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Data Analyst — Gender Diversity Research.

  • £50,000
My client is a well-established not-for-profit driving gender diversity in a major alternative asset management sector. Founded over a decade ago, they have grown into a significant pan-European membership organisation and have spent years tracking and advocating for female representation at senior levels across the industry. Their annual research programme is central to that mission — and this role is central to that research. They are looking for a Data Analyst to join a small, high-impact research team in London. You will own the data engine behind their flagship annual gender diversity report — one of the most detailed datasets of its kind in the sector — and contribute across a growing portfolio of research projects in partnership with leading academic institutions.

  • What you'll do

    This is a hands-on, technically demanding role. The core of the job is a large-scale, pan-European demographic data exercise, run twice a year, tracking gender representation across investment roles at a substantial number of member firms across multiple European markets. You will:

    • Own data collection end-to-end, including web scraping of LinkedIn and other publicly available sources using Python (or equivalent)
    • Build and maintain reproducible data pipelines that ensure consistency and quality across research cycles
    • Merge, clean and manipulate complex, multi-source datasets to produce reliable, longitudinal outputs
    • Develop and maintain Excel-based benchmarking tools used directly by member firms
    • Project manage research delivery, coordinating with international committees, trade associations, and academic partners
    • Produce analysis and contribute to report writing, working with an external agency on final production
    • Support the wider team with data requests and presentations across the programme of work
    • Identify opportunities to improve research efficiency through automation, standardisation, and AI tools

  • What we're looking for

    Essential:

    • Proficiency in Python (or equivalent) for web scraping, data cleaning, analysis and automation — professional-grade experience, not just coursework
    • A track record of building reproducible, systematic data pipelines — not just ad hoc scripts
    • Strong data merging and manipulation skills across large, complex datasets from multiple sources
    • Advanced Excel — complex data tables, quality assurance processes, and stakeholder-facing analytical outputs
    • A genuine quality-control mindset and rigorous attention to detail with data
    • End-to-end project management experience on complex, multi-stakeholder data or research projects
    • Confident communicator, able to engage professionally with senior stakeholders, academic partners, and international committees
    • Ability to work independently and take ownership without a technical line manager
    • Genuine interest in gender diversity, DE&I, or social impact — this matters to my client

    Desirable:

    • Experience with data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau
    • Exposure to AI or automation tools applied to data or research workflows
    • Background in or knowledge of alternative asset management or financial services
    • Experience with pan-European data collection or GDPR compliance in a data context

  • Why join them

    • Real impact — the data you produce informs policy conversations, is used by member firms to benchmark themselves, and directly influences how the industry thinks about gender diversity
    • Unique work — my client is one of a very small number of organisations collecting gender representation data at this level of granularity across European markets
    • Intellectual variety — beyond the flagship annual report, you will contribute to international research projects and academic collaborations
    • Technical autonomy — you will own the technical stack and have the freedom to improve and evolve how the team works
    • A high-calibre team and network — collaborating with partners at leading academic institutions and major investment firms across Europe
    • Permanent role with strong benefits including generous holiday, Christmas closure, and pension contribution
    • Hybrid working from a central London office, with genuine flexibility

  • The detail

    Location: Central London — 3 days in office per week, with flexibility

    Contract: Permanent, full-time

    Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

    Start date: As soon as possible — my client is looking to move quickly

    Notice period: My client needs someone available by early August. Please only apply if you are on 4 weeks’ notice or less.

     

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