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Research Data Analyst

Lane Clark & Peacock LLP.
Edinburgh
2 months ago
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LCP Delta is looking for a Research Data Analyst to join the Subscription Research team.

This is a great opportunity to:

  • Lead on improving our quality and consistency of data within our thriving energy transition business.
  • Work in a stimulating, supportive and rewarding environment.
  • Take growing levels of responsibility as LCP Delta expands.

What will you be doing?

  • Leading areas of research data collection, cleaning and structuring to ensure we collect consistent information across our Residential Energy Research team.
  • Leading and supporting the research team to load qualitative and quantitative data into our Azure research database, Joule.
  • Data collection via a mixture of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including:
    • Semi-structured interviews and discussions with industry experts and other professionals.
    • Secondary research identifying, analysing, and cleaning data from other sources.
  • Collaborating closely with colleagues across the Residential Energy Research team and more widely to ensure a unified use of data and insight derived from it.
  • Understanding research team and client needs.
  • Project managing data projects to deliver outputs in a timely manner.

Areas of data collection will include (but will not be limited to):

  • Country policy and regulations across Europe.
  • Country statistics including housing stock, energy prices and other related country metrics.
  • Business models and propositions of key players in the new energy space.
  • Use of business intelligence tools to create engaging dashboards for our clients to use to access our data.

What skills, experience and qualities are we looking for?

  • Ability to apply a variety of research methods, including face-to-face and video-conference discussions with industry experts and other professionals, as well as desk-based research.
  • Initiative and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficiency in data analysis – querying data, use of Excel, able to extract meaningful insights from different types of data sets.
  • Ability to present data insights effectively, in a way that is understandable to non-data literate audiences, using a range of tools, e.g. PowerBI, PowerPoint presentation.
  • Ability to synthesise, sense check and contextualise information and insight from a variety of qualitative and quantitative sources to create high quality and impactful datasets for our clients.
  • Interpersonal, organisational and project management skills.
  • Excellent communication, collaborative and team-oriented working skills.
  • Commercial acumen - the ability to think commercially about the needs of our clients.
  • A relevant BSc, MSc, PhD and/or ideally relevant experience in the energy transition, working with energy companies, technology manufacturers, policy makers, start-ups or industry associations would be an advantage.

What’s in it for you?

We offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work. Currently, our core benefits package includes:

  • Hybrid working (varies by role and department).
  • Professional study support (where applicable).
  • Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women’s networks.

For your family:

  • Life assurance (6 x salary).
  • Income protection.
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave.

For your health:

  • 26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy & sell holiday.
  • Private medical insurance.
  • Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Digital GP services.

For your wealth:

  • Discretionary bonus scheme.
  • Season ticket loans.

For others:

  • Volunteering opportunities.

For the environment:

  • Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (qualifying period applies).

And much more!

We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued, including age, background, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or sexual orientation.

LCP is committed to making our opportunities accessible to all and would welcome you getting in touch to let us know if an adjustment can be made to help with your application. This may be extra time for assessments, pre-interview site visits, interview structure or questions, or asking us about building accessibility.

LCP currently holds a sponsorship license for skilled worker visas, allowing us to assist with applications aligning with the UK Government's criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. If you anticipate needing sponsorship for a skilled worker visa, we recommend reviewing the sponsorship criteria for your desired role before applying to LCP.


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