Insights Analyst

Job DescriptionInsight Analyst x2 days per week in Bournemouth office (x3 WFH) An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Capacity, Planning and Performance team. You’ll be working in our Channel Planning function to design, build, develop and enhance capacity models to support the Branch Network.In this challenging and rewarding role you will influence decisions that have real impact on the future direction of the Retail Network. Your ability to quickly see trends and issues from data will enable you to deliver key insights that tell a story, ultimately guiding our planning and decision making.At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, at one of our offices. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.What you’ll be doingThe exciting nature of this role means that you will be involved in short, medium, and long term insight; providing planning support for day-to-day, for upcoming projects and for future strategies.For example, you are likely to be involved in;Completing and presenting analysis used directly by senior managementTelling the story of the analysis and bringing it to life for the wider business pictureMaking recommendations for future business strategyMatching resource to demand and making sure we have the right people in place to deliver on our promises to our membersInfluencing the shape of our branch networkAbout youWe are looking for someone with demonstrable analytical rigour, balanced with strong problem solving and inter-personal skills, who can work collaboratively within a team of Insight professionals and influence the business. You will:Be analytical with a logical and curious mindset. Have excellent attention to detail, and possess the confidence to ‘tell the story’ describing the work you have undertaken to key stakeholders.Have the ability to work at pace and react to changing work requests and priorities in a timely manner.Be experienced in completing analysis, along with having a proven ability to derive insight from various complex sources.Be a confident and advanced user of Microsoft Excel (e.g. vlookups, pivot tables and complex formulae), and of Microsoft PowerPoint (to pull packs together and present information).Ideally technically robust and comfortable with analysing large volumes of data using tools such as SPSS Modeller, SAS, SQL or Power BI.Possess good communication and influencing skills, with the ability to present findings in a clear, concise and compelling way to stakeholders.A relevant degree (such as Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Finance, Economics or other Science Discipline) or equivalent relevant experience.It would be good if you also had:Knowledge of the financial services industry.Our Customer First behaviours are all about putting customers and members at the heart of how we work together. You can strengthen your application by showing the behaviours that resonate with you, and how you might have already demonstrated these.Say it straight - This is about being honest and direct with good intent and saying what needs to be said in the room. It’s also about being clear, precise, and using language that we and, importantly, our customers and members can understand.Push for better - This is about aiming high and constantly looking for better in how we work together and serve our customers and members.Get it done - This is about prioritising what will have the greatest impact, being decisive and taking accountability for delivering on the end-to-end outcome.We know applying for jobs can sometimes feel like you’re sending an application into a black hole. We review each application individually. So, it’s a good idea to call out your most relevant experience on your application to give yourself the best chance.The extras you’ll getThere are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:A personal pension – if you put in 7% of your salary, we’ll top up by a further 16%Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a yearLife assurance worth 8x your salaryA great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice schemeGympass – Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness.Access to an annual performance related bonusAccess to training to help you develop and progress your career25 days holiday, pro rataWhat makes us differentNationwide is the world’s largest building society. With over 15 million customers, we have a relationship with almost a quarter of the UK’s population. We’ve got the scale to compete with the big banks, but we’re not a bank. As a building society, we’re owned by our members – that’s our customers who have their current account, mortgage or savings with us. It means we can do things differently to deliver our Purpose – Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society. When you work at Nationwide, you can experience that difference for yourself. You’ll be part of a high-performing, purpose-driven organisation that offers rewarding career experiences and a highly competitive range of benefits to match. You’ll also be joining us at an important time as we seek to reach more and more people in the UK. We want everyone in the UK to know that they don’t have to bank with a bank. They can choose a modern mutual instead.
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