Apprentice Data Scientist London, England
Job description
About The Role
Motability Operations’ purpose is to deliver smart, sustainable solutions that improve our customers’ mobility in a fast-changing world. As the UK’s largest fleet operator with over 630,000 vehicles on the road, we are subject to a unique set of risks and responsibilities.
An apprenticeship in our Asset Risk department gives you insight into how a large successful company operates, working alongside people who genuinely care about you and your professional development. Our main responsibility is to provide the best possible value to the customer in the most sustainable way, by producing accurate forecasts for the resale value of a leased vehicle and all the associated maintenance and repair costs. To do this, we perform analysis on millions of data points, creating models and metrics to generate insight, and data visualisations to communicate them to the business.
By working with us, you will become a pro at handling data, knowing the appropriate visualisation or model to use and when, and become confident in communicating findings to improve business understanding and decision making. The skills you learn on and off the job will be applied in a live business environment, enabling you to learn quickly and make a real difference at a company with a real purpose.
The Analytics Team are part of a close-knit and sociable Asset Risk department based in London Bridge. We operate a hybrid approach to home and office working and enjoy a great work-life balance.
As an apprentice your studies will complement your work, and we will support you to achieve your potential by providing study leave around your exams and splitting your time 80/20 between work and studying. Additionally, you will be paired up with both a buddy and a mentor.
Motability Operations is a Disability Confident Leader
As a Disability Confident Leader, any applicant considered to have a disability who meets the minimum criteria as set out in the role profile, will be offered an interview.
We also have a responsibility to actively seek out and attract disabled candidates by providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
This involves flexibility and making reasonable adjustments as required when assessing candidates to ensure those with a disability have the best possible chance of demonstrating their suitability for the job.
1st Stage - Virtual interview via Teams for approx. 30/40 minutes.
This stage would involve a presentation and interview
About You
- Strong interest in data & analytics, eager to learn and develop your skills
- You love to solve problems and enjoy understanding how things work
- Industrious, enthusiastic, and proactive approach to tasks
- Enjoy collaborating as part of a team and a confident communicator
- Great time management, able to adapt to changing priorities
- Interested in what is happening in the world and regularly read the news
Available to start in October 2023
Core requirements:
- You will need a minimum of three A-Levels (including Maths) at BBB or equivalent
- GCSE’s Level 9-4 / A-C in Maths and English
- Continuous residency in the UK for the last three years
- No more than six months professional experience
- Good existing level of IT and computing skills (MS Office)
About The Company
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. They represent ambition, and we look for our people to live and breathe them every day:
- We find solutions
- We drive change
- We care
As a Motability Operations team member, the benefits you can expect are:
- 28 days annual leave with option to purchase and sell days
- 1 day for volunteering
- Competitive reward package including an annual discretionary bonus
- 15% non-contributory pension (9% non-contributory pension during probation period)
- Funded Private Medical Insurance cover
- Voluntary benefits: charitable giving, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, health and cancer screenings for you and your partner, discounted gym memberships and season ticket loans
- Electric/Hybrid Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Discount Scheme with an app to save on the go
- Free access to healthcare apps such as Peppy, Unmind, Aviva Digital GP and volunteering app on Hand for all employees
- Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary to give you a peace of mind that your loved ones will receive some financial help
At Motability Operations, we believe in building a diverse workforce, where our people are empowered to attend work as their true selves, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We want to sustain a culture that nurtures, where employees are free to flourish and where they’re rewarded equally, regardless of race, nationality or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and as such, all our offices provide first rate disability access. With our hybrid working environment, we do our best to accommodate part-time and flexible working requests where possible, building on our culture of trust, empowerment, and flexibility.
Please note, Motability Operations reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any of its job vacancies if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend that you apply as soon as possible rather than wait until the published closing date.
