Analyst

• Conduct quality research and well-reasoned comparative analysis, ensuring all project contributions are well-sourced, well-referenced and delivered to a high standard, to internal deadline and budget.
• Manage own workload to deliver assigned project work in line with internal deadlines set in the project workplan.
• For projects managed, create structured workplans in line with client objectives, demonstrating a clear understanding of the project process and methodology, and identifying clear project milestones and outputs.
• Monitor and report on progress at agreed intervals.
• Contribute to appropriate avenues for reflecting on the successes and lessons learned from completed projects.

• Support the development of positive client relationships wherever possible, ensuring a clear and up-to-date understanding of their objectives, goals and constraints, so that project progress and deliverables can be appropriately assessed.
• Contribute to clear proposal writing, demonstrating a good understanding of scope, approach and deliverables to support timeframe and costing decisions.
• Attend scoping meetings with prospective clients to identify client needs and provide information on Ecctis’ services.

• Through project delivery work and/or proposal writing, demonstrate a clear understanding of relevant Ecctis project methodologies and how these might be adapted.
• Support the peer review of project work as requested, contributing constructive feedback to project reports.
• Contribute ideas to the development of processes and procedures to improve efficiency and/or effectiveness.
• Take accountability for own development, drawing on project and proposal feedback and applying it to future work.

• Ensure that the credibility of the company externally, and its values internally and externally, are communicated and upheld at all times.

• Strong teamwork and effective communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, managing a complex personal workload, using own initiative to approach problems and make relevant suggestions to solve them.
• Strong qualitative analysis skills.
• Ability to write clearly and effectively.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to demonstrate high levels of accuracy in their work.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to effectively manage their workload, meet deadlines and respond to changing priorities.
• Ability to reflect on own and project performance and identify routes for quality enhancement.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office programmes, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

• A supportive and co-operative team member.
• Approachable and helpful to others.
• Self-motivated.
• Analytical mindset.
• Solutions-driven.
• Demonstrates respect for others at all times.
• Acts as a role model within the team in relation to company values, quality of work, attitudes and behaviours.
• Strives for continuous improvement, always seeking ways to make personal and project quality enhancements.
• Takes responsibility for building on existing knowledge and developing new and cutting-edge expertise to meet the needs of the business.
• Adopts a flexible approach in responding to short and long deadlines, managing their own workload and understanding how their work interacts with that of colleagues.
• Actively receives feedback provided by colleagues and engages with colleagues’ work by providing thoughtful and thorough feedback.
• Committed to Ecctis’ ethos, actively demonstrating attitudes and behaviours that align with the values.

• Degree-level qualification, comparable to Bachelor degree standard in the UK.

• 25 days annual leave plus swappable bank holidays, as well as an additional 3.5 days gifted for the winter office closure.
• Life assurance of 4 x basic salary for members of the pension scheme.
• Vitality Private Health and Bupa Dental Care Scheme with employee contribution.
• Enhanced maternity pay and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Octopus EV scheme.

Please note: All applicants must hold a current permit or visa showing their right to work in the UK.

This role profile sets out the scope and main duties of the post at the date when the role was created or last reviewed. Such details may vary on occasion without changing the overall scope of the role or level of responsibility required. This role profile is intended to give an overall indication of the duties and responsibilities of this role but is not exhaustive and the job holder may be asked to perform other duties, which reasonably align with the general remits of their role and level of responsibility.