Degree Apprentice Submarines Data Analysis South

Job Title    Degree Apprentice Submarines Data Analyst South
Location    South
Salary       We offer a competitive salary with annual increases throughout the apprenticeship and a range of employee benefits including, free higher education as well as access to the Company pension and Share Incentive plan.

What you will be doing
As a Data Analyst Apprentice you will experience, learn and develop key skills to help you manage complex projects. 

You will help to ensure that the project you are assigned to stays on track by conducting a range of analytical studies.  You will: maintain, update and report on key project data; identify any potential issues as the project progresses and help make effective decisions to assist the project in achieving its objectives. You will be using the latest analytical tools to assist the planning and decision making across the programmes and the Project Management and Controls Function. 

Over the duration of the scheme you will gain exposure to different areas of your business unit, working on a variety of projects across different platforms and at different stages of the project lifecycle. 

Data Analyst Apprentices will undertake a maximum of four 12 monthly placements. During these placements you will work with integrated teams and start building a professional network of contacts. You will experience different Projects/Programmes during these placements to provide you with broad business knowledge. A Data Analyst professional is not just office based, you will have the opportunity to get out and about visiting key stakeholders across various locations as well as seeing the work you are supporting in situ.

In work based placements there will be a strong emphasis on the key knowledge, skills and behaviours set out by the academic standard as well as our own business standards and competencies. These will be incorporated into placement objectives that will be reviewed continuously throughout the scheme with support from a Placement Manager, the Project Management & Controls Function and our Early Careers team.  
BAE Systems are committed to your development and alongside the apprenticeship, there will be plenty of other opportunities to enrich your learning experience with challenges outside of your day to day role.
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship programme and work based placements, you will transition into a role in the business where you will continue your personal and professional development.

Overview of Business Unit
Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century.
The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.
Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world’s most complex engineering challenges.
We have sites in Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, Ash Vale, Broad Oak and Weymouth, and we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around. Join us and you’ll be part of something important; something you can be proud of. 

Benefits
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.   

Team 
Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. A career here means using your passion and ingenuity to defend national security with breakthrough technology and intelligence solutions. It’s rewarding work that truly makes a difference. And as you tackle critical projects, you’ll work alongside a supportive team – driven by a shared ambition to protect what really matters. At BAE Systems, you’ll find an extraordinary career where you can realize your true potential.  

Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under represented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

We provide the opportunity to get involved in projects outside of your primary remit. We encourage you to seek a stretch project in which you’ll gain different experiences. With our huge portfolio of products and our multinational presence, there are opportunities to get involved in something different around every corner. Additionally, we encourage involvement in community projects, STEM initiatives and support groups (called employee resource groups) which all provide valuable learning and development experiences that you may not have access to in your day-to-day role. To ensure we retain our talented people, we offer a blend of sponsorship, additional support in career development planning and a portfolio of high potential development programmes.  
Our mission is to build a strong, diverse, adaptable, and high performing work force that will develop and grow our future business. We believe that everyone has talent, and at the heart of our talent management approach our ambition is to be recognised as the UK’s top employer in the defence and security sector for valuing diversity and inclusion.

Export Control / Security
Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

5 GCSE A*-C or 4-9 (or equivalent) including Maths and English & 96 UCAS Tariff Points (240 point old system), or equivalent (excluding UCAS points gained at AS level), including Maths and one of the following subjects; English, IT/Computer Science or a business/science/engineering-related subject including Law and Psychology.