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Business Intelligence Analyst

Cobalt Housing
Knowsley, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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£42,723 pa

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£42,723 pa

Job Type
Contract
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
29 May 2026 (Today)
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The Vacancy

We have made significant investments in our systems, infrastructure and data; with our new Microsoft Fabric platform and aligned system integrations, fully-SaaS/web-based systems and broad range of new tools, this is an exciting opportunity to drive real innovation in the data and insights we provide to the business.

Whether you’re an experienced BI professional or someone looking to take the next step in your data career, we’d love you to join our Digital and Transformation Team.

About the role

This fixed-term opportunity is to start as soon as possible, with a contracted end date of May 2027 with opportunity to apply for a permanent position at the end of the fixed-term appointment.

This role is key to delivering Cobalt’s Business Intelligence (BI) reporting framework, ensuring data is reported on time, accurately and clearly to provide operational and strategic insight and predictive analysis for all business areas, as well as for a range of projects.

Key Responsibilities

* Deliver reporting and analysis requirements for all business areas, alongside the data management requirements for a range of projects.

* Identify requirements, detect data problems and help deliver improvements and insights using the Microsoft suite of tools.

* Be responsible for converting data from multiple sources into usable information, providing analytics, insights and reporting which will drive decision making and challenge assumptions.

* Support the completion, co-ordination and submission of non-financial Regulatory Returns for Cobalt Housing.

For the full list of responsibilities and the person specification, please review the recruitment pack linked below.

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking people who can bring creative thinking, and fully support our vision, values and commitment to our customers. We are particularly interested in people with experience working in housing associations who are looking to join an organisation ready to embark upon an exciting period of transformation and growth but also welcome those who can bring new ways of working and thinking from out of sector aligned to the right technical and people skills.

Successful applicants are responsible for producing

proof of entitlement to work in the UK before employment can commence. Cobalt cannot sponsor candidates without a current visa which allows for full-time UK-based working.

The Company

Cobalt Housing is a registered housing association based in North Liverpool. We manage and maintain around 6,000 affordable homes in Fazakerley and Sparrow Hall, Croxteth and Norris Green.

We carry out a wide range of economic, neighbourhood and community regeneration activities and believe that, by providing quality places to live and support to those who need it, we play our part in developing thriving communities where people are proud to live and can be their best

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