Graduate Analyst - Data & Insight

Job description

Grade D: £27,277 (National Framework)

Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week

Location: Newcastle Office, with option to work from home after 6 months

Contract Type: 2-year fixed-term contract. Pending successful completion of the scheme, which you’ll evidence in a portfolio, you’ll be eligible for a permanent Grade C Analyst role subject to roles being available.

Closing Date: Sunday 26th November 2023 at 11.59pm

Are you ready to launch your analytical career and make a difference in people’s lives?

Every one of us will rely on health and social care at some point in our lives. The Care Quality Commission’s mission is to ensure that care is safe, effective, compassionate and high-quality, but we can’t do this without data on how services are performing and analysts who transform that data into actionable insight.

Our Data & Insight Graduate Analyst Scheme welcomes an intake of graduates twice every year. Each cohort joins a programme designed to give them the opportunities to acquire the skills and experiences they need to flourish as an analyst. A technical background in STEM is not essential as we are open to graduates from any subject. Previous Graduate Analysts have come from a range of disciplines, including Psychology, Geography, Politics, and English. Instead, you’ll need to show you have a curious mindset and are able to piece together different bits of information to tell a compelling story about what it means. This makes the scheme a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in starting a career in analytics.

Apply to join us for your opportunity to work on something that really matters, gain high-demand skills, and launch your analytical career.

The graduate analyst scheme is a two-year developmental scheme designed to broaden and develop your analytical skills. You will complete four placements rotating around the Data & Insight unit. These will expose you to the key stages of the analytical process and provide you with opportunities to develop the skills required for success in an analytical role.

You will work collaboratively to make a genuine contribution to the work of the Care Quality Commission, producing impactful insight from data. You’ll do this through a variety of both quantitative and qualitative analysis projects, assigned with your learning needs in-mind.

Examples of the type of work you will do:

• Monitoring risks at health and social care services, so that colleagues across CQC know where to focus their attention;
• Supporting CQC’s inspection of health and social care services by providing data and insight about them;
• Developing new ways of communicating insight to colleagues across CQC and other audiences, such as NHS trusts and the public;
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis for thematic reviews on a specific topic, such as people’s experiences of maternity services.

You’ll take ownership of your own development, using one day a week of protected time to pursue learning needs and explore areas of interest. You’ll be supported in this by your line managers and a scheme manager.

Your progress and achievements will be captured in a portfolio of work, which you’ll review on a regular basis to identify areas of development.

What we can offer you...

You’ll kickstart your career in data and analytics. Graduates move into Analyst roles on completion of the scheme and often progress quickly to Grade B Senior Analyst positions. Many graduates stay within Data & Insight, but some have gone into roles elsewhere in CQC, such as in Operations, or Research and Evaluation. Others have continued their analytical careers in the wider Public Sector including the NHS and beyond.

Throughout your time on the scheme, you’ll be supported by line managers for each of your placements, a dedicated scheme manager and a ‘buddy’. You’ll also gain an instant network of colleagues involved in the graduate programme past and present, and the opportunity to grow a larger network during placement rotations and through membership of a variety of groups and communities.

The placement rotation will give you the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills and experience in multiple areas of data and analysis, and to identify which area you want to specialise into. You will also benefit from flexible working after the first six months, including the option to become a homeworker or transfer to another CQC office.

Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through our benefits scheme:

• 27 days’ annual leave, rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays
• NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution
• Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day
• Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars
• Discounted gym vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Internal reward scheme where you could earn yourself a voucher or two!
• Equipment for homeworking

We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.

What our Graduates say…

“Having not worked in any analytical capacity prior to starting at CQC, the support offered by the scheme enabled me to feel comfortable starting my analytical career. There were opportunities to work in a variety of different teams across the organisation, enabling to me to identify the types of work that I enjoyed, and to make connections across the organisation.” - JR., Senior Analyst (2014 graduate cohort)

What we are looking for

You will be a curious, analytical thinker passionate about transforming data into meaningful insight. You must also bring a willingness to collaborate and exhibit strong communication skills.

Our graduate scheme is an excellent on-the-job development opportunity and in return we expect our graduates to display initiative and an appetite to learn new skills.

You will uphold the CQC values of Excellence, aiming for high performance; Caring, treating everyone with dignity and respect; Integrity; striving to do the right thing and Teamwork, helping each other to be the best we can be.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• A UK undergraduate degree (a minimum of a 2:1 or equivalent qualification) in any discipline by the start of employment.
• To have experience of analysing quantitative and/or qualitative information.
• To be able to think analytically, and piece together different bits of information to tell a story about what it means.
• To be able to communicate using a range of methods and styles to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• To be able to plan projects that meet their purpose, are effective, and are delivered on time.
• To be flexible and adaptable, able to prioritise your own workload and adapt to changing demands.
• To be a self-starter, able to take the initiative in identifying problems and finding solutions.
• To be a team player, working well with colleagues from a range of backgrounds and contribute to a positive working environment.
• To be an effective learner who can take responsibility for seeking out opportunities for your own learning and development.
• To take a professional approach to all your work and interactions.
• No prior work experience is necessary, but you should have an awareness of the role of CQC, and an interest in health and social care services.

Accepted degree subjects

Any

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How to apply

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Closing date:  26 November 2023