Data Development & Enhancement Analyst

Ulster University; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Ulster University seeks a Data Development & Enhancement Analyst to join its BI & Strategic Planning department. The role involves creating and optimizing BI resources, collaborating with IT specialists, and supporting strategic operational planning. Applicants should possess a degree related to computing and have experience with SQL and MS365 applications.

Benefits

Flexible working

Family-friendly working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in operating a large-scale computerised records system.
• Strong computer literacy in MS365 applications including Excel and PowerBI.
• Willingness to travel when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic planning by developing and enhancing BI resources.
• Collaborate with programmers and analysts to provide insights.
• Implement HESA Data Futures project for the transformation of data landscape.

Skills

SQL

MS365 applications

PowerBI

Education

Degree with computing or quantitative content

Postgraduate qualification with computing or quantitative content

Job description

Role: Data Development & Enhancement Analyst

Department: BI & Strategic Planning & Performance

Grade: 7 (£39,423 - £46,761)

Responsible to: Data Development & Enhancement Manager

Campus: Hybrid - Any Campus (Northern Ireland) / Remote Working

(Full-Time / Permanent)

Closing date: 26th June 2025 at 23:30

Reference number: 035766

- ABOUT US -

We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation, and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social, and cultural development of Northern Ireland. Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation and technology and knowledge transfer.

- THE ROLE -

To support the University’s strategic and operational planning through creation, development, maintenance and continual improvement, optimisation of high-quality and holistic informational resources (spanning systems, BI resources and associated business processes) to support decision-making across the institution, statutory submissions as well as other analytical and forward-planning functions. This exciting new post offers the successful candidate the opportunity to join a specialist team of functional and technical experts and the chance to work alongside Programmer/Developers, BI Engineers and Data Analysts to: i) develop informational resources; ii) enhance BI solutions and; iii) provide analysis and insight.

This team also has a lead role in the implementation of HESA Data Futures, a project that represents a complete reimagining of the data landscape for Higher Education and offers the unique opportunity for the successful candidate to contribute to a sector-wide transformational change project. The successful candidate will be a highly organised and motivated team player who enjoys working on varied projects, to tight deadlines, with a wide range of stakeholders; they should have excellent personal and interpersonal skills plus sufficient technical knowledge to work in this IT-heavy setting.

- ABOUT YOU -

- A degree with substantial computing or quantitative content or a degree in any subject and a postgraduate qualification with substantial computing or quantitative content.

- Experience of operating a large-scale computerised records system, to include a working knowledge of SQL and the development of datasets and data structures as well as the input, maintenance and validation of data.

- Evidence of a good standard of computer literacy in a range of MS365 applications incl. Excel, PowerBI, Teams (incl. Planner/Project).

- Willingness and ability to travel to meet the needs of the role.

Ulster University holds a Silver Athena SWAN Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing Gender Equality. You can read more about what this means on our University website. The University has a range of initiatives to support a family friendly working environment, including flexible working.

The University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities. Appointment will be made on merit.