Summary
Our Data Science and Analytics Team helps colleagues across Howden turn complex information into meaningful insights that drive better business decisions.
As an apprentice, you’ll learn how to work with real business data, uncover patterns, solve problems and create valuable reports and dashboards.
What you will do at work
- Gain exposure to both data analytics and data science, helping you understand how analysis, reporting and data models can be used to solve different business problems.
- Support a range of live data projects for different areas of the Retail business.
- Analyse datasets to understand what the information is telling us, looking for patterns, trends, gaps or unusual results that may need further investigation.
- Clean, organise and check data before it is analysed, spotting errors or inconsistencies and helping make sure the information is accurate and reliable.
- Learn how to turn your findings into clear reports for key business stakeholders.
- Build your technical skills by learning to use tools such as Power BI, SQL and Python.
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Initiative
Qualifications
- GCSE English (4) – essential
- GCSE Maths (5) – essential
About this employer
Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. We’re experts helping clients adapt and thrive in a changing world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mind-set, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 23,000 employees and spanning 56 countries.
Our people are our biggest asset as well as our largest shareholder group and are everything that makes us unique; our inclusive culture, the quality service we offer our clients, and our continued growth, all come from our people-first approach. There’s no such thing as individual success. We all need to play our part, contributing our skills and experience to make a true difference. That’s Howden.
After this apprenticeship
Our apprentices join Howden on permanent contracts from day one. After successfully completing the 18-month programme, you’ll transition out of the apprenticeship and continue developing your skills, expertise and career within your chosen area of the business.