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Data and Business Analyst (1 year Contract))

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Summary

This role bridges business needs and data insights by gathering requirements and designing reports. The analyst uses SQL, Excel, and Power BI/Tableau to drive process improvement and strategic decision-making.

The Data & Business Analyst bridges business needs with data-driven insights. This role is responsible for translating business requirements into analytical solutions, enabling informed decision-making, improving processes, and supporting strategic initiatives through data modelling, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis

  • Engage stakeholders to gather, document, and prioritise business requirements.

  • Analyse current business processes and identify optimisation opportunities.

  • Translate business needs into functional and data requirements.

  • Support solution design, user acceptance testing (UAT), and implementation.

  • Develop business cases and measure post-implementation benefits.

Data & Analytics

  • Extract, clean, and analyse data from multiple systems to generate actionable insights.

  • Design and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and performance reports.

  • Perform trend, root cause, and scenario analysis to support strategic planning.

  • Develop and maintain data models and reporting datasets.

  • Ensure data quality, consistency, and governance compliance.

Stakeholder & Strategy Enablement

  • Present insights and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Partner with business units to drive data literacy and self-service reporting.

  • Support organisational planning, performance tracking, and transformation initiatives.

  • Act as the key interface between business users and technical teams.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or related field.

  • Proven experience in a hybrid data analyst / business analyst role.

  • Strong proficiency in:

    • SQL

    • Excel / Google Sheets (advanced)

    • Power BI / Tableau / similar BI tools

  • Experience in requirements gathering, process mapping, and solution documentation.

  • Familiarity with data modelling, ETL concepts, and data warehousing is an advantage.

Key Competencies

  • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

  • Ability to translate data into business value and narrative

  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication

  • Business process improvement mindset

  • High attention to detail with a strategic perspective

Deliverables / Success Measures (KPIs)

  • Adoption and usability of dashboards and reports

  • Measurable business process improvements

  • Data quality and report accuracy

  • Timely delivery of analytical and project milestones

  • Stakeholder satisfaction

Skills

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