Student Recruitment Analytics & Forecasting Specialist

GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED; Brighton; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year (FTE)

SMART pension

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED in Brighton is seeking a Student Recruitment Insights and Forecasting Analyst to help understand, predict and improve student recruitment performance across the full journey from enquiry through to enrolment.

Within the Data and Insights function, you will forecast enrolments, build scenarios, monitor targets and create dashboards and visualisations to inform Recruitment, Admissions, Marketing and Academic colleagues.

Qualifications

• Experience analysing student recruitment pipelines within a higher education environment.
• Strong understanding of recruitment and conversion dynamics across the student lifecycle, from enquiry through to enrolment.
• Experience creating and applying forecasting models, scenario planning and performance projections.
• Ability to translate complex analysis into clear, actionable insight that supports decision-making.
• Advanced analytical and reporting skills, including Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau or similar platforms.
• Experience producing dashboards, reports and visualisations that communicate information clearly and effectively.
• Strong attention to detail, with a commitment to data quality, accuracy and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Analyse recruitment performance across the full student journey, identifying trends, conversion patterns, leakage points and key drivers of performance.
• Create and maintain enrolment forecasts, scenario models and projections that support planning, budgeting and student number management.
• Monitor recruitment performance against targets, providing timely insight on emerging risks, opportunities and expected outcomes.
• Produce clear, actionable analysis to support decision-making across Recruitment, Admissions, Marketing and Academic teams.
• Segment and interpret recruitment data across key areas, including programme, market, domicile, applicant type and recruitment channel.
• Use market, applicant and performance data to identify opportunities to improve conversion and recruitment effectiveness.
• Create dashboards, reports and visualisations that help stakeholders understand performance and make informed decisions.
• Evaluate the impact of recruitment activity, applicant communications and marketing campaigns on conversion outcomes.
• Support the optimisation of CRM journeys and applicant engagement strategies through data-driven insight.
• Refine analytical frameworks, forecasting methodologies and performance measures to strengthen understanding of recruitment performance.
• Contribute analytical expertise to system enhancements, reporting improvements and institution-wide projects relating to recruitment, admissions and planning.
• Present insights, forecasts and recommendations to a range of stakeholders, translating complex analysis for non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the University to embed evidence-based decision-making and continuous improvement.

Skills

Forecasting

Data analysis

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Dashboards

CRM systems

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED in Brighton is seeking a Student Recruitment Insights and Forecasting Analyst to help understand, predict and improve student recruitment performance across the full journey from enquiry through to enrolment.

Within the Data and Insights function, you will forecast enrolments, build scenarios, monitor targets and create dashboards and visualisations to inform Recruitment, Admissions, Marketing and Academic colleagues.