OIE and Data Officer

OIE Performance and Data Officer

Office for Institutional Equity

Department:
People and Culture

Location:

Joseph Priestley Building
Salary: £38,050 to £44,131 minimum per annum

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Reference: H126006

Final date to receive applications: 23.59 hours BST on Tuesday 21 July 2026

We are seeking a Performance and Data Officer to join the Office for Institutional Equity to support the monitoring, analysis, and reporting of the University’s EDI Strategy and associated action plans. In this role, you will contribute to the effective tracking of progress against EDI priorities by producing data analysis, maintaining performance information, and supporting reporting processes. You will help ensure that the University can evidence progress in reducing inequalities in student and staff outcomes and meet internal and external reporting requirements.

• Support the maintenance of systems and processes for tracking progress against EDI action plans.
• Assist in monitoring milestones, KPIs, and deliverables across a range of initiatives.
• Collect, clean, and analyse student and staff data relating to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Produce regular and ad hoc reports on key metrics (KPIs in the EDI Strategy, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident, Athena Swan, etc.).
• Support the development of dashboards and visualisations (e.g. in Excel or Power BI).
• Contribute to improving data processes, reporting tools, and performance tracking methods.

• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant area (e.g. data analysis, social research, statistics).
• Experience working with data, including analysis and reporting, and producing reports or summaries for different audiences.
• Experience working in an administrative or project support role in a complex organisation.
• Good analytical skills and ability to interpret data.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (e.g. formulas, pivot tables, data handling).
• Ability to present data clearly and accurately.
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion concepts and data.

• Experience in UK higher education.
• Familiarity with Access and Participation Plans or EDI frameworks (e.g. Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter).
• Experience using data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau).
• Awareness of regulatory requirements in HE (e.g. Office for Students).
• Experience supporting monitoring or tracking of projects or action plans.

If you are excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of the Office for Institutional Equity, we would love to hear from you. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Imogeen Denton at .

• Work–life balance – Generous leave and hybrid working (role dependent).
• Career development – Opportunities to grow, develop and progress your career.
• Reward and wellbeing – Competitive pay, pension, a health cash plan, wellbeing support and a wide range of staff benefits.
• Inclusive culture – A supportive, diverse environment where everyone belongs.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route, subject to meeting the relevant criteria. For further information, please visit:

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to an environment that supports lawful free speech and academic freedom. We will continuously review and improve our policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that we are promoting these in all aspects of our operations. We believe that by working together, combining our many different backgrounds and life experiences, we will empower each other to reach our full potential.

Birmingham City University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview.