Job Description

Have you got experience as an Investment and Development analyst within Real Estate, Property or Housing?
Do you enjoy creating insightful analysis and reporting to shape Investment and Development strategies and improve business performance?
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Investment and Development (I&D) Analytics team as an Insight Analyst (Investment & Development) on a Fixed term contract until the end of June 2026. Based from either our Basingstoke or Wembley office, you'll share your time between the office and home, as well as some travel being required between our offices.
SNG (Sovereign Network Group) is one of the largest housing associations in the UK, with over 85,000 homes across London and the South of England. We will invest 8.5bn over the next 10 years, building 25,000 new homes, as well as regenerating estates and improving the quality of existing homes. Our purpose is to provide good, affordable homes: the foundation for a better life, and a vision of thriving communities, over generations.
The Role
Reporting to the Senior Investment Analytics Manager, this role will be part of a dynamic team delivering insightful analysis and driving innovation in systemised reporting via Power BI to support Investment and Development strategy, decision making and performance management. The key stakeholders of this role will be the I&D, Finance and IT teams.
This role will work on high-impactful projects such as portfolio analysis, risk analysis, capital allocation, rent analysis, sales analysis, disposals, retrofits and regeneration reporting.
Main responsibilities include:

• Creating insight and analysis to understand the portfolio performance, asset quality, market performance, identifying risks and opportunities
• Providing recommendations by collaborating with stakeholders to drive continuous improvement of our investment strategy, portfolio performance and capital allocation
• Designing, delivering and maintaining systemised analytics and self-service reporting tools via Power BI to support I&D and Finance stakeholders improve understanding of the investment and development performance and decision making
• Partnering with I&D and Finance stakeholders to scope detailed project requirements - translating business requirements into the clear and concise technical development specifications
• Managing and updating the project management board for responsible projects aligned with the I&D Analytics project roadmap
• Working with data engineers and business owners to create data pipelines for reporting and analytics with consideration of the planned system integration, transformation and data migration
• Delivering Power BI data models and reports with the Power BI developers' best practise and compliance with the SNG data policies and procedures
• Supporting the maintenance, management and enhancement of I&D systems and ensuring they are fit for purpose and continuously improved, and supporting the routine review of the quality and completeness of data

What we're looking for
You'll need proven experience in a similar role as an Insight Analyst, ideally in the Real Estate, or broader Investment and Development sectors. You will need strong Power BI reporting experience with advanced data analytics and visualisation skills. You'll also have:

• Strong financial acumen and commercial knowledge to interpret complex financial and investment analysis
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with clear communication and strong collaboration skills
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into actionable data solutions
• Experience in ensuring data quality and integrity and ability to pay attention to details
• Strong problem solving, influencing and presentation skills
• Finance qualification or a degree in a relevant field is preferred
• Previous experience using Accounting/Finance systems is desirable

Your Benefits
We have some great benefits at SNG, including:

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days) - pro rated to the duration of the contract
• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• 3 additional wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days
• Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
• Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.
If you would like the opportunity to make a real impact within our changing and growing organisation, we would love to hear from you!

Skills Required