Business Insight Analyst — Education

Cognita Asia Holdings Pte Ltd; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognita Asia Holdings Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced Business Insight Analyst in Dubai to partner with the Education function. You will build Power BI dashboards, translate business questions into analytics, and work with data from the Databricks platform to support educational outcomes across Cognita’s global schools.

The role requires 3–5 years in analytics or BI, strong SQL, and advanced Power BI skills.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' experience in a business-facing analytics, insight or BI role.
• Strong SQL skills and Power BI expertise for dashboards and reports.
• Experience with educational data governance and data protection is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain impactful Power BI dashboards and reports.
• translate business questions into analytical solutions using enterprise data models.
• collaborate with Education teams and the central data function to drive data-informed decisions.
• support data quality, governance, and the Cognita Performance Framework and Intelligence Centre.

Skills

SQL

Power BI

Stakeholder management

Agile

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Microsoft Power BI certification

Tools

Databricks

Job description

About Cognita:

Cognita is a global leader in independent education. Founded in 2004, we are a growing community of 90 schools in 20 countries - in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East - serving more than 100,000 students. Each of our schools are proudly unique, however our collective purpose is to create an environment where everyone can, "Thrive in a rapidly evolving world".

About the Role:

As a Business Insight Analyst, you will be the key analytics partner for our Education function, helping to transform data into actionable insights that enhance outcomes for students and schools. Embedded within the Education team while reporting into the central data function, you will build strong relationships with stakeholders, translate business questions into analytical solutions, and develop impactful Power BI dashboards and reports using trusted enterprise data models. Working directly with data held within the Databricks platform, you will analyse academic, attendance, wellbeing, pastoral and destination data from a range of school systems, combining both quantitative and qualitative insights to support Cognita's Standards for Transformational Education: Confident, Capable and Connected students. You will play a central role in evaluating educational performance, supporting data quality and governance, contributing to the development of Cognita's Performance Framework and Intelligence Centre, and helping to identify innovative AI-powered tools that improve decision-making. This is an exciting opportunity to influence educational outcomes at scale while championing data literacy and evidence-based practice across our global school community.

Working Arrangement: 4 days per week in Dubai office, 1 day working from home

Who We Are Looking For:

We are looking for an experienced and insight-driven analyst who is passionate about using data to improve educational outcomes. The successful candidate will have 3-5 years' experience in a business-facing analytics, insight or BI role, ideally within the education, schools or edtech sector, and be confident working with stakeholders at all levels, including school leaders and academic teams. You will possess strong SQL skills, with the ability to query and explore data directly to answer complex business questions, alongside advanced Power BI expertise for developing impactful dashboards and reports. An understanding of educational performance measures, including attainment, progress and value-add, is highly desirable, as is the ability to translate data into clear, actionable insights that support decision-making. Comfortable working in Agile environments, you will be skilled at gathering requirements, managing priorities and communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences. Experience handling sensitive pupil, safeguarding and school data with professionalism, discretion and a strong understanding of data protection requirements is essential. A degree in a relevant field and Microsoft Power BI certification would be advantageous. Above all, you will be a collaborative and proactive individual who is committed to using data to drive continuous improvement across our schools and education community.