Junior Data Scientist Remote
Job description
Counting What Counts (CWC) is a small consultancy business contracted by Arts Council England to deliver the Impact & Insight Toolkit (IIT), which provides evaluation tools and services to the Arts Council’s funded portfolio in the REPLACEMENT_STRING26 funding period.
The Impact & Insight Toolkit aims to encourage a stronger focus on data guided decision making and the value that it can bring to the cultural sector. The data collected by the IIT will be shared, discussed and interpreted by the creative professionals which produce cultural and artistic work, allowing a richer dialogue between artists, peers and the public to emerge around the quality and value of cultural experiences.
To deliver the contract, CWC licenses Culture Counts, a survey and evaluation platform that is transforming the way in which arts and cultural organisations work with their audiences, and each other, to capture the value of their work. CWC is supporting Arts Council’s funded portfolio in using the Culture Counts platform as well as providing additional data analysis tools and services on top.
Role details
- Salary: £28,000 – 34,000 depending on experience
- Contract: 6-month contract full-time (with potential to extend)
- Location: Mainly remote working; however, you will be expected to attend one project team meeting per month in Central London (venue TBC).
- Application: Please submit your CV and a covering letter, explaining how you meet the requirements for the role, to CWC’s Research Director, Marc Dunford at [email protected]
- Deadline: Monday 9th October 2023 (9am)
The Junior Data Scientist role is an exciting opportunity to work on an innovative and high-profile data insight project in the cultural sector. You will join our research team to build data tools which will help the organisations using the Impact & Insight Toolkit to better understand and access the data they have collected, as well as conduct data analysis and reporting projects as needed.
The successful candidate will need strong data literacy and experience working with Python and the Python data science stack to manipulate, interrogate and visualise data. A good understanding of the principles of statistics is desirable e.g. significance testing, parametric/non-parametric data. Any experience with survey design and evaluation is desirable but not essential.
You will have excellent writing skills and the ability to communicate your ideas and findings of your analysis clearly and concisely to non-researchers. Accuracy and attention to detail are essential.
This role suits anyone with a passion for working with data and a desire to build effective tools by working with users to understand their needs.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants that support our mission of inclusivity.
Due to the nature of CWC being a small business, an enthusiasm to work as part of a team, yet with the ability to work independently, is important. Flexibility and adaptability are necessary to ensure that all avenues of work are satisfied.
Key Responsibilities
- Design project monitoring metrics and build these into an effective project reporting template.
- Develop a range of data transformation, export and reporting tools for both internal and external use.
- Collect, clean, and preprocess data from various sources.
- Conduct exploratory data analysis to investigate or generate new research questions.
- Produce written outputs for various audiences including data analysis reports and blogs.
- Contribute to team meetings on a regular basis.
Other duties
- To undertake any other duties commensurate with the role
Requirements for role
Essential
- Experience writing scripts using the Python data science stack.
- Experience exploring and analysing data to answer research or business questions.
- Experience producing well written, clear, and well-structured reports or papers.
- Naturally curious with the ability to think about and seek answers to new questions.
- Knowledge of good data visualisation principles.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to work well within and across teams, as well as working autonomously.
- Ability to manage and prioritise workload.
Desirable
- Experience of survey design and evaluation.
- Experience writing complex SQL queries.
- Experience with web development.
- Knowledge of or involvement in the arts and cultural sector.
Personal Competencies
- Able to work independently.
- Enjoy working as part of a small team.
- A ‘can-do’ and flexible attitude.
- A problem solver.
- An interest in supporting England’s arts and cultural sector.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Salary: £28,000.00-£34,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Remote
Application deadline: 09/10/2023
