Data Analyst - RCN02737
| Up to two locations available with hybrid working see advert | £41,799 (including inner London weighting of £5094)
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
Data Analyst
Location: RCN UK HQ or Cardiff Gate Office hybrid working,
35 hours per week
Fixed term contract until 24/12/2025
Salary scale: £36705 - £41466 per annum (plus inner London weighting £5094 per annum where applicable)
Do you a passion for making data insights accessible to a wide audience and improving data management and engagement practices?
Do you have the skills necessary to evaluate, interpret and present analytical outcomes and communicate these, to enhance achievement of business objectives, KPI’s and other performance indicators?
This could be your opportunity to share and grow performance analytics at a purpose driven organisation.
You will use your acquired knowledge and skills in performance analytics to improve evidence-led decision making in the RCN. The outcome of which, will be used to enhance data reporting and analytics for member satisfaction and commercial growth.
The data context will be varied, with the key duties and exploring requirements, assessing data accessibility and quality, undertaking basic and advanced analytics, including statistical analytics and performance management approaches, and looking for automation and AI opportunities in the current processes and ways of working.
The primary responsibilities will be to continue and influence the initial development of performance measurement framework(s) and deep-dive analytics to enhance intelligence development and insights into action, in your priority work areas.
Finally, it will also be a key requirement of the role to be visible to stakeholders and a great communicator, working with other data professionals to create the platform for a professional data service within the RCN.
You’ll need to be confident and competent with performance data management, manipulation, analysis, and visualisation. With strong skills in developing insights and intelligence for targeted action.
You will need to comfortable in trailblazing new ways of working, influencing change and introducing best practice frameworks. The Data and Analytics Function is on a journey at the RCN and focus for 2025 is building on the good foundations for future success. This means you may be acting as the sole representative for the data function on your priority workstreams and need to be able to work effectively as part of a team, independently and with a range of stakeholders.
We need some who can be adaptable covering both data visualisation and dashboarding and most importantly deep-drive performance and insight analytics to tell effective stories and present recommendations. We are looking for someone who aligns to the to the DDAT capability framework here.
We use a Microsoft Stack at the RCN, therefore we are looking for people who are already competent in using Microsoft SSMS, SSRS and PowerBi.
Continuous improvement and growth are at the heart of this role, you should be someone who is enthusiastic about collaboration and sharing knowledge with others and be open to ongoing personal development.
To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.
What we offer you
We expect you to look after your customers. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.
*We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.
What we deliver for our members is wide and varied so when it comes to how we work one size doesn’t fit all. We also know that to empower our people to do their best work, they must be able to balance the demands of work and home. We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Departments and directorates have their own hybrid ways of working which put the needs of the service they deliver – whether that’s to members or to colleagues - at their heart, in alignment with our hybrid working core principles. At the RCN it’s unlikely you will work from home for all of your working time. Equally no one is expected to work solely in the office unless your role requires it. You can find out more by having a discussion with the recruiting manager.
Our selection process
Please submit a CV and answer the supporting questions demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Please ensure your CV is in a simple format with minimised tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.
We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.
Equal opportunities for everyone
Equity, diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we aim to foster an inclusive environment so our people can bring their authentic selves to work. This is integral to our mission to enable you to support our members and ensure their voice is heard by all UK governments to get the best outcomes for them and their patients.
As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.
If successful at the initial stage you will be invited to an interview, this will include completion of a presentation and a remote interview.
The technical exercise will require you to perform analysis and visualisation of data supplied by the RCN ahead of time and be presented back, during the interview.
Contact details
For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Clive Tomlinson, Team Leader on clive.tomlinson@rcn.org.uk
For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk
Opening date: 11 August 2025
Closing date: 11.59pm on 25 August 2025
If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, we may close this vacancy earlier.
Selection dates: TBC
Interview date:
Contracted hours: 35