Senior Data Analyst, Full time

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Our Home Working Community

We are excited to pilot our home working community in 2025, expanding our talent pool across the UK&I to include a more diverse and varied body of staff. These roles are fully remote, with staff attending our main campus on key dates only with all travel and accommodation provided. Further information is included in the benefits guide below.

The Role

The University of Roehampton Professional Services Limited is recruiting to the role of Senior Data Analyst.  This role will lead on the production of analysis relating to range of different areas of University activity, deploying high-level analytical skills, complex statistical analyses and use of appropriate tools and technology to deliver key data insights to the University Executive Board and key stakeholders across the institution. 

They will also play a key role in overseeing and enhancing data practices across all university departments, including leading large-scale data analytics projects and working closely with other data analyst roles within the University, and making a critical contribution to shaping future data and technology solutions. 

Key responsibilities will include:  

• Leading the analysis of data related to a wide range of different University activities, providing actionable insights and supporting strategic decision making and planning. 
• Developing and maintaining a portfolio of self-service data dashboards and regular reports. 
• Maintaining, and further enhancing, the University’s Strategy 2030 Performance Framework and required reporting. 
• Conducting in-depth research and analysis on strategic priorities, producing detailed recommendations to meet key University outcomes and strategic performance measure targets. 
• Enhancing institutional data literacy and engagement with key data insight resources

You will have significant demonstrable experience of using different technological platforms and systems to extrapolate complex data analytics, producing and interpreting a wide variety of management information for a range of key stakeholders, and developing plans, making recommendations on strategic direction based on key data insights. 

You will be a skilled organiser with a honed ability to work under pressure, ensure adherence to high levels of accuracy and effectively prioritise workload.  You will also have thorough knowledge of relational data structures, unstructured data, analytics, data management best practices including data quality, data governance and legal compliance. 

This role is an exciting opportunity work within a dynamic and driven directorate, lead impactful data-driven projects with university-wide influence, and collaborate with colleagues across the University including senior academics and data analysts.

If you have any specific questions on the role, please contact

Dr Catherine Beeby-Mills, Director of Planning and Strategic Projects:

Catherine.BeebyMills@roehampton.ac.uk

The University is committed to promoting diversity and equality of opportunity and aims to create a culture and environment where students and staff are treated fairly. The University is an equal opportunities and ‘disability confident’ employer. 

Our full range of benefits are available here

The closing date for completed applications is: 6 April 2025

It is expected that interviews will be held in: 24 April 2025

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this role. Candidates who apply for this role must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.

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