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The Candidate 

If you take satisfaction in finding what the data means perhaps this is a great job for you. We are searching for a graduate, who wants to gather, organise and display data to drive business decisions. In reality you have to be sharp with numbers and seeing how the world might be measured. You might have some technical experience of number handling in an university, business or other format. 

Why Would you Do this here 

Village is a warm place to work and do serious development while solving business problems. We are looking for people who can become great Business Intelligence developers and consultants. In recruiting we will be looking for people who will be good at the job, good for the team and good for our clients.   

We will offer a chance to become part of an enthusiastic supportive team of people who like to get stuck into commercial BI projects. We are looking for a permanent team member so potential to become a great BI developer within our team is our guiding principle rather than specific technologies to date.  

All companies have their pros and cons which will suit some people and not others, please look at the careers page of our website and get a feel for whether this is a place you would be happy. 

The Job 

The post holder will be involved in the development, maintenance, and support of business intelligence systems and database systems.  

The applications will involve a range of technologies this will include SQL and related technologies (TSQL, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, Power BI).  

Identifying sources of data in client’s organisations, understanding them in discussion with the business people preparing them for reporting.  

You must be able to listen and understand, structure a problem around its data and put across a solution in a way that is listened to by business people.  

The trainee will both work on technical developments but also identifying and understanding client’s needs.  

• Candidate is expected to have communication skills suitable for holding discussions with end users of data. They must have the gravitas to confidently work alongside client’s staff.   
• A basic competence in software tooling will be required alongside an aspiration to strengthen this.  
• A good numerate or business-focused degree and an aptitude for spreadsheets, numbers and other analytical methods would be required. Other demonstrations of technical aptitude and competence may be acceptable.  
• A demonstrable understanding of database design and management would be useful, but we understand most people haven’t done this. 
• We expect people to be curious about the numbers that underpin businesses, curious and about how businesses work and then able to manipulate the underlying data to provide insights.  
• We understand that few graduates have strong BI capabilities, so we are looking for what experience and aptitude people have, so they can be trained up.