Job Description

COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Job Title:

LSIP Research Analyst

Salary Band:

27,000 per annum

Job Type:

Fixed Term, Until 31st March 2027 (Subject to funding)

Working Pattern:

37 Hours FTE (Monday - Friday)

Reporting To:

LSIP Project Manager

Location:

Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce Offices and the Warwickshire Skills Hub, with travel across Warwickshire

What we're looking for from you...

We're looking for a data-driven Research Analyst to support the Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs), helping align regional skills with employer needs. You'll gather and analyse data from businesses and providers to shape strategic recommendations, working closely with the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce Policy Team.

If you're passionate about turning insights into impact and making skills systems more responsive to future growth, we'd love to hear from you.

About us...

Chambers of Commerce are the most effective business lobbying group in the UK, with representation in Westminster, influencing ministers and government policy.

At Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce we are the 'Voice of Local Business' and with a strong lobbying voice nationally, regionally and locally.

We are led and based around our members, providing high quality business events and networking opportunities in the Coventry & Warwickshire area - making us the Ultimate Business Network.

We have amazing benefits for our members:

Quality contacts

Opportunities for business growth

Information on national and local issues that may affect your business.

Many cost saving services.

Support from our team of qualified business advisors.

The Chamber delivers the LSIP on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE), working across the local skills ecosystem to ensure that employers' voices directly shape the region's future workforce.

In Coventry and Warwickshire, the Chamber partners closely with the Warwickshire Skills Hub and Warwickshire County Council to create joined-up activity that supports both current and future labour market needs. This role will create activity to enable other plans and Strategies such as the Warwickshire Employment and Skills Strategy and Get Warwickshire Working. This partnership-driven approach ensures that local employers can influence curricula, qualifications, and training provision to meet evolving business and economic priorities.

What you'll get...

At Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber our employees get many benefits!

Both Flexible & Hybrid Working. Life Assurance of 3x your annual salary. EAP with SimplyHealth. Holiday Purchase Scheme, buy up to 5 days per year (FTE)! Increased holiday after 5 years, 5 extra days per year, taking your entitlement from 25 to 30 days! Cycle to Work Scheme. Salary Sacrifice Pension with Scottish Widows

So Why us?

Here at Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, our staff come first. We're committed to ensuring staff wellbeing, work life balance and creating a supportive culture where our staff can grow and develop both on a professional and personal level.

We have an outstanding wellbeing plan for the year ahead, shaped by our staff wellbeing team, focusing on teambuilding both inside and outside of the workplace and across the Chamber Group.

Have your say! Our Staff Focus Groups run every 10 weeks, with staff representatives from each team to feedback ideas, concerns or queries to make our workplace better for everyone!

Our employees are at the centre of our business, which is why having a good work life balance is so important to us!

Main duties and responsibilities:

Data Collection and Analysis.

Research and Insight Development.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement.

Reporting and Communication.

Governance, Monitoring & Evaluation.

Role and responsibilities:

Support the delivery of the LSIP research and evidence plan for both regions (Coventry & Warwickshire).

Collect and analyse quantitative and qualitative data on employer needs, skills gaps, workforce trends, and training provision.

Manage datasets and dashboards, ensuring accuracy, consistency and compliance with data protection standards.

Create resources to clearly communicate findings to stakeholders.

Conduct desk-based research and literature reviews on regional and national labour market trends.

Support the design and delivery of employer surveys, focus groups and stakeholder consultations.

Translate findings into concise, actionable insights that inform LSIP priorities and reports.

Contribute to sector deep-dive analysis and thematic briefings.

Work closely with the GBCC Policy Team to align analytical approached and outputs across both LSIP's

Liaise with partners including the WMCA, local authorities, education providers and sector groups to validate findings and share intelligence.

Support LSIP Project Managers in preparing presentations and evidence packs for governance boards, working groups and stakeholder events.

Contribute to drafting of LSIP reports, progress updates and briefings for internal and external audiences.

Translate complex data into accessible written summaries, infographics and visual content.

Support the production of material for DfE, Skills England and local governance meetings.

Maintain accurate and timely data records using Chamber CRM systems and shared databases.

Assist in monitoring LSIP delivery milestones, impact measures, and progress tracking.

Support evaluation activity to assess outcomes and lessons learned across both LSIPs.

Person Specification:

Essential

Degree-level qualification in Economics, Data Analytics, Business, Social Science or related discipline.

Strong numeracy, analytical capability and research proficiency.

Proven experience in research, data analysis or policy insight roles.

Experience of managing, cleaning and interpreting datasets.

Ability to produce reports, briefings or dashboards based on a range of data types.

Understanding of economic development, skills systems and local labour market dynamics.

Awareness of how employer insights inform policy and education provision.

Excellent analytical and numerical skills with strong attention to detail.

Strong written and verbal communication.

Proficient in MS365, particularly in Excel & PowerPoint.

Ability to translate data into meaningful insights and visual presentations.

Organised, self-motivated, and able to balance multiple projects.

Professional, collaborative, and inclusive in approach.

Analytical, curious, and evidence driven.

Committed to accuracy, integrity, and data quality.

Motivated by public impact and improving the regional skills system.

Driving license and use of a car for business purposes.

An extremely positive can-do attitude.

Desirable

Completed training in data visualisation tools, e.g. Power BI, Tableau etc.

Experience within a skills, education or economic development setting.

Familiarity with LSIP's, labour market intelligence or government funded programmes.

Experience using CRM systems and collaborative data tools

Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Competence in using LinkedIn or similar platforms for professional engagement.

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 17 months

Pay: 27,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Sick pay Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Coventry CV1 2TL