Senior Data, Information and Insight Officer

Location: Singleton Campus, Swansea

Closing Date: 3 June 2024

Interview Date: 13 June 2024

Informal Enquiries: Phil Peddle [email protected]

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Senior Data Information and Insight Officer plays a critical role in strategic data analysis, governance, and intelligence within the University. Collaborating extensively across faculties, the role facilitates the development of University intelligence tailored to business needs.

Responsibilities encompass addressing a diverse array of matters, often confidential, sensitive, or urgent, requiring sound judgment to navigate the most appropriate course of action effectively.

You will serve as advocates for data, data analysis, and data governance, fostering innovation, learning, and best practices institution-wide. You'll actively promote a data-driven culture, sharing knowledge proactively and acting as leaders within the community.

Regarding analysis and insight, you excel in collecting, interpreting, and cleaning data to derive meaningful insights. Your ability to apply appropriate analytical techniques enables you to provide information and evidence supporting university change initiatives and strategic developments. You'll manage sourcing, assimilation, and interpretation of data related to the Higher Education market and the university’s competitors.

Your technical understanding and capability allow you to effectively support projects necessitating transformative change in current data operations.

Additionally, you'll play pivotal roles in verification and validation, ensuring the improvement, accuracy, and completeness of core datasets. You will analyze key statutory data returns, assessing their implications for various benchmarks and student recruitment strategies, and take responsibility for the accuracy and quality of data and analysis.

Your collaborative nature extends externally, collaborating with the wider community of Higher Education Data Analysts to inform future policy and approaches. Internally, you'll work closely with colleagues to promote a data-driven culture and implement best practices in data usage and visualization.

You'll actively engage in continuous improvement efforts, contributing to the ongoing enhancement of departmental services, procedures, and processes, and furthering Swansea University's approach to Data, Information, and Insight.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

WELSH LANGUAGE SKILLS

The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.

The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.