Business Intelligence Analyst

Turning Passion into Purpose. London South Bank University (LSBU) is a leading university for professional and technical education. LSBU is part of LSBU Group, which include a Further Education College and a Multi-Academy Trust.

The BI Analyst plays a crucial role in using Power BI to transform multiple data sets into insight, knowledge and action, for multiple stakeholders across the university. The role is based within the BI Team in the Strategy, Planning and Performance unit. The BI Team exists as a centre of excellence to support the University in using data and information to drive improved performance management and decision making. The team develop and manage the BI System (Alteryx/Snowflake/Power BI) to produce a range of dashboard and analytical outputs using enterprise data (Student, HR, VLE and others) to provide a range of BI and MI outputs to support staff across the organisation, and to support corporate planning.

About You:

We are looking to hear from candidates who have the following skills/experience:

Highly skilled in using Power BI; Comfortable with agile development cycles; High attention to detail; Good at communicating complex concepts and insight; Confident both working alone and as an enthusiastic collaborator; Proven aptitude to develop own technical skills and/or find solutions to complex data scenarios.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about data and its transformation into impactful data visualisations, supporting the University to achieve its Strategic ambitions. They will be eager to join an innovative team using the latest data technologies, and help make a real contribution to the success of the university.

Benefits and How to Apply:

As a leading Higher Education Institution LSBU offers staff a highly competitive benefits package including holiday entitlement starting at 26.5 days per annum, professional development opportunities and flexible working. Full details on the range of benefits we offer can be found here.

The person specification for this role alongside applicant guidance on what to submit within your application can be found within the candidate pack attached. Applications must be submitted via the "Apply Online" button below.

For an informal conversation ahead of applying please feel free to contact the hiring manager for this position, Ben Ellis, BI Manager, ben.ellis@lsbu.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is Sunday 2^nd February 2025 at 11:59pm

Interview/assessment – Monday 17^th February 2025

We are happy to talk flexible working and reasonable adjustments and aim to make our recruitment and selection process accessible to all, please contact us to discuss any support you need. The diversity of LSBU’s staff and students is a source of our strength and the richness of ideas and perspectives that this diversity brings makes LSBU a unique place to work.

Depending on your circumstances, this role my be eligible for sponsorship under the UKVI Skilled Worker route, more details on this can be found within the candidate pack.

If you have any questions related to your application, please email the recruitment team hrdsr@lsbu.ac.uk

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications

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