Field Analyst - Student Placement; DEGB

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The University of Derby is a modern university with a modern outlook. Everything we do is driven by delivering excellence and opportunities for our students, our staff and our region.

We have some of the best university facilities in the UK and achieve outstanding results for our teaching and research and have been awarded Gold in the prestigious Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023 – making it one of the top universities in the country recognised for its outstanding student experience and student outcomes.

Financially strong and seriously ambitious we offer our employees an inclusive culture that centres itself around staff wellbeing, where you can be confident you will receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to enhance your skills.

Digital Solutions & Services are responsible for providing the digital platform to enable the best possible service to staff, students and stakeholders across the University and beyond. We take a collaborative approach to developing strategic goals to provide a diverse range of information technology and business services designed to support learning, teaching and research at the University of Derby.

Digital Solutions & Services are responsible for ensuring that the University’s IT capability is fit for purpose, future focused and able to protect, support and enhance the full breadth of services that will be delivered either on campus or digitally online with contributions across the department. We aim to assist students, teaching staff, support departments and collaborative partners to ensure we are making an impact on the University’s current and future digital landscape.

Please note, this role is only available to University of Derby second year undergraduate students who start their academic year in September.

Students who are studying on a Student Visa will NOT be eligible to apply for this post unless a placement year is a mandatory stipulation of the course.

The Field Analyst – Student Placement role will form part of the Second Line team and will be responsible for developing and maintaining University IT and Audio Visual (AV) systems that support the University’s teaching, learning and management functions; driving forward the efficiency, reliability and quality of the systems to maximise value and minimise risk.

The role will be an AV centric position and will primarily encompass support of the front facing AV delivery including support, maintenance, system audits and events support of AV equipment and systems to the University’s students and staff for all aspects of the core university business e.g. teaching, events, business services and research.

You will help ensure all services are running as expected and are maintained to the correct standards.

As part of the Service Delivery function, you will be required to work across the various teams as and when the business requires. The role will also require cross site working between the Derby sites e.g. Chesterfield and Derby campuses. Providing excellent development opportunities and full systems training supported.

This is an exciting opportunity for a student seeking a placement year in Digital Services. You will gain hands-on experience working on real-world projects, supporting the delivery of digital solutions that make a meaningful impact across the organisation.

The role offers valuable insight into a professional digital services environment, helping you develop technical expertise, problem-solving abilities, and communication skills.

This placement is ideal for someone who is eager to learn, enjoys working with others, and is looking to build a strong foundation for a future career in digital services.

We are seeking a current second-year undergraduate (about to enter third year of studies) student who is working towards a degree…