Strategic Academic Planning Lead

Royal College of Art; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal College of Art seeks an experienced Academic Planning and Performance Manager to strengthen institutional planning, performance monitoring and evidence‑based decision‑making across the College.

Reporting to the Academic Registrar, you will develop planning frameworks, run forecasting, coordinate cycles and translate data into clear reports, dashboards and committee papers to inform senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience of strategic planning, performance analysis or business planning.
• Strong analytical and modelling skills and ability to interpret complex data.
• Experience preparing high‑quality reports and recommendations for senior leaders and committees.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of planning models, scenario forecasting and options analysis.
• Monitor recruitment, enrolment, student outcomes and programme performance; identify risks and test assumptions.
• Coordinate planning cycles and ensure alignment between forecasts, admissions and priorities.
• Strengthen performance reporting across the College and develop dashboards and committee papers.
• Provide evidence‑informed recommendations on academic portfolio development and resource planning.

Skills

Strategic planning

Performance analysis

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Job description

The Royal College of Art seeks an experienced Academic Planning and Performance Manager to strengthen institutional planning, performance monitoring and evidence‑based decision‑making across the College.

Reporting to the Academic Registrar, you will develop planning frameworks, run forecasting, coordinate cycles and translate data into clear reports, dashboards and committee papers to inform senior leadership.