Job Description

Function title: Data Analyst & Visualisation Expert
Reference: NOC-EG-2024-AD/780
Location: Brussels
The selected candidate must reside either at this location or within a reasonable proximity that allows for the satisfactory execution of their duties - Information about living in Brussels
Nature of competition: Internal and external competition
Applicable regulations: Staff regulations governing officials of the EUROCONTROL Agency
Type of post: Administrator
Job level: AD6-AD9 - Check salary simulations for the basic grade
Generic job title: Expert
Number of posts: 2
Duration of appointment: 5 Year(s) - extension or conversion of the contract is possible – see “Useful information” section
Security clearance: Security vetting may be required in accordance with the relevant EUROCONTROL security policies
Directorate/Service: EGSD/AIU - The Aviation Intelligence Unit
Working arrangement: Hybrid work (A blend of onsite and remote work). Please note that EUROCONTROL does not offer full-time remote working arrangements.
Competition publication date: 18/04/2024
Competition closing date: 16/05/2024 (23:59 Brussels time)
Reserve list: Applicable - See details in the "Useful information" section

Your team

Within the The European Green Sky Directorate, the Aviation Intelligence Unit (AIU) leverages a huge range of EUROCONTROL data and analytical insights to promote the Agency's expertise and provides key data for decision makers.

As a Data Analyst and Visualisation Expert, you will develop content and visualisations for the Aviation Intelligence Unit (AIU) digital product portfolio, you will propose new products to develop and expand the portfolio. You will also support the delivery of AIU data analysis and you will ensure continuous optimisation of data quality, data harmonization and availability across AIU and the Agency.

Your role

Your role will be to:

Process and cleanse large amounts of data, in differing format, from multiple sources and produce data analysis, reports and visualisations.
Identify and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets and produce briefings for senior management, data snapshots, aviation trends, think papers, etc.
Develop high-quality reporting and visuals to maintain and expand the Aviation Intelligence Unit (AIU) digital portfolio for internal and external stakeholders (including AIU Portal, EUROCONTROL Data app, AIU airport dashboard, etc).
Support the service and the Agency wide harmonisation of data and data processes and develop the necessary documentation.
Improve the existing data infrastructure and tools and liaise the technical changes with the relevant teams in support of the development of digital products.
Follow latest evolutions in field of expertise and share best practices within the internal community.
Carry out any other task in line with the main purpose of the job.

Required qualifications, experience & competencies

Completed university degree of 4 years followed by 3 years of relevant working experience OR completed university degree of 3 years followed by 4 years of relevant working experience. The experience gained within an aviation/air transport related organisation would be considered an asset.
Internal candidates can check on the intranet to see what level of in-house experience is considered equivalent to educational qualifications where appropriate.
Experience in analysing complex data and producing reporting products (implementation of data analytical algorithms, data summaries [time, trend, population breakdowns], and associated data visualisations).
Experience with data visualisation tools, such as Power BI, Google Data Studio, Google charts API, D3/Observable notebooks, Tableau etc.
Experience or knowledge of SQL (e.g. within MS Access, Oracle environments), as well as R programming language or Python. Experience with or knowledge of VB to interface with Excel would be a definite asset.
Experience with or knowledge of markdown languages, such as R Markdown and/or Quarto would be a definite asset. Experience with or knowledge of cloud and big data tools (e.g. Azure, Apache Spark, Hive, Impala, etc.) would also be an asset.
Analytical thinking: you analyse information and identify relationships.
Creativity and innovation: you apply new approaches.
Customer Focus: you adapt services to respond to customer needs.
Communication: you are able to foster two-way communication.
Team work: you foster team work.
Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment.
Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours of the Agency, i.e. result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach.
The working languages of the Agency are English and French. For this particular job, candidates must be proficient users of English at level C1/C2. The selected candidate will be required to become basic users at level A1/A2 of French before the end of the probation period.
The levels relate to the European-framework-reference Common European Framework of References for languages (CEFR).

Useful information

Applications will be accepted from nationals of EUROCONTROL Member States only.
The selected candidate will be offered a contract of 5 Year (s) pursuant to the provisions of the Staff Regulations governing officials at EUROCONTROL. The contract may be renewed up to a maximum of 9 years or converted into an undetermined contract. Before being established in the post, the selected candidate will be requested to provide certified copies of their degrees and successfully serve a probationary period of 9 months.
Internal candidates
If selected, the person will keep their current type of appointment duration (undetermined or determined).
The internal staff member with a determined contract will be offered, in principle, an appointment for 5 Year(s) with a maximum total duration of 9 years.
The successful candidate shall be appointed at the grade set out in this vacancy notice, or if a group of grades has been published for a job level, in principle at the basic grade of the published job level.
Candidates declared suitable who are not selected for the post will be placed on a reserve list for similar roles. The reserve list will be valid for one year from the closing date of applications.
Information on salary and benefits can be found on our Careers site
EUROCONTROL is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality and diversity. In the event of equal merit, preference may be given to the applicant from the under-represented diversity characteristics in order to complement diversity of teams and rebalance the workforce.
Candidates should go to our Careers site and read the tips on how to apply.