspx

Key Requirements for Role:

• Does not hold an undergraduate degree in any subject, or a Level 3 or above qualification in Business or Data
• You’re not undertaking any other qualification during your apprenticeship
• Have not previously studied the content of courses detailed in this job description
• Must be eligible to live and work within the UK
• Have lived in the UK continuously for the past 3 years

Future prospects:
92% of QA Apprentices secure permanent employment after finishing their apprenticeship. Additionally, there may be opportunities to undertake further apprenticeship training as many of our programs offer on-going development tracks.

Important Information:
QA’s apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education.
To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years.