This Leading Higher Education organisation require a Business Intelligence Analyst to work in the Strategic Planning and Analytics Office on a range of business intelligence and insight services to support evidence-driven decision making, strategic planning, benchmarking, reporting, forecasting and analysis across the group and help shape the Corporate Strategy.
Client Details
Leading Higher Education organisation
Description
This Leading Higher Education organisation require a Business Intelligence Analyst to work in the Strategic Planning and Analytics Office on a range of business intelligence and insight services to support evidence-driven decision making, strategic planning, benchmarking, reporting, forecasting and analysis across the group and help shape the Corporate Strategy.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- In line with strategic objectives support the delivery and interpretation of analytical insights across the student lifecycle, with a particular focus on supporting the delivery of the University's business intelligence service
- Support the development of business intelligence services to the University Group, providing high quality analysis and insights using data visualisation tools (Tableau / Power BI) across multiple data sources and systems.
- Liaise closely with stakeholders to gather and document reporting and insight requirements that underpin the development of fit for purpose dashboards within Tableau and Tableau CRM reporting environments.
- Design, deliver and maintain a suite of dashboards to support tactical and strategic information requirements
- Implement metrics that monitor and benchmark performance internally and across the sector utilising appropriate data sources and methods
- Develop accurate statistical and predictive models to support forecasting and trend analysis, incorporating appropriate data sources and methods that underpin business decisions.
- Analyse and present complex information about the University and the HE sector in a clear and concise manner adapted to suit a range of audiences including Executive Board and non-expert
- Develop an understanding of related data sources, not limited to but including student, estates, research and finance data to enable robust joined-up reporting across data sets.
- Act as a champion for colleagues in their use of published dashboards, providing clear supporting guidance and documentation.
- Proactively enhance the data literacy of colleagues, understand supporting data architecture and data quality, and identify opportunities to exploit reporting software tools and data resources
- Enhance the onwards use of data for statutory reporting and sector-based analysis, performance monitoring, benchmarking and league tables and take active steps to identify opportunities to enhance the strategic use and understanding of data assets and reporting systems within the HE environment.
- Contribute to the management and delivery of strategic initiatives and special projects as required.
- Liaise with key colleagues, partner organisations, suppliers and external agencies.
Key Skills / Experience:
- Significant experience of delivering robust analysis, insight, and reporting.
- Experience of the delivery of analysis, insight and visualisations /dashboards using business intelligence tools including Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep
- Experience of other reporting software such as Business Intelligence tools, including Alteryx, Tableau CRM, Power BI, Business Objects etc is highly desirable
- Experience and understanding of MS SQL
- Experience in the development of predictive/ statistical models including the interpretation of outcomes.
- Good knowledge of a range of administrative software packages, especially the use of databases and advanced Excel functions.
- High level of experience in the communication of outputs from complex analyses to a diverse range of audiences and using a range of methods (reports, presentation etc) and visualisations (and appropriate software).
- Experience of project-based activities.
- Ability to work independently and proactively as part of a team and cooperatively across teams.
Profile
- Significant experience of delivering robust analysis, insight, and reporting.
- Experience of the delivery of analysis, insight and visualisations /dashboards using business intelligence tools including Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep
- Experience of other reporting software such as Business Intelligence tools, including Alteryx, Tableau CRM, Power BI, Business Objects etc is highly desirable
- Experience and understanding of MS SQL
- Experience in the development of predictive/ statistical models including the interpretation of outcomes.
- Good knowledge of a range of administrative software packages, especially the use of databases and advanced Excel functions.
- High level of experience in the communication of outputs from complex analyses to a diverse range of audiences and using a range of methods (reports, presentation etc) and visualisations (and appropriate software).
- Experience of project-based activities.
- Ability to work independently and proactively as part of a team and cooperatively across teams.
Job Offer
Opportunity to influence business strategy and planning
Opportunity to work with wide variety operational data
