Property Business Insight Analyst

We’re building thriving communities as one of the UK’s largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing.

We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes.

If you want to experience work that’s truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive.

Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

The role

The purpose of this role is leading the provision of business intelligence, data governance and performance insight across Property Operations, the role will transform complex operational data into actionable intelligence that supports strategic decision-making, drives service improvement, improves customer outcomes and enhances operational efficiency

You will be the guardian of all Property Operations data and to support the Director of Home Repairs, Director of Home Safety and Improvements, Property Heads of Services and wider Property operational teams by ensuring accuracy of data. To help improve departmental and wider operational processes and efficiencies, and drive property operations forward through the insight you produce

This role is part of Property where you'll help us to lead the way investing and maintaining 46,000 homes.

What you'll achieve

• Be the guardian of all Property data ensuring its accuracy
• Be Property lead for all data related workflows/projects across the business
• Delivering insightful analysis, forecasting and reporting, to support Property and key internal stakeholders
• Recommending and implementing improvement initiatives from insight to benefit Property and the wider business
• Working with key stakeholders, influence change and present findings and solutions across the team and wider business and communicate recommendations effectively at all levels
• Supporting data governance framework across the team to ensure data quality remains at a high standard and providing management visibility of potential detriment
• Play a key role in ensuring smooth transition and ongoing management of data with stock disposal and acquisitions
• Support budget setting and cost reviews, to ensure consistency and transparency across teams in Property
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports and scorecards that support Property performance management and decision making
• Represent Property within Orbit's Power BI Virtual Team, supporting reporting standards, best practice and continuous improvement

What you'll bring

Essential skills

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Power BI, DAX and Excel (including Power Query).
• Experience developing reports, dashboards and performance management information
• Significant experience working with and analysing large and complex data sets
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify trends and opportunities
• Ability to translate business requirements into meaningful insight and reporting outputs
• Experience in a similar business insight, reporting or analytics role

Desirable skills

• Experience within social housing, property services or asset management.
• Experience of Microsoft Fabric and Power BI Service.
• Knowledge of ActiveH and/or Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Microsoft Power BI/Data Analyst certification (PL-300) or equivalent experience

Why Orbit?

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense.

Here’s what you can expect to enjoy with us.

A rewarding experience that works for you

We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive. For a better work life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.

A place to progress

From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you’re a student, graduate or experienced professional we’ll support you to grow.

For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning.

A purpose to feel proud of

We’re proud to make a difference to people together. We’re values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people.

What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people.

Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

How we hire

We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair:

1. Online application
2. Interview(s)
3. Decision and offer

We put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check.