Business Analyst

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Cambridge is searching for a Business Analyst to support scholarship programmes on a full-time, fixed-term basis. This role involves researching and analyzing to facilitate improvements across scholarship activities. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented with strong communication skills, a keen interest in education, and proficient in Microsoft Office and Power BI. Join us to make a meaningful global impact in education.

Benefits

Salary around £40,000 per annum

Generous benefits package

Qualifications

• Interest in education and research.
• High attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills required.
• Must be politically and culturally sensitive.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications needed.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop models for scholarship programmes.
• Design reporting strategies and Power BI dashboards.
• Contribute to database and data management frameworks.
• Support pre- and post-award activities.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Political and cultural sensitivity

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Business Analyst – Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

The Cambridge Trust is a charity providing scholarships to enable young people of outstanding academic merit and potential to take up their chosen course of study at the University of Cambridge. The University of Cambridge is one of the world's leading academic institutions, renowned for its excellence in education, research, and innovation. For nearly 800 years, the University has been at the forefront of groundbreaking discoveries, shaping global knowledge across diverse fields. It comprises 31 Colleges, over 150 faculties and departments, and a thriving ecosystem of museums, libraries, and research centres. The University’s mission is to contribute to society through education, learning, and research at the highest levels of international excellence. With a deep respect for tradition and a bold vision for the future, it continues to shape the world through knowledge, innovation, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.

The Cambridge Trust operates at the heart of Cambridge’s global academic community. Working with partners across the globe, the Trust provides the largest number of scholarships to international postgraduate students at Cambridge. We are now looking for a Business Analyst to join the Cambridge Trust on a full‑time basis for a three‑year fixed‑term contract.

The Benefits

• Salary of circa £40,000 per annum
• A generous package of benefits

This is a rare and meaningful opportunity for an analytical, insight‑driven professional with a passion for education and research to join a globally respected, purpose‑driven organisation. You’ll have the chance to inform real decisions, giving your work a clear, human impact, and supporting the development of your portfolio of experience. Your work will support people across the globe to access world‑class education, making a real impact on not only the diversity of students at Cambridge but also the approach, ideas and research potential that different perspectives bring.

The Role

As a Business Analyst, you will research, analyse and translate insight into practical improvements across the Cambridge Trust’s scholarship programmes and awards activity. Working closely with the Awards Team and Director (Awards), you will contribute to shaping the Trust’s future portfolio by researching scholarship provision, identifying opportunities to support underserved communities, and helping define thematic approaches to awards. You’ll also play a key role in strengthening how the Trust measures, understands and communicates its impact, developing data quality, metrics and interactive reporting that bring the Trust’s work to life.

Key Responsibilities

• Research and develop models, agreements and frameworks to support new and existing scholarship programmes
• Help design reporting strategies, Power BI dashboards and performance metrics
• Contribute to database development, data management frameworks and automation of awards processes
• Support pre‑ and post‑award activity

About You

To be considered as a Business Analyst, you will need:

• An interest in education and research
• A high level of attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• To be politically and culturally sensitive
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• To be educated to degree level or have equivalent work experience

The closing date for this role is 2nd February 2026.

Other organisations may call this role BA, Business Process Analyst, Process Improvement Analyst, or Business Systems Analyst.

Webrecruit, the University of Cambridge, and the Cambridge Trust are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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