Title:  SAP Analytics Cloud and Datasphere Consultant

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

SAP Analytics Cloud and Datasphere Consultant

Worcester- Hybrid Working

£64,792 - £68,202 per year

35 hours per week – Monday to Friday

We are seeking two SAP Analytics Cloud and Datasphere Consultants to join our team based in Worcester. This job sits within Technology which is responsible for delivering technology capability within Sanctuary Group to ensure employees have access to the systems they need to perform their duties.

The role of SAP Analytics Cloud and Datasphere Consultant will include:

• Engaging and collaborate with business stakeholders across all levels of the organisation to create and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models
• Producing and maintain metadata (including relationships, calculation logic etc.) and documentation to accompany data models using data modelling tools
• Effectively manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure delivery of data service improvements in a timely, cost effective and efficient manner
• Developing data pipelines and solutions that include data capture and data flow / transformation to integrate data from multiple systems and make it easily available for analysis in cloud
• Managing and designing data visualisation and dashboarding tools consuming SAP/ Non-SAP data, such as SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI, Tableau or similar
• Deep understanding of the SAP Analytics Cloud platform, including data modelling, reporting, and visual presentations
• Ability to lead and conduct SAC projects, including requirement analysis, solution design, implementation, and post-go-live support
• Promoting innovation, best practice and continual improvement across the team and support the research of new technologies and their suitability for the Group, in order to develop and support business cases for all data initiatives
• Ensuring data pipelines and analytics workloads are proactively monitored for uptime, compliance, governance and quality and that alerts are managed and remediated when there is an issue

Skills and experiences:

• Degree, management qualification or relevant professional qualification - SAP Analytics Cloud certification
• Diploma in Business Analysis or knowledge and ability at an equivalent level
• SAP Analytics tools (e.g. SAP Application Associate - SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Datasphere certified or equivalent experience
• Recent experience of undertaking a similar role
• At least 1 full implementation of designing and developing analytic applications using SAP Analytics Cloud
• Proven understanding of SAP data structures in modules within ECC, S/4HANA and/or other cloud products
• Working knowledge of data management and good practice principles
• Substantial experience of analysing, diagnosing and resolving data integration issues
• Proven experience in managing large scale data migration projects

Why work for us?

One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.  

Our Benefits    

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans  
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Role salary is £53,134 with an additional policy allowance of £11,657 per annum (rising to £55,931 with an additional policy allowance of £12,271 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

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Closing Date: 6 December 2024

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

For an insight into what it’s like to work for us, take a look at our company page on Linkedin

 Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference.  We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission.  We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. 
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.