198145 - Senior Data Analyst
Company: Oxford Brookes University Salary: £37,369 to £40,704 a year, pro rata Hours: Full-time Location: Oxford, OX3 0BP Working pattern: Hybrid - 3 days remote Job type: Permanent Posting date: 30 Oct 2026 Closing date: 15 Nov 2026
Summary
You will join the Modelling, Analysis and Resource Planning team within Strategic Change and Planning, part of the Academic and Student Administration Directorate. The team is responsible for reporting, analysing, forecasting and modelling a wide range of data relating to student numbers, outcomes and associated metrics.
The wider division provides impartial evidence, analysis and planning expertise to support strategic decision‑making and change across the University, spanning business intelligence and analytics, modelling and forecasting, market intelligence, strategic planning, statutory returns and oversight of strategic change initiatives.
The immediate team is small, supportive and enthusiastic, and you can expect to receive training, mentoring and opportunities for professional development.
What will I be doing?
- Analyse student data and trends to help the University understand how underrepresented groups access, experience and succeed in higher education, identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Produce reports, insights and forecasts that support decision-making and help shape activities to improve student recruitment, success and progression.
- Provide expert advice on performance measures and sector developments, helping colleagues understand key metrics, benchmarks and policy changes related to access and participation.
Essential requirements
- Degree or equivalent in a subject with numerical and analytical content.
- Substantial experience of a wide range of advanced quantitative data analysis and of using statistical and other modelling techniques; including handling and interpreting complex datasets.
- Proven experience of presenting results, drawing conclusions and making recommendations.
- Experience of managing ad hoc projects.
- Evidence of ability to undertake statistical analysis, facilitate its interpretation and enable others to understand its implications and relevance.
- Strong, clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to convey complex information to non-experts.
- Excellent IT skills, with particular emphasis on statistics, spreadsheet packages and presentations e.g. SPSS, advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong self-organisation skills, including the ability to handle several projects simultaneously.
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