Education Data Insight Analyst (Hybrid)

Cognita Schools; United Arab Emirates; Hybrid; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognita Schools in Dubai seeks a Business Insight Analyst to partner with the Education function, turning data into actionable insights that improve student outcomes. You will build impactful Power BI dashboards and reports from Databricks data, analysing academic, attendance, wellbeing and destination metrics while supporting data quality and governance.

With 3–5 years in analytics, you will collaborate with school leaders and academic teams, working 4 days in the Dubai office and 1 day from

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in a business-facing analytics, insight or BI role
• Strong SQL and Power BI capabilities
• Experience with data governance and safeguarding data
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights for stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Partner with Education to transform data into insights
• Develop Power BI dashboards and reports using enterprise data models
• Analyse data from school systems (academic, attendance, wellbeing, etc.)
• Support data quality, governance and the Cognita Performance Framework
• Identify AI-powered tools to enhance decision-making

Skills

SQL

Power BI

Agile

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Microsoft Power BI certification

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Cognita Schools in Dubai seeks a Business Insight Analyst to partner with the Education function, turning data into actionable insights that improve student outcomes. You will build impactful Power BI dashboards and reports from Databricks data, analysing academic, attendance, wellbeing and destination metrics while supporting data quality and governance.

With 3–5 years in analytics, you will collaborate with school leaders and academic teams, working 4 days in the Dubai office and 1 day from