Analytics and Data Science Internship Brighton, England
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Role Title: Analytics and Data Science Internship
Reporting to: Analysis Technical Specialist
Directorate: Strategy & Communications
Starting Salary: £18,965 plus excellent benefits package and flexible working
Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract (placement)
Location: Brighton/hybrid
Closing date: 12 March 2023
To Apply Email your application to [email protected] quoting role reference 147482
Your role at a glance
The team
This is a 12 month internship as part of TPR’s established internship programme, based in the Analysis and Insight team. In your placement, you will gain valuable experience of working on real world analytical projects that both matter to TPR and help us get the best value for pension savers.
Although we can’t say what your exact projects will be yet, with 2 rotations you will have the opportunity to acquire diverse analytical and data skills. With your first 6 months spent in analytics and your second 6 months working as an intern in our Data Science team, your work will range from data visualisation to statistical modelling.
Working within a large team, you will also have the opportunity to grow your analytical network, both learning from and contributing to the wider team’s work. With demand for analytical projects across TPR, you will work collaboratively with stakeholders to provide analytical insight and evidence that supports our organisation’s strategy.
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What you’ll do
Whilst in the Analytics role, you will learn and develop skills to:
- Use SQL to manipulate large, complex datasets providing key information to internal and external stakeholders including public Freedom of Information requests.
- Apply analytical techniques, such as regression and hypothesis testing in a business environment to inform an evidence base for regulatory strategy, activity and policy.
- Create PowerBI dashboards to visualise data
Whilst in the Data Exploitation role, you will:
- Work closely with an experienced Data Scientist on a Data Science project covering Machine Learning or Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Gain experience using open source scripting languages like R or Python
- Use Power BI, Shiny or Dash to visualise data
In both teams you will learn to work directly with stakeholders to identify their requirements, agree milestones and communicate your results.
Person specification
What you’ll bring
Essential Criteria
- Currently undertaking an undergraduate degree programme in a STEM subject.
- Awareness/knowledge of statistical or analytical software, including one of R, SQL, Python or Power BI.
- Awareness/knowledge of bivariate / multivariate statistical modelling, time series analysis, and forecasting.
- Awareness/knowledge of evaluating data sources for suitability, reliability & accuracy.
- Awareness/limited experience of communicating complex concepts in a clear and accurate manner.
Desirable Criteria
- Desire to use data to provide clarity and insight to a complex business problem.
- Awareness/knowledge of basic mechanisms of the economy, the financial system and relevant inter-linkages.
- Awareness/knowledge of the implementation of robust standards and quality assurance procedures in analytics.
Benefits
We put you first
We’ll give you a chance to put your theory into practice as you work alongside a diverse, friendly and experienced team. You’ll develop your skills in a safe and supportive work environment that values your thoughts, perspectives and ideas. You’ll receive regular feedback on your performance to help you learn, develop and improve throughout your time with us.
What you’ll get
As well as a starting salary of £18,965, we offer:
- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Flexi leave - take up to two days flexi leave a month
- Flexible working arrangements (hybrid)
- Career development opportunities
- Enhanced parental leave
- Free employee assistance programme
- Brighton location with excellent transport links
What we do
More than half the UK working population rely on us to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at The Pensions Regulator (TPR), you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.
Everyone plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe. We put UK savers at the heart of what we do. So, if you’re ready to make a difference, then we want to hear from you.
Find out more about us.
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Who can apply?
If you’re an undergraduate looking for a placement year, then why not join our team!
We’re having an assessment day on 29 March 2023, this will take place in our office. Make sure you’re free on this date - as you’ll need to take part in group/individual assessments, as well as an interview.
Supporting diversity and inclusion
We are an inclusive employer and want applications from all backgrounds. We champion equality, diversity and inclusion and through our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, have set out how we will embed diversity and inclusion throughout our organisation and support our regulated community to do the same.
We can provide reasonable adjustments if you have a disability. Please get in touch at any stage of the recruitment process, so we can find out what this may look like for you please email [email protected]. If you do meet the minimum criteria, we will offer you an interview.
Location
We operate a hybrid working model, with regular attendance in our Brighton office to connect with colleagues.
Right to work
Under Home Office guidance, we’re required to establish if future employees have a right to work in the UK before they start employment with us. Currently, we’re not able to offer sponsorship. We are a UK-based organisation, and you must live in the UK to be employed by us.
Screening
The Pensions Regulator is an arm’s length government body and part of the public service.
Any offer of employment will be subject to us receiving satisfactory background screening checks and criminal record checks (BPSS).
We’d love to hear from you
Email your CV to [email protected], adding the role reference number above.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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