United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Data Analyst

Organization: Sightsavers
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 14 Sep 2014

Our vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society. Each year, we improve the lives of millions of people in the poorest parts of the world. Sightsavers offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton.

Data Analyst
Location: Haywards Heath, UK
Salary: Circa £30,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Data Analyst to support the analysis and utilisation of our organisational data so as to help inform business decisionmaking. Working closely with the Head of Programme Systems and Monitoring and reporting directly to the Programme Systems Manager, the incumbent will provide significant input into the quarterly data collection process and support methodologies and applications for improved data analysis.

The successful candidate will have a graduate level qualification or equivalent in statistics, information systems or any other with a core statistical/analytical component. A Masters degree in a relevant field, for example statistics, monitoring and evaluation, development or public health would be beneficial.

We’re looking for someone with a working knowledge of specialist statistical analysis software such as SPSS or STATA, and who has experience with the spatial representation of data. The postholder will have advanced MS office skills and strong numeracy, analytical and organisation skills, with high attention to detail and excellent written and spoken communications skills.

Please see the job description for more details.

Closing date: 14 September 2014
Interviews: week commencing 29 September 2014

How to apply:

How to apply

To apply for this post, please download our application form and return the completed application form and equal opportunities form as two separate documents tojobs@sightsavers.org.

We’re an equal opportunities employer, and we particularly encourage qualified people living with a disability to apply.

We will be contacting shortlisted candidates for interview, shortly after the closing dates. We very much regret that in view of the large number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond if you are unsuccessful. I am sure that you will understand the need to concentrate resources towards our work.