Data Analyst/Consultant

Langham Recruitment
Taunton
1 month ago
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Data Analyst / Consultant | Education / EdTech | Up to £40k DOE | Fully Remote


Our client is in the EdTech sector, creating specialist, one-of-a-kind solutions for use in education.


They’re looking for candidates with a background in the education sector and a good understanding of school data. Your role will involve creating visually appealing and user-friendly dashboards. You will work alongside the development team to bring unique solutions to a range of educational clients.


Role / Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the team to create customised data solutions for education clients
  • Apply education expertise to analyse data and offer insights for better decision‑making
  • Develop user-friendly data dashboards for educators
  • Translate complex data into understandable reports for non‑technical stakeholders
  • Stay informed about data and education trends to improve products / services

Skills / Experience

  • Experience in the education sector, or within an EdTech environment
  • Knowledge / understanding of the education data landscape
  • Data analytics skills

Desirable: PowerBI or similar data visualisation dashboards


This role will suit someone from an educational and data background. You might be a Data Analyst, Data Consultant, PowerBI Analyst / Developer, Data Manager with experience of school data, or you might come from a strong education or EdTech background with a technical / data skill set.


This Data Analyst vacancy is being handled by Langham Recruitment Ltd. Langham Recruitment Ltd acts as an employment agency and is registered in England and Wales (reg (phone number removed))


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