Senior Planning and Business Intelligence Analyst (Internal Applicants Only)

City St George's, University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sector-leading salary

Pension scheme

Staff training and development

Job summary

City St George’s, University of London is seeking a Senior Planning and Business Intelligence Analyst to drive data-based decision making. You will lead market intelligence, support new programme viability, and partner with the planning team to develop Tableau dashboards.

The role requires strong data analysis, BI experience, and excellent stakeholder communication. You will contribute to strategic planning and ensure high-quality, actionable insights across university operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in data analysis and business intelligence.
• Ability to deliver high-quality reports and dashboards.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support annual planning with market intelligence and viability analysis.
• Develop and enhance the university’s Tableau-based BI platform.
• Collaborate with planning teams to enable evidence-based decision making.

Skills

Data analysis

Business intelligence

Tableau

Alteryx

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Tableau

Alteryx

Job description

Please note: This vacancy is open to internal applicants only. Please use your @citystgeorges.ac.uk/@sgul.ac.uk email address when submitting an application. City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions. Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

** Background

The Strategic Planning and Performance (SPPU) directorate plays a critical role within the University to inform and facilitate the delivery of the Strategy and enable evidence-based decision-making. SPPU operates centrally in the University, reporting directly into the University’s Deputy President (Operations) and working closely with the University Senior Leadership team.

The directorates activities include strategy formation and deployment, academic and financial planning, business intelligence, student management information, statutory assurance, performance, benchmarking, and league table analysis.

** Responsibilities

The Senior Planning and Business Intelligence Analyst role supports the Unit’s work through data analysis, benchmarking, and market and competitor analysis. The specific responsibilities include supporting the annual planning round through the provision of market intelligence and assisting new programme development and viability. The post-holder will work in close collaboration with the broader planning team, supporting the wider operations of the directorate including the development of the university’s Tableau platform to support business intelligence and enable evidence-based decision making.

** Person Specification

Candidates will have experience of data analysis / business intelligence, using tools such as Alteryx and Tableau and of delivering high-quality reports and dashboards that communicate clear insights to key stakeholders. You will be highly numerate with experience of analysing a range of different types of data (including NSS and OfS), have excellent attention to detail, and strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Candidates should be proactive, contribute to department initiatives, be adaptable and be eager to learn.

** Additional Information

Closing date for applications:01 November 2026 at 11:59pm

The selection process will involve an interview and an exercise. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

• City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

The University of business, practice and the professions