Strategic Planning Analyst

University of Greenwich; Greenwich; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Greenwich is seeking a Strategic Planning Analyst to join the Strategic Planning, Insight & Improvement Directorate. You will enable better decision-making through data analysis, reporting, and governance, supporting a major Data & Reporting Transformation project and KPI development for the LASE multi-university group.

The role involves hybrid working, with the main office at the Greenwich Campus and occasional travel to other campuses.

Qualifications

• First degree in a numerate discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant experience in data analysis and using data processing or visualization tools (Power BI/Tableau/Alteryx/Python/R).
• Ability to work across teams and manage senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver operational performance reporting and MI at an institutional level for senior stakeholders.
• Perform in-depth analysis to identify key trends and support policy development and planning.
• Develop and maintain reports for technical and non-technical audiences to aid decision-making.
• Support data transformation projects and data strategy implementation.
• Contribute to communities of practice to improve data capability.

Education

First-degree level in computing, maths, statistics, data science or similar numerate discipline

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Alteryx

Python

R

Job description

Salary: £38,784 to £44,746plus £5476 London weighting

ContractType: Permanent

ReleaseDate: Tuesday 25 August 2026

ClosingDate: Sunday 13 September 2026

InterviewDate: To be confirmed

Reference: 5595

On the 1 August 2026, the University of Greenwich and the University of Kent formed a pioneering new multi-university group called London and South-East (LASE) University Group.

Should you join us, you will be employed by LASE but will work as part of the University of Greenwich academic division, contributing to its distinct strengths, community and identity while also being part of a wider group that brings together the scale, resilience and shared ambition of both universities.

Through LASE we aim to deliver outstanding education, impactful research, and meaningful regional and global impact.

About the Job

As a Strategic Planning Analyst you will be joining the University’s Strategic Planning, Insight & Improvement Directorate with the goal to achieve better decision-making across the institution from the analysis, advice and insight we provide, to the trusted relationships we build with stakeholders and the data quality, governance and infrastructure that underpins it.

Now is a great time to join the Directorate as we look to deliver an exciting Data & Reporting Transformation Project and support the development of the strategy and KPIs for the new multi-university group.

We are a diverse and inclusive team of dedicated professionals who are committed and passionate about what we do. Our main office is at the Greenwich Campus with very occasional travel to Avery Hill and Medway campuses required. We have actively embraced hybrid working with ourteamsplittingtheir time between2 days per week in the officeandtheremainderremote working.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Take responsibility for the operational delivery of performance reporting, business intelligence, management information and statistical analysis at an institutional level and to a dedicated number of senior internal stakeholders.
• Perform in-depth analysis to identify key trends and patterns around a variety of strategic datasets (including student continuation, completion and awarding gaps) supported by topic specific analysis, enabling wider policy development and planning within the University.
• Develop and maintain a variety of reports to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders and support decision making.
• Support the Directorate’s university-wide communities of practice (such as a data champions network) to improve organisational data and analysis capability.
• Provide support to the implementation of data transformation projects and any such activities linked to the implementation of any data strategy.
• Please see the Job Description for more details.

What We’re Looking For:

• First-degree level in computing, maths, statistics, data science or a similar numerate scientific discipline or relevant professional experience.
• Significant experience in data analysis and the use of data processing or visualisation tools, as well as statistical/modelling applications (e.g. Microsoft Fabric environment, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, Python, R or similar applications/software).
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, collaborating with colleagues from across the institution and managing senior stakeholders.
• Capability to identify and address strategic challenges and business problems using data-driven approaches.
• Ability to automate and improve processes to drive efficiency and reliability.
• Ability to prioritise, organise and manage a varied and demanding workload without constant supervision.
• Please see the Person Specification for more details.

Employment Visa: Under the UK Government Points Based System scheme this role does meet the criteria to be sponsored for a Skilled Worker Route application.

We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values.

We are committed to building a strong, diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly encourage applications from [protected characteristic(s)], who are currently under-represented within the University of Greenwich at these levels/within these areas.

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form.

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.