Senior Data and Insights Analyst

Senior Data & Insight Analyst

Location: London (Greenford or Stratford), Manchester, or Leeds

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Department: Data & Information

A leading higher education organisation is seeking a Senior Data & Insight Analyst to join its central Data & Information team. The role will provide high-quality reporting, analysis and actionable insights to support senior leadership, business operations and strategic decision-making across the organisation.

This is a hands-on position combining data analysis, business intelligence, reporting, stakeholder engagement and data governance. You will play a key role in taking data projects from initial requirements through to solution development and implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead data projects from requirements gathering through to the development and implementation of reporting solutions.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements, challenge existing processes and recommend effective data-driven solutions.
• Extract, prepare, combine and analyse data from multiple internal and external sources.
• Develop and maintain interactive dashboards, analytical tools, reports and visualisations.
• Produce accurate and timely reporting for internal and external audiences, including regulatory reporting.
• Use Power BI, Excel and DAX to develop reporting and business intelligence solutions.
• Monitor and improve data quality, integrity, governance and consistency across reporting environments.
• Design and analyse organisational surveys, translating findings into meaningful insights.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, data capabilities and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with teams across the organisation to develop new dashboards and enhance existing data products.
• Communicate complex analytical findings and technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Maintain awareness of relevant information governance, data security and compliance requirements.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to colleagues, supporting the development of data and analytical capability across the team.

Skills & Experience

• Degree in a numerate or analytical subject.
• Strong knowledge of statistical techniques and data modelling.
• Solid understanding of relational database architecture and querying.
• Experience working with and integrating diverse datasets from multiple sources.
• Strong T-SQL skills for data querying and transformation.
• Extensive experience developing reports and dashboards using Power BI , including strong DAX capability.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data concepts into clear business insights.
• Experience managing data projects from requirements through to implementation.
• Experience with data quality, governance and information management.
• Experience coaching or mentoring colleagues and sharing technical knowledge.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within higher education or another regulated environment.
• Strong Python skills.
• Knowledge of machine learning and advanced analytical techniques.

What’s on Offer

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays.
• Additional annual leave based on length of service.
• Workplace pension.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.
• Flexible benefits, including Cycle to Work, workplace nursery and technology schemes.
• Employee discounts and wellbeing benefits.
• Reward and recognition programmes.
• Employee referral incentives.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.