Principal Data Analyst

Principal Data Analyst

c. £80,000 per annum

Bedford Based

Hybrid Working

Permanent

As a Principal Data Analyst at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), you will lead analytics, business intelligence (BI), and data literacy initiatives. You will coordinate and guide over 20 data analysts across the organisation, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing. Your expertise in Power BI will be crucial to implement and maintain processes for optimal Power BI system use and deliver actionable insights across MaPS. Additionally, you will oversee performance analytics for digital and product initiatives.

In this role, you will develop and communicate a clear vision for analytics that aligns with the Data Strategy, enhancing data literacy across the organisation. You will plan and execute strategic initiatives as part of the analytics roadmap, support individual growth through mentoring and professional development, and implement well-documented processes for continuous improvement. This position is essential for driving data excellence within MaPS, ensuring that data-driven insights effectively support the organisation's goals.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Lead the Money and Pensions Service Analytics Community: Coordinate and lead over 20 data analysts across the organisation.
• Power BI Expertise: Act as an expert user, providing mentoring and guidance alongside creating templates and guidelines for high-quality dashboards.
• Power BI System Oversight: Establish, implement, and maintain processes for Power BI system oversight to ensure optimal value.
• Provide Analytical Insights: Deliver actionable insights and advice on improving analytical work.
• Oversee Digital and Product Performance: Manage performance analytics for digital and product initiatives.
• Communicate Vision and Strategy: Develop and communicate a clear vision for analytics across the Money and Pensions Service that aligns with the Data Strategy.
• Copilot
• Driving Data Literacy: Facilitate and enhance the organisation's data literacy, ensuring colleagues are proficient in interpreting and leveraging data for decision-making.
• Proactive and Strategic Work: Plan and execute strategic initiatives as part of the analytics roadmap, and wider Data Strategy.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Leadership: Previous experience in leading analytics teams and communities within public and/or private sector organisations.
• Power BI Expertise: Expertise in Power BI, including system oversight, and successfully leading organisation-wide adoption.
• Data Analytics: Proficiency in using data analytics tools and techniques (including Power BI) to effectively communicate and enable actionable insights.
• Communication Skills: Strong communication skills to turn complex data into clear, compelling, and actionable stories.
• Business Goals Understanding: Deep understanding of business goals and the ability to translate these into tangible measures.
• Vision for Analytics Teams: Experience in developing and communicating a clear vision for analytics teams.
• Strategic Planning: Proactive and strategic planning skills to execute initiatives as part of an analytics roadmap and aligning with the Data Strategy.
• Mentoring and Coaching: Ability to support individual and team growth through mentoring, coaching, and seeking out professional development opportunities.
• Team Processes: Knowledge and experience of implementing robust team processes, including agile and lean frameworks.
• Data Quality Assurance: Understanding of data quality assurance, validation, and linkage.
• Digital technology: Technical understanding of digital products and services.
• Advanced Analytics Tools: Knowledge and experience using tools for advanced analytics (e.g., Python, Databricks).

About MaPS:

At MaPS, we help people - particularly those most in need - to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values - caring, connecting and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. We’re not only looking for the best people in and around Bedford to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves to our values: -

• Caring - We care about our colleagues and people whose lives we are here to transform.
• Connecting - We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
• Transforming - We are committed to transforming lives and make a positive societal impact.

Our inclusive working environment

By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. By way of brief example, we have an enviable ethnic diversity mix, equal gender balance with a zero mean gender pay gap and thriving colleague and ally networks, including LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men's health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What Money and Pensions Service can offer you?

• Generous Annual Leave - 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme - contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
• Interest-free loan to help you buy season tickets for buses and trains
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Subsidised eye test & flu jabs
• Life assurance scheme
• Give as you earn scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)

• Enhanced family and sick pay
• Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
• Recognition Scheme
• Discounts portal to numerous retailers

At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. Most of our roles can operate on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, noncontractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs.

Job Reference: MaPS00845

Close Date: 18/05/2025