Associate Data Analyst
| Posting date: | 06 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £30,485 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 460341/4 |
Summary
Do you have a passion in using data visualisations to bring data to life?
The DVSA has an exciting new opportunity to join our existing team in the Digital and Data directorate. As DVSA is going through redesigning its teams and services to be more service led, there’s never been a better time to join the DVSA. The role will support DVSA’s mission to: “Keeping Britain moving safely and sustainably”.
Our Digital-first vision is supported by a clear strategy which allows our staff to develop and grow.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
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This role requires building reports and dashboards alongside analysis of data from DVSA’s databases using Power BI and other tools. The post holder delivers data and information that supports the planning and decision-making process and provides insight to the business.
The post holder collaborates with others to develop new regular reporting, run ad-hoc and existing reports, extracts data in accordance with user specifications and provides statistical information for publication and in response to freedom of information or subject access requests.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
Produces new, regular and ad-hoc reports and dashboards, liaising with customers to establish report content, format and timescale where required.Delivers ad-hoc analysis. Ensures business value is added to DVSA data by analysing it and reporting it in the best way to meet customer needs. Produces accurate analysis which is easy to understand and provides guidance and insight to decision makers. Reports where possible on an exception basis only. Highlights any relevant trends and hotspots.Undertakes quality assurance of reports and outputs where production is undertaken by other members of the team.Provides appropriate responses to freedom of information requests and subject access requests within the guidance standards set by the information commissioner.Provides responses and supporting information required for the collation of replies to Parliamentary Questions, Chief Executive replies and press enquiries.Proactively engages with stakeholders to ensure reporting and analysis continues to meet their needs and continuously make improvements while still managing their expectations.For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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