Are you seeking an exciting opportunity to develop your research and analysis skills?

Would you like to be part of a team that delivers insight to help decision makers tackle Greater Manchester’s key strategic transport challenges?

Would you like the opportunity to earn whilst you gain a level 4 qualification in Data Analysis?

Your Role

As a Data Insight Analyst Apprentice, you will get the opportunity to work across a wide range of projects, while developing your skills through delivering evaluation and analytical tasks. You will work to agreed deadlines and targets that will recognise you may be developing or learning new skills.

You will use the learning gained from your apprenticeship to maintain key data sources, interrogating datasets to produce insightful analysis, and updating performance indicators, as well as producing draft reports and presentations.

For more info please have a read through our role profile attached below

Who are we?

You will be working within the Insight team, which is part of the Transport Strategy directorate.

The Insight team delivers a broad programme of strategic research and evaluation activity. Working across the organisation, the team helps to establish strategic targets and oversees their monitoring. The team also provides support on a wide range of individual projects that have recently included: the introduction of Our Pass and £2 bus fares; improvements at Bury Interchange; and the evaluation of Metrolink’s Trafford Park Line.

This role presents a fantastic opportunity to be involved in work that is at the heart of delivering Greater Manchester’s ambitious plans to transform its transport network, which includes the delivery of bus franchising, the biggest change to transport in Greater Manchester in nearly 40 years.

What you’ll bring

What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

The ideal person for this role will have a strong desire to learn and develop their research and analytical skills. The successful person’s key attributes will include a problem-solving mind, an attention to detail, and a desire to drive change through insight. To be successful in this role, you will need to be well organised, good with numbers, able to write clearly and concisely, and have an aptitude for learning and using software. You’ll also have the ability to collect, analyse, collate and present data as well as experience using excel and Microsoft products or similar. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to gain experience in the fields of research and data analysis.

To be eligible for the apprenticeship, you will need to have 5x GCSE’s including English and Maths at Grade 4 or above, a level 3 qualification such as A-levels, BTEC or L3 apprenticeship, or work experience in a similar and relevant field.

You’ll also need to have been a resident in the UK for the last 3 years.

In line with the apprenticeship guidelines, to be eligible for this apprenticeship any previous qualifications or experience you have cannot be similar or the same to the qualification you would achieve from this apprenticeship.

You can discover more about the course in the brochure provided by the apprenticeship training provider which is attached below.

What we can offer you

We are looking for an apprentice to join our team on an 18 month basis. You will work as part of a knowledgeable and supportive team that will help you to get the most out of your apprenticeship.

Our benefits include:

A salary of £21,128 per annum
28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance
Free bus, rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions
Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role
We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required

What's next?

To apply please submit your CV and complete your application ensuring that you provide clear examples against the criteria questions, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on your CV. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following linkEmployers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.

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