Data Analyst FTC

Full Time 37 hours - Fixed Term Contract (23 months)

High Wycombe

Salary - £38,784 - £43,482

We’re not trying to fit in with the higher education status quo. We’re challenging it. We’re doing things differently - because our students, our staff, and our world need us to.

So this is an exciting moment to join us. We’re boldly reimagining what a university can be: a place rooted in social mobility, a community where difference is celebrated, and an institution that empowers people to become more than they thought possible.

• a generous holiday entitlement (35/30 days per annum, plus bank holidays & closure days)
• Hybrid working (dependent on business needs)
• training & development support opportunities
• contributory pension scheme
• free gym membership for our on‑site gym
• a range of staff discounts with major retailers.

Job Title: Data Analyst

College/Directorate: CIO Group (DTS)

Grade: G

Location: High Wycombe Campus with some remote working.

Hours: 37

Responsible to: Head of Data Governance

Responsible for: Data Analysis, Data Quality & Migration Support

The Data Analyst provides technical data analysis and Business Intelligence capability to support data migration, reporting and wider data quality activities.

A key focus of the role is supporting data migration activities, including data profiling, mapping, cleansing, reconciliation and validation. The postholder will use SQL extensively to interrogate source and target systems, analyse datasets, identify data quality issues and validate that migrated data is accurate, complete, consistent and fit for purpose.

The role will provide hands‑on analytical and BI support across complex datasets, including extracting and transforming data, developing SQL queries, investigating discrepancies and producing clear analytical outputs.

Beyond migration activities, the postholder will support ongoing data quality initiatives, helping to identify, investigate and resolve data quality issues and contributing to sustainable improvements in data quality, reporting and governance.

• Use SQL extensively to extract, interrogate, join and analyse data from relational databases.
• Support data migration through data profiling, mapping, cleansing, reconciliation and validation.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and data outputs for operational and management use.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify reporting requirements and translate them into structured outputs.
• Support statutory and internal reporting cycles as required.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and confidentiality requirements.
• Compliance & General:
  Comply with relevant legislative and other requirements (e.g., the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR; Health and Safety; UKVI; and Equality and Diversity) in all working practices.

Such other duties temporarily or on a continuing basis, as may reasonably be required.

A = Application T = Test I = Interview

Degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Information Systems, Mathematics, or related discipline (or equivalent demonstrable experience)

A

Evidence of continued professional development in data analysis or business intelligence tools

A

Experience analysing data within complex information systems

A/I

Experience using reporting or analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, SQL, Excel, equivalent)

A/I

Experience working with relational databases and data extraction techniques

A/I

Experience validating data quality and resolving inconsistencies

A/I

Experience working within governance-driven or compliance-sensitive environments

A/I

Experience in Higher Education data environments (desirable but advantageous)

A/I

Strong strategic and systems thinking capability

A

Ability to translate business strategy into technical architecture

A

Excellent stakeholder influencing and advisory skills

A

Strong analytical and documentation discipline

A

Ability to balance innovation with operational stability

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