Head of Data & Insights Strategy (Higher Ed)

Ravensbourne University London; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave

Hybrid work

Job summary

Ravensbourne is seeking a Senior Data and Insights Lead to join our Planning and Insights team to transform how the University uses data to plan, prioritise and make decisions.

This senior, hands-on role combines leadership of data modelling, translation of data into institutional insight, and delivery of data solutions focused on the student lifecycle. You will balance enterprise modelling with rapid, pragmatic analysis to support executive decisions.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior experience in data analysis, BI, or planning.
• Proven ability to develop data models, dashboards and insights that influence decisions.
• Advanced SQL and BI tooling expertise; familiarity with Python/R/Tableau is desirable.
• Strong understanding of dimensional modelling, data quality, and governance.
• Ability to prioritise, communicate trade-offs and deliver at pace while maintaining quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and governance of the university insights environment with trusted data models.
• Translate strategic questions into reports, dashboards, forecasts and actionable insight for executives.
• Design scalable semantic and analytical models using SQL and Power BI with clear ownership.
• Deliver rapid prototypes and managed quick-builds when decisions are time-critical.
• Lead analysis to identify trends, risks and opportunities for senior stakeholders.
• Create self-service reporting enabling colleagues to answer routine questions.
• Collaborate with IT Services and data owners to improve architecture and data quality.
• Build analytical capability across the University via guidance and training.

Skills

Data modelling

Leadership

SQL

Power BI

Forecasting

Statistics

Communication

Data governance

Self-service reporting

Stakeholder management

Tools

Power BI

Python

R

Tableau

SQL

Job description

Ravensbourne is seeking a Senior Data and Insights Lead to join our Planning and Insights team to transform how the University uses data to plan, prioritise and make decisions.

This senior, hands-on role combines leadership of data modelling, translation of data into institutional insight, and delivery of data solutions focused on the student lifecycle. You will balance enterprise modelling with rapid, pragmatic analysis to support executive decisions.