UCAS Analysts
Four new analytical roles at UCAS
Entry to higher education is one of the key transitions in shaping individual and social outcomes in the UK today. UCAS is at the heart of this transition, connecting people to higher education, with unique potential to use analysis for better understanding, and better decision making, about admissions to higher education.
Our Analysis and Research team is responsible for realising that potential. We are expanding with four new posts for highly capable analysts, including those ready to lead teams. If you can see the potential in our data, have the abilities to translate that into high quality analysis, and are motivated by using your analytical skills where they can make a real difference then we would like to hear from you.
Senior Principal Analyst (Lead Analyst, Members and Commissioned section)
Cheltenham
Starting salary between £38,000 and £48,000 depending on skills and experience (more for exceptional candidates) Permanent
Each year our 300 members compete to recruit half a million new students from over two million applications in a complex admissions environment. Providing analytical support to help them understand and respond effectively to this is a priority for us. In this new role you will use deep technical insight to implement a new analytical approach that strengthens and deepens our services to members and commercial customers. You will manage and develop the analysts in your section; be responsible for the operational delivery of the section’s analytical services; and work with colleagues in other teams to make sure your analysis is the best fit to what your customers really need. As a key senior professional in the team you will be active in working closely with the Head of Analysis and Research in the management, development and strategic direction of the wider Analysis and Research team.
We are looking for an experienced senior analysis professional, who can use deep technical ability in leading a specialist section to create efficient services that are highly valued by customers. Full details of responsibilities and skills required are in the role profile.
Principal Analyst (Lead Analyst, Intelligence section)
Cheltenham
Starting salary between £30,000 and £37,000 depending on skills and experience Permanent
The application cycle and its outcomes are important both to higher education and wider social and economic areas. Our ability to explore the admissions cycle in real time means that the rapid analysis provided by our Intelligence section is always in demand within UCAS, Government, and beyond. In this key new role you will lead and manage the Intelligence section of the Analysis and Research team in serving these customers.
Working closely with UCAS’ Executive team and key customers across the higher education sector, you will have responsibility for understanding what they need, and designing and executing time-constrained, high-impact analysis in response – both directly and through managing the work of other analysts. With the work of your team always in demand you will need excellent communication and judgement to make sure your team’s customers are served in the best way. You will be part of the Analysis and Research management team and work closely with the Head of Analysis and Research in the management and development of the whole team.
We are looking for an experienced analysis professional who can combine analytical ability with managing a specialist team, and is committed to making sure the potential of our work to support decision makers is fully realised - both behind the scenes and in the limelight. Full details of responsibilities and skills required are in the role profile.
Senior Principal Analyst (Strategic Projects – Process and Outcomes)
Cheltenham
Starting salary between £38,000 and £48,000 depending on skills and experience (more for exceptional candidates)
Permanent Principal Analyst (Strategic Projects – Process and Outcomes)
Cheltenham Starting salary between £30,000 and £37,000 depending on skills and experience Permanent
The Strategic Projects area of the Analysis and Research team is responsible for answering the most substantial and difficult questions at the heart of connecting people to higher education such as: Why do people to apply to higher education? How do applicants choose courses, and how do institutions choose applicants? Are these the right choices?
Over the past year, analysis from this section has enabled us to answer key questions around the recent changes in higher education, including what effect recent changes in tuition fees and student number controls have had. These two new roles are to further strengthen this area with a particular focus on the workings of the admission process itself and its outcomes for both applicants and institutions.
As the Senior Principal Analyst in this area you will be a senior experienced professional with outstanding technical skills and a record of designing and executing major new analysis that directly addresses customer needs. You will play a major part in furthering the team’s reputation for excellence through high quality, relevant and influential analysis, and take responsibility for improving the depth and reach of analytical work across the team.
As Principal Analyst you have high level of technical expertise and will work closely with colleagues in executing demanding analytical projects to achieve clear outcomes. You will guide other analysts and be active in sharing data, methods and insights across the team.
Both role holders will be known for their ability to write and present persuasively about their analysis. Full details of responsibilities and skills required are in the role profiles.
Closing date for applications to all positions: 09:00 3 June 2013.
If you would like apply for these posts then please send us a CV and brief covering letter (no more than 500 words) to jobs@ucas.ac.uk indicating which posts you are interested in, your salary expectations, what you would bring to our team and why you want to join us. If you would like to talk about the roles then please contact us onjobs@ucas.ac.uk.
An assessment centre will be held on Saturday 08 June or Saturday 15 June. Interviews will be held between 17 June and 28 June and you will be required to produce evidence of qualifications material to your application. You will be contacted by email in the first instance.
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