Duties and Responsibilities The successful candidate will work across the Directorate as the lead Data and Reporting Analyst.
Data analysis within the Directorate informs processes and legislative changes for the betterment of the regulated sectors.
The key deliverables of the Data and Reporting Analyst are anticipated to be high quality reports and presentations comprising insights and visualisations extracted from the relevant Directorate databases.
The successful candidate will work closely with all Directorate teams to upskill in day-to-day operations, legislation and processes to inform their data analysis and reporting role, supporting the Authoritys evidence-based approach to regulation.
While the role will not initially include line management responsibilities, this may change as the position develops.
The maindutiesandresponsibilitiesof the successful candidatewillincludesomeor allthefollowing: Leading on data analysis and reporting for the Transport Regulation Directorate.
Identifying, analysing, interpreting, and communicating trends or patterns in complex datasets.
Acquiring data from primary or secondary data sources and maintaining databases/data systems.
Working with other data sources such as unstructured data social media, big data, etc.
Working with database users to determine their current and future data needs.
Enhancing reporting approaches to best illustrate analysis outputs for various audiences.
Extracting key messages from data sources and presenting them in an appropriate format to relevant audiences.
Preparing reports and recommendations for management with evidence and insight to frame transport policy.
Developing and implementing data collection and processing systems and other strategies to optimise efficiency and data quality, thinking creatively and critically about how to improve and add value to existing processes and outputs and following through to implementation.
Developing and maintaining knowledge of the sectors and processes within Transport Regulation Directorate; and Administrative tasks as assigned.
Note:The functions and responsibilities initially assigned to the position are based on the current organisational requirements and may be changed from time to time.
The person appointed requires the flexibility to fulfil other roles and responsibilities at a similar level within the Authority.
Essential Criteria Please note: In order to satisfy the shortlisting panel that you meet these criteria you must explicitly reference how you meet same in your application.
Failure to demonstrate these may prevent your application progressing to future shortlisting stages.
Eachcandidatemustmeetthe followingrequirementsatthetimeofthe competitionclosing: a)Hold a minimum of an NFQ level 7 qualification in Data Analytics, Statistics, or a relevant discipline; b)Haveatleast5yearsrecent satisfactory experience, including a minimum of 2 years experience in a data analyst role or equivalent, and; c)Have strong analytical skills to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy, and the ability to extract key messages and underlying trends.
Desirable Criteria Pleasenote: Shouldfurthershortlistingberequiredafterthe essentialcriteriaabove,aselectionofthefollowingmay beassessed.
The ideal candidate will also: d)Demonstrate ownership, initiative and self-motivation over own work; e)Have strong communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrating the ability to build and maintain relationships with different stakeholders; f)Have strong report writing and data visualisation skills; g)Promote and engage in collaboration, cross-functional and teamwork, creating opportunities to work together where relevant; h)Have knowledge of public service policies, services and activities, specifically in the transport sector; and i)Be proficient in the use of data analysis or statistics programs.