Junior Data Processor needed at Potentiam Limited

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Your role is vital to the smooth running of the projects, as it immediately follows fieldwork (survey data collection) and leads into our analysis and reporting stage.
• Within your role, you will be required to undertake the following core functions using Excel and bespoke software:

Cleaning

• Ensuring the raw data from fieldwork is excellent quality
• The data for inconsistencies and/or bad quality
• These records from the dataset and liaising on next steps with the project manager

Manipulation

• Getting the raw data ready for reporting
• Datasets
• Custom variables

Reporting

• Using bespoke software to create easy to understand tables for our consultants
• Data tables
• Averages, grouped responses, ranking of responses, significance testing etc.

Excel tables

• The majority of your job will be dealing with quantitative data i.e. large, structured datasets that result from surveys, however there will be ad hoc requests that may result from our more innovative methodologies.
• The client currently script and conduct data processing for all of their surveys in-house, meaning that you will be able to work closely and learn from the existing team.
• There are multiple opportunities for progression within this role, with expansion opportunities including:
• Scripting – providing you experience in the full end-to-end research operations process.
• Design – creating innovative and engaging ways of capturing data, or adapting the look and feel of specific surveys when required
• Efficiencies – Exploring ways to automate the data collection, reporting and DP process
• Roles – taking on the management of other team members as you progress in the organisation
• Visualisation– Helping to create dashboards and present the data in a fast, accurate and intuitive way

Must have skills

• As this is an entry level position, we’re not looking for specific experience as full training will be provided. What we do need from you however, is the ability to learn quickly and recognise the importance of the role you will be playing in delivering quality to our clients.
• They all about passion, so successful applicants will show a desire to give it their all.
• Knowledge of MS Excel – VLOOKUP, pivot tables
• Excel is our bread and butter, so you must be familiar with how it works and be interested to learn new tips and tricks
• Passion for working with data
• job is all about data, so caring about accuracy, structure and best practice are all essential to the job
• Desire to learn software packages to manipulate data
• use our own software for data processing, so a willingness to learn, explore and master a new way of working will be ke

Good to have skills

• These are not essential, however if you’ve picked these up in your time studying or working, they would be advantageous:
• Experience in web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• Knowledge of VBA / Excel macros
• Experience in data structuring / analysis tools e.g. SPSS

Other skills and requirements

• Tertiary degree
• Fluent spoken & written business English
• Excellent internal/colleague communication skills
• Strong team player
• Understand the importance of meeting deadlines
• A desire to expand one’s own knowledge
• Ability to articulate complex concepts in simple succinct terms
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• The capacity to develop and document procedures and workflows