Skills Planning Analyst

Teaching Vacancies; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

City College Plymouth is seeking a data analyst to support skills planning and curriculum development through collection, modelling, analysis and reporting of labour market intelligence, student demand, employer needs and performance data.

You will help inform curriculum planning and strategic decisions, contributing to curriculum plans that meet learner and employer needs and support the wider economy.

Qualifications

• Experience with BI tools such as Power BI and 4Cast.
• Experience producing reports and presenting information.
• Strong understanding of data accuracy and confidentiality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collect, model, analyse and report labour market intelligence, student demand, employer requirements and performance data.
• Inform skills and curriculum planning and support strategic decision-making.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

Reporting

Presentations

Data confidentiality

Tools

Power BI

4Cast

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

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

To support the College's skills planning and curriculum development functions through the collection, modelling, analysis and reporting of labour market intelligence, student demand, employer requirements and performance data. The postholder will assist in informing skills and curriculum planning, supporting strategic decision-making and ensuring that the College's provision aligns with our strategic intent, as well as local, regional and national skills priorities.

The role will contribute to the development of curriculum plans that meet the needs of learners, employers and the wider economy.

What we're looking for

• Experience of using Power BI or other business intelligence tools
• Experience of using 4Cast or similar
• Experience of producing reports and presenting information.
• Strong understanding of data accuracy and confidentiality requirements.
• Ability to interpret information and identify trends.

What will you bring to the role?

• Analysing: Analysing new information and using it to inform strategic decisions and approaches.
• Critical Thinking: Identifying trends and patterns, thinking ahead and making logical decisions
• Delivering: Embracing challenges by trying out alternative approaches and strategies to deliver success

What the college offers its staff

City College Plymouth will offer you;

• Holiday: 29 days plus bank holidays and College Closure over Christmas.
• 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.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.