UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) is on a mission to protect clean sport and currently has an exciting opportunity available for you to join us.

We’re looking to recruit a Data Analytics Lead, joining the Education, Insight and Global Engagement directorate to play an active role in developing UKAD’s Data Analytics Strategy.

This is a fixed-term role, on a full-time basis until 31 March 2024.

About us

Our purpose:

To ensure doping-free sport, promoting and protecting clean sport through education, testing and enforcement.

Our values:

Integrity – We do what is right for clean sport, we are equitable and ethical, ensuring everyone is treated fairly and with respect.

Collaboration – We work together and with others, sharing knowledge and building relationships to better tackle doping.

Excellence – We strive to achieve high standards in the protection of clean sport, evolving with the times and finding solutions.

Passion – We are dedicated to keeping sport clean, are proud of what we do and know it matters.

Job purpose

You will contribute towards UK Anti-Doping’s 2021 - 2025 Strategic Plan is to secure the data capabilities, tools, and techniques that are required to further enhance our activities.

The responsibility of developing UKAD’s Data Analytics Strategy through co-ordinated, organisation-wide engagement has been assigned to the Insight & Innovation team. This post shall be responsible for leading this internal activity, as well as engaging with external stakeholders to understand related approaches undertaken by other organisations within anti-doping and wider sectors.

Key result areas include

•    Lead on the development of insights, data visualisations and evidence-based reports with teams across UKAD

•    Facilitate internal workshops including senior members of staff that seek to identify hypotheses that can be explored through analytics

•    Develop, chair and drive a cross-team working group that maximises internal engagement and shared learning from analytics use cases.

•    Collaborate with colleagues across UKAD to identify business requirements and how these can be included within a subsequent Data Analytics Strategy

•    Define prioritisation criteria towards future initiatives including assessing the likely resource requirements, estimated timeframes for deliverables, alignment with strategy and communicate intended plans effectively with colleagues of all levels.

•    Present complex issues by contributing towards internal reports such as the Board Performance Pack, Quarterly Business Report, and papers for Director’s Team.

•    Develop and maintain effective partnerships with UK academic institutions, fellow National Anti-Doping Organisations and other identified strategic partners that will enable UKAD to pursue its data analytics ambitions

•    Consult with similar organisations outside of anti-doping to understand their approach to data analytics and identify opportunities for integrating ideas within UKAD

•    Undertake stakeholder interviews to gather information in support of data analytics projects

•    Promote UKAD’s data analytics interests through national and international research networks

•    Co-facilitate meetings and briefings with senior staff, UKAD Board, and UKAD’s Innovation Commission ensuring that progress against the Data Analytics Strategy is reported in a timely and effective manner.   

•    Comply with the UKAD quality management system, including adhering to data sharing and data protection policies.

•    Undertake other duties, that may be required from time to time, that are consistent with the responsibilities of the post and the needs of UKAD.

Person specification

Qualifications/experience/knowledge

•    Experience of working with data sets across a range of sources, using data visualisation tools (e.g., Microsoft Power BI or Tableau), and extracting actionable insights

•    Experience of managing projects that involve both internal and external stakeholders

•    Experience of independently establishing and maintaining successful partnerships with external stakeholders

•    An understanding of data protection, confidentiality, and experience of managing information with discretion

Skills and personal attributes

•    Demonstrable analytical eye for detail

•    Excellent communicator who can build, manage, and sustain relationships with key stakeholders and who can translate complex themes and technical terms into an accessible format for all

•    Highly curious with a passion for understanding the ‘why’ behind trends and the confidence to question the status quo

•    Independent problem-solver who can be accountable for a complex workload

•    Strong administration and record keeping skills

•    Strong planning, time management and organisational skills

•    Able to work effectively as a team member or on own when required

•    Able to work in a highly process driven administrative environment

Benefits

·      25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and accrue one days annual leave for every year of service, up to 30 days

·      Two days paid Sports Leave and one day paid Volunteer Leave per annual leave year

·      SMART working – hybrid working arrangement between home (2 days) and the office (3 days)

·      Flexible Start and Finish times (start between 08:00 – 10:00 finish between 16:15 – 18:15)

·      Christmas closure, between Christmas and New Year

·      Healthy Lifestyle Benefit

·      Employee Assistance Programme

·      Quarterly wellbeing half days each year

·      Eye care vouchers

·      Government Pension Scheme (LPGS) with UKAD contributing an additional four per cent pension allowance on top of your basic salary

·      Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

·      Family friendly leave including emergency leave and parental leave

·      Cycle to Work Scheme

·      Interest free Season Ticket Loan

·      Staff Consultation Forum

·      Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Working Party