Strategic Insights & Analytics Director

UniSC Careers; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Generous leave options

Salary packing + 17% Super

EAP & fitness passport

Discounted private health

Job summary

UniSC Sunshine Coast Campus is seeking a Director of Insights and Analytics to lead the analytics function, shape institutional strategy and drive data-enabled decision making across student demand, portfolio development, finance and governance.

The role requires senior leadership, strategic judgement and deep expertise in forecasting, modelling and data governance to build an integrated analytics capability and a high-performing team on campus and beyond.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in analytics, strategic planning, economics or financial modelling.
• Experience leading forecasting, predictive modelling, scenario analysis and investment appraisal.
• Strong strategic and commercial judgement; advise senior decision-makers.
• Experience setting enterprise data and analytics strategy and guiding data architecture.
• Understanding of quantitative methods, model development and validation.
• Ability to influence executives and governing bodies and communicate complex findings.
• Experience establishing data governance, quality and reporting practices.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and build analytical capability.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction for UniSC's data, analytics and insights capability.
• Lead forecasting, modelling to inform decisions on student demand and finances.
• Advise the Vice-Chancellor, Executive and Council with independent judgement.
• Develop an integrated enterprise data environment and improve data quality.
• Establish standards for data governance, quality and stewardship.
• Build and lead a high-performing analytics team across portfolios.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Analytics & modelling

Executive influence

Data governance

Data strategy

Forecasting

Commercial judgement

Multidisciplinary leadership

Education

Relevant qualifications

Job description

UniSC Sunshine Coast Campus is seeking a Director of Insights and Analytics to lead the analytics function, shape institutional strategy and drive data-enabled decision making across student demand, portfolio development, finance and governance.

The role requires senior leadership, strategic judgement and deep expertise in forecasting, modelling and data governance to build an integrated analytics capability and a high-performing team on campus and beyond.