SAS Analysts (SAS Analyst, SAS Analysis, SAS) - 3 months contract

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SAS Analysts (SAS Analyst, SAS Analysis, SAS) - 3 months contract
Location: Cheltenham although some roles are flexible
Contract - £500 per day
Analysis and Research at UCAS
Should I go to university? What and where should I study? - these are key decisions for many people that shape their lives. Each year hundreds of universities and colleges make millions of decisions as they compete to recruit half a million new students. And the overall results of these decisions are closely watched for their importance within higher education and beyond.
UCAS is the central service that runs the national infrastructure at the heart of this annual admissions cycle. Our Analysis and Research team leads in the analysis of admissions to higher education in the UK. Our analysts have high impact roles in designing and executing analysis from our complex and extensive operational data.
Their work, both published and behind the scenes, directly supports decision making by all our customers.
About the SAS Analysts (SAS Analyst, SAS Analysis, SAS) role
As a designated Centre of Excellence within UCAS, we now have opportunities for SAS analysts, analysis specialists, data scientists, and those ready to lead sections of our work. Our team is committed to high quality with a focus on real outcomes for our customers. We are looking for like-minded analysts who want to use and grow their skills in an important operational environment. We have standardised on a powerful, programming-based SAS analysis platform: having the ability to design and create analysis through analytical programming is essential to be part of our team.
We need people with skills in some or many of these areas, depending on role:
Analytical thinking coupled with a problem solving, team-based approach
Strong analytical programming in SAS (Base, Macro, Stat, Graph) or equivalent
Flexible, parameterised, code-based analysis
Identifying analytical value in complex operational data sets
Data and analysis infrastructures
Innovative analytical work that directly answers questions for customers
Communication of analysis through graphics, writing and in person
Leading and managing areas of the team's work
Professional development of analysts
For more information on the SAS Analysts (SAS Analyst, SAS Analysis, SAS) role:
If you can see potential in our data, can translate that into high quality analysis, and are motivated by making a difference to decision making then we want to talk to you.
Please send your CV for the SAS Analysts (SAS Analyst, SAS Analysis, SAS) role and a few words on why you want to join us - please press the apply button now.
UCAS values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity
UCAS does not discriminate on grounds of age, nationality, race, ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability
Start date
n.a
From
UCAS
Published at
29.11.2013
Project ID:
634563
Contract type
Freelance
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