Strategic Planning Analyst

Salary £38,784 to £44,746 plus £5476 London weighting

Strategic Planning Analyst

Strategic Planning

Location Greenwich Campus

Salary £38,784 to £44,746 plus £5476 London weighting

Contract Type Permanent

Release Date Tuesday 25 August 2026

Closing Date Sunday 13 September 2026

Interview Date To be confirmed

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On the 1 August 2026, the University of Greenwich and the University of Kent formed a pioneering new multi-university group called London and South-East (LASE) University Group.

Should you join us, you will be employed by LASE but will work as part of the University of Greenwich academic division, contributing to its distinct strengths, community and identity while also being part of a wider group that brings together the scale, resilience and shared ambition of both universities.

Through LASE we aim to deliver outstanding education, impactful research, and meaningful regional and global impact.

As a Strategic Planning Analyst you will be joining the University’s Strategic Planning, Insight & Improvement Directorate with the goal to achieve better decision-making across the institution from the analysis, advice and insight we provide, to the trusted relationships we build with stakeholders and the data quality, governance and infrastructure that underpins it.

Now is a great time to join the Directorate as we look to deliver an exciting Data & Reporting Transformation Project and support the development of the strategy and KPIs for the new multi-university group.

We are a diverse and inclusive team of dedicated professionals who are committed and passionate about what we do. Our main office is at the Greenwich Campus with very occasional travel to Avery Hill and Medway campuses required. We have actively embraced hybrid working with our team splitting their time between 2 days per week in the office and the remainder remote working.

• Take responsibility for the operational delivery of performance reporting, business intelligence, management information and statistical analysis at an institutional level and to a dedicated number of senior internal stakeholders.
• Perform in-depth analysis to identify key trends and patterns around a variety of strategic datasets (including student continuation, completion and awarding gaps) supported by topic specific analysis, enabling wider policy development and planning within the University.
• Develop and maintain a variety of reports to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders and support decision making.
• Support the Directorate’s university-wide communities of practice (such as a data champions network) to improve organisational data and analysis capability.
• Provide support to the implementation of data transformation projects and any such activities linked to the implementation of any data strategy.
• Please see the Job Description for more details.

• First-degree level in computing, maths, statistics, data science or a similar numerate scientific discipline or relevant professional experience.
• Significant experience in data analysis and the use of data processing or visualisation tools, as well as statistical/modelling applications (e.g. Microsoft Fabric environment, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, Python, R or similar applications/software).
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, collaborating with colleagues from across the institution and managing senior stakeholders.
• Capability to identify and address strategic challenges and business problems using data-driven approaches.
• Ability to automate and improve processes to drive efficiency and reliability.
• Ability to prioritise, organise and manage a varied and demanding workload without constant supervision.
• Please see the Person Specification for more details.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Will Brewer on

Should you have any queries please contact the People Directorate Team on pe

Under the UK Government Points Based System scheme this role does meet the criteria to be sponsored for a Skilled Worker Route application.

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