Job Description
Deputy Head of Strategic Planning (Statutory Reporting and Data) | £55,000 – £60,000 + benefits
For a large, London-based University, we are recruiting a Deputy Head of Strategic Planning (Statutory Reporting and Data) to lead the delivery of statutory reporting, and the data governance and data quality required to ensure accurate data submissions. This is a key role in compiling, completing and assuring data quality on Higher Education Statutory Returns such as HESA Student, Initial Teacher Training (ITT) returns and Unistats. The role will provide oversight to the entire University data lifecycle, ensuring it informs internal analysis and external returns via robust governance and accurate completion and submission of all data returns.
Main Duties:
* Lead the University statutory data returns processes
* Act as the champion for data quality, ensuring process redesign and quality assurance are robust
* Own the start-to-finish cycle of statutory returns including HESA Student, Initial Teacher Training (ITT) returns and Unistats
* Oversight of other statutory data returns e.g., HEBCI and EMR
* Support further implementation of HESA Data Futures for future returns and shift to in-year reporting
* Lead, motivate and manage a team of highly performing staff
Person Specification:
* Expert knowledge of UK Higher Education statutory data submissions including data collection and manipulation
* Track record of improving data governance and data quality
* Excellent knowledge of the Higher Education sector, its data, policy and regulations and requirements of statutory reporting
* Experience of the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) and external data requirements including OFS, HESA, HESES, TEF, SLC, EFSA
* Staff management, leadership and development
* Strong experience of data preparation, extraction and visualisation i.e., Alteryx, SQL, Power BI or tableau