Junior Data Analyst

Duties & Responsibilities:

Project & Development Support

• Work with the Data Management team to deliver on key projects for the UK Branch. These would include:
  • Data Onboarding and Processing System Upgrade – contribute to the programme by helping define technical requirements and the coding and testing of these in the solution.
  • Data Quality and Reporting Improvement – support development of validation rules, data quality measures, and management reporting.
  • Core Data Repository Extension – contribute to extending datasets, building metrics, and producing analytics.
• Assist in documenting functional and technical requirements for project deliverables.
• Participate in design discussions to understand solution architecture and contribute insights.

Data Quality, Analysis & BAU Activities

• Perform standard data checks, logging issues and tracking resolution progress.
• Assist with ingestion, validation, and processing core data sets.
• Prepare basic reports, data extracts, and checks for actuarial and reporting teams.

Documentation, Governance & Controls

• Follow best practice for data handling, quality controls, and security.
• Help document technical and business requirements.
• Produce and maintain process documentation, data flow diagrams, and runbooks.

About You:

Qualifications Required:

• One of the following:
  • Level 3 qualifications (A-Levels, BTEC, or equivalent) to ideally include a STEM subject
  • 12 months of work experience in the last 24 months in a relevant role
  • Level 3 apprenticeship. 

Experience:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (in particular Excel using pivot tables and XLookup).

Skills:

Technical skills

• Strong problem‑solving mindset with interest in developing technical solutions.
• Basic understanding of SQL, with willingness to develop intermediate capability.
• Interest in learning Databricks, Python and/or R (no prior experience required).
• Awareness of data structures, data flows, and analytical concepts, with an interest in applying them in practice.
• Basic understanding of sourcing, cleaning, analysis, and visualisation of data.

Behavioural skills

• Stakeholder focus with clear communication.
• Ability to explain findings to non-technical audiences.
• Team oriented with strong collaboration skills.
• Proactive approach to learning and continuous improvement.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

Knowledge areas

• Awareness of KPIs, metrics, and basic business logic used in analytical work.
• Awareness of data governance, data protection, and ethical data handling principles.
• Interest in reinsurance or financial services (desirable).
• Interest in coding, analytics, or data driven problem solving.

Person Specification:

Communicating and Influencing
Excellent negotiation skills and demonstrated capacity to influence decisions and manage relationships with key stakeholders both in HLRUK (Senior Management team) and across the Group. Adapts communication style depending on audience. 

Problem solving
Ability to break down complex issues and identify trends, patterns and interdependencies. Pragmatic approach to assessing risks when developing solutions.

Delivery and Accountability
Accountable for individual and team deliveries to support the overall Branch objectives. Creates an environment where challenge is expected and encouraged and holds individuals accountable for same. Efficient and responsive ensuring deadlines are met.
 

Innovation and Continuous Improvement
Creates an environment where new ideas and solutions are encouraged. Continuously strives for process improvement.

Developing Capability and Knowledge Sharing
Actively develops and enables the team acting as a role model and mentor.

Customer Focus
Develops a deep understanding of the complexities of the customer business in order to implement ideas and technical expertise. Ensures that customer feedback is actioned and customer satisfaction maintained.

Team Player 
Focuses on building and maintaining a positive team culture and developing cross-functional relationships. Embraces diversity of thought, ideas and skills to engage the team and deliver objectives.