Key areas of work include:

• data collection and management
• data analysis and reporting
• process automation
• data validation
• key performance indictor (KPI) tracking
• benchmarking.

Your responsibilities will vary depending on your area of work, the sector you work in and your employer. However, you'll typically need to:

• design and implement secure, efficient and compliant data collection systems, ensuring data quality and integrity by identifying errors and cleaning data
• develop records management and reporting processes and policies
• identify areas to increase efficiency and optimise data collection processes by automating data workflows and building efficient data pipelines
• identify, evaluate and implement external services and tools to support data validation and cleansing
• gather, understand and document detailed business requirements using appropriate tools and techniques
• collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand and validate data requirements, ensuring accurate reporting
• establish and monitor KPIs and other metrics to measure business performance
• monitor and audit data quality and ensure data quality standards
• design and carry out surveys and analyse survey data
• manipulate, analyse and interpret complex data sets relating to the employer's or client's business
• produce visualizations and reports (using tools like SPSS, Tableau, Power BI, and SQL) and present findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a clear, actionable manner
• create data dashboards, graphs and visualizations
• conduct sector and competitor analysis to provide insights for continuous improvement
• keep up to date with industry trends and best practices in data analytics.