Data Analyst

onlyFE; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday 29 days + bank holidays

Generous pension contributions

Free tea, coffee and lunch in staff l

Job summary

City College Plymouth is seeking a Data Analyst to generate timely and accurate data through reporting and dashboards for key stakeholders. The role focuses on analysing data trends to support positive outcomes for learners and the organisation.

The post holder will develop and maintain the data warehouse, share best practices, and work with internal teams to understand data needs and deliver actionable insights for strategic decision making.

Qualifications

• Delivering: Ensure timely, secure and accurate data through reporting and dashboards to facilitate the monitoring and key performance outcomes.
• Analysing: Ensuring data and reporting is accurate, understandable to the customer and impactful for strategic decision making.
• Focused: Ensure that technical knowledge is up to date, researching new technologies and skills that can improve informed data and decision making.
• Interpreting Quantitative Data: Ability to analyse data to evaluate accuracy and/or changes in patterns that require attention.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the College’s data warehouse and MIS to support accurate reporting.
• Create and share dashboards for stakeholders to drive informed strategic decisions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to understand data needs and deliver effective data solutions.

Job description

Full Time | Permanent | £36,070 Per Annum

Who We Are

Winner of the Best Place to Work at the Tech South West Awards 2025, City College Plymouth offers a culture the College is proud of. Our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity help create an environment that supports a passion for teaching and learning. These values guide our work as we enrich our community through knowledge, experience and skills so every student can achieve their best.

As one of the country’s largest providers of quality education and training, City College Plymouth is entering a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We take pride in offering a learning environment and organisational culture that contribute positively to the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enable all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.

The Role

The role of Data Analyst requires a dynamic and highly motivated individual, with responsibility for providing key data through reporting and dashboards to all stakeholders. The role will include analysing data for key trends and patterns to assist in the identification of positive impact for successful outcomes for the organisation and its learners.

The post holder will be responsible for continually developing and improving the College’s data warehouse, sharing best practice, working with internal stakeholders to understand their data needs and develop solutions to meet those needs. Analysing key trends to generate actionable insights for stakeholders for informed strategic decision making. The role also includes maintenance and management of the college’s Management Information Software for data accuracy and efficient working practices within the MIS department and to support all services users.

This position is based solely at our King’s Road Site. There will not be any provision for online hybrid working.

What Will You Bring To The Role

• Delivering: Ensure timely, secure and accurate data through reporting and dashboards to facilitate the monitoring and key performance outcomes.
• Analysing: Ensuring data and reporting is accurate, understandable to the customer and impactful for strategic decision making.
• Focused: Ensure that technical knowledge is up to date, researching new technologies and skills that can improve informed data and decision making.
• Interpreting Quantitative Data: Ability to analyse data to evaluate accuracy and/or changes in patterns that require attention.

Benefits

• Holiday: 29 days plus bank holidays and College Closure over Christmas.
• Career development opportunities.
• Generous contributions towards your pension.
• Free tea, coffee and lunch in our dedicated staff lounge.

How We Recruit

We aim to recruit based on potential, not experience. We are interested in seeing your behaviours in action and how they will help you become successful at City College Plymouth, giving everyone the opportunity to show their potential, regardless of background or experience.

The College welcomes applications from service leavers and the Armed Forces community, and supports those service leavers who are Reservists in any of the Armed Forces.

The College reserves the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications have been received.