Production, Data and Insight Analyst
Employer: Orchestras Live
Location: This is a remote/home-based role. We will agree with the successful applicant attendance at a minimum number of monthly Team meetings in London or Leeds (travel expenses paid).
Temporary: maternity leave (June 2026 - June/July 2027)
Working hours: The position is full-time (35 hours per week excluding breaks).
Salary: The salary will be a minimum of £35,000 per annum
Closing date: Monday 16th March 2026 at 9am.
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Background to the role
For 60 years we have worked with artistic and community partners on innovative and developmental approaches to developments such as cocreation, placemaking, community cohesion, health and wellbeing, orchestral programming and presentation, digital production, diversity and inclusion and cultural regeneration in historically underinvested areas. Through our achievements we have built a reputation as a leader for the sector.
We receive funding from Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation. Our other principal funding sources are co-investment from local partners (local authorities, music education hubs, community organisations), grants from private trusts and foundations and public bodies, and our growing Impact and Evaluation Services developed through our Business Development and Innovation function.
What you will do
The Production, Data and Insight Analyst maintains a holistic view of organisational data, ensuring Orchestras Live can monitor, analyse and report on the impact of its artistic and strategic activity. The postholder provides centralised data, evaluation and insight support to the Production and Stakeholder Engagement teams. The maternity cover role includes year-specific reporting requirements for 2026/27, core recurring financial and organisational reporting, and support for OL’s growing Impact & Evaluation services.
Key relationships:
· The Chief Executive, who sets the strategic direction for organisation and who will line-manage this role.
· The Production team who deliver Orchestras Live’s co-productions across our three key regions: North, Midlands and South.
· The Stakeholder Engagement team, supporting Orchestras Live’s external communications, advocacy and thought leadership, business development and funding development.
· Team members across the organisation to support them in producing high quality, high impact content that communicates their work effectively to our audiences
The work will consist of four core elements:
1. Impact, Data & Insight
Work with the Chief Executive to implement OL’s data strategy and Business Plan priorities relating to impact, insight and evaluation.
Manage and develop data systems to enable OL to monitor, analyse and report on the impact and outcomes of activity across all programmes.
Collate, analyse and present internal and external data for evaluation reporting to staff, trustees, funders and stakeholders.
Maintain OL’s CRM and data-processing systems to ensure accurate, comprehensive statistical reporting supported by the Administration Assistant (Data & Finance).
Regular / Recurring Activity:
Lead evaluations and surveys for OL co-produced activity, working with Production team colleagues and using consistent templates, benchmarking measures and social value indicators.
Supported by the Administration Assistant, reconcile financial data for OL co-produced activity on a quarterly basis with OL’s financial services provider.
Track activity eligible for Orchestra Tax Relief and prepare financial data required for OTR claim at year end.
Prepare quarterly internal reporting including the Dashboard, Impact & Insight Board Report, and additional data requested by the CEO or senior colleagues.
Contribute insights to the Stakeholder Engagement team, ensuring evaluation findings feed into partnership, funding development, business innovation and advocacy work.
Oversee preparation of data for the ACE Illuminate platform, delegated to the Administration Assistant, for quarterly submission.
Provide data and analysis to support the work of the Diversity, Inclusion and Relevance committee and Environmental Responsibility, Dynamism and Ambition & Quality working groups.
One-off Reporting and Analysis Tasks for 2026/27:
· Lead delivery of the Community Impact Coordinators 3‑Year Impact Report
· Manage the 2026 Partner Survey
· Lead the 2027 Staff Wellbeing & Development Survey
· Produce OL’s 2026/27 operational carbon calculation
· Prepare and input required data for the 2026/27 ACE NPO Annual Survey
· Prepare statistics and key insight headlines for the 2026/27 Annual Trustees’ Report
2. Production Team Support
Oversee the maintenance of accurate quantitative and qualitative project data and partner evaluation records for all projects by the Administration Assistant.
Lead regular forward-planning meetings with the CEO and Producers to monitor allocation of OL resources against the organisational budget.
Coordinate Reflections and other meetings with Production Team and Chief Executive to review evaluation results.
3. Business Innovation – Impact & Evaluation Services
Work with the Business Development & Innovation Manager to deliver evaluation-based client services, including social value insight reports, support for Social Value Engine users and bespoke evaluation support.
4. General Responsibilities
Ensure efficient and accurate flow of information across Production and Stakeholder Engagement teams.
Liaise with the Administration Assistant as appropriate.
Contribute to the wider development of Orchestras Live as a member of the staff team.
Who we are looking for
Person Specification:
We’re looking for someone who can deliver our data, impact & insight function to ensure that our use of data and insight is embedded across all areas of the organisation, helping us to focus our resources in the areas that need it most/will make the biggest difference.
You don’t need to have a background of working in the orchestral sector to undertake this role. We’re excited by people who bring different work and life experiences, perspectives and ways of doing things to the organisation.
Here are the experience, skills and behaviours we believe you will need to undertake this work and why:
Essential Experience, Knowledge and Skills
· Experience of using data to inform and support decision making, increase efficiency and maximise impact.
To ensure organisational resources and programme activity are directed where they can make the greatest difference.
· Understanding of and enthusiasm for the role of data, insight and evaluation in socially-focused cultural activity.
To inform interpretation and presentation of data within the social‑impact mission of Orchestras Live.
· Data management and CRM system proficiency.
To maintain accurate data systems and enable reliable internal and external reporting across programmes.
· Ability to communicate complex data clearly to colleagues, partners and stakeholders.
To support informed decision-making and ensure shared understanding of insights.
· Experience of evaluation development/survey building
To be able to tailor survey structures for specific requirements of OL projects, as well as respond to bespoke briefs for Impact and Evaluation Services.
· Ability to present data in meaningful, context‑sensitive ways that support decision‑making.
To help teams, trustees and partners translate findings into action.
· Clear, professional communicator capable of producing concise, unambiguous requests, and responses to requests, for information.
This is a two-way process and important that the postholder can ask clearly for what they need, knowing that we often work with different formats/types of data from the same activity
· Effective time‑management and prioritisation skills.
To manage continuing evaluation and business innovation requirements and recurring reporting cycles while also delivering year-specific tasks for 2026/27.
· Strong problem‑solving skills, including creative and lateral thinking.
To address data gaps, system issues and evaluation challenges as they arise.
· Financially literate.
To support analysis related to project budgets, forward-planning meetings and financial reporting cycles.
Beneficial Experience, Knowledge and Skills
· Knowledge of UK cultural and public/charitable sector infrastructure.
To understand sector-standard evaluation frameworks and reporting expectations.
· Understanding of arts and culture infrastructure.
To contextualise OL’s broader decision-making regarding allocation of resources.
· Understanding of Social Return on Investment (SROI) methodology
To support the delivery of Orchestras Live’s Social Value Engine services, including producing reports and upskilling clients/licence holders
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, age groups and cultures. We have made specific commitments to embed equity of access and opportunity across our delivery programme and organisational structure.
To help us deliver these, we are keen to hear from Global Majority, D/deaf and disabled candidates to support better representation on our staff team.
Candidates who self-identify as belonging to one or more of these groups and can demonstrate experience in the essential areas listed above will be guaranteed an online interview at the first stage.
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