Senior BI Analyst: Student Lifecycle Analytics

Capital H Staffing and Advisory Solutions; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital H Staffing and Advisory Solutions is recruiting a Senior BI Analyst for a public tertiary education institution. The role focuses on student-lifecycle analytics, turning data into decision-ready insights for faculties, Student Affairs, and planning teams.

The Senior BI Analyst provides technical guidance to Embedded Data Analysts and interns within the Integrated Data Analytics (IDA) function, collaborating with the Student Success Hub to enhance enrolment and retention analytics.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience or equivalent
• Experience in student data analytics, lifecycle/cohort analysis, reporting and forecasting
• Experience with SQL, Power BI, Excel and statistical tooling, including data modelling and interactive development
• Experience with data from multiple source systems
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
• Ability to lead and guide data analysts or other data professionals

Responsibilities

• Analyse student enrolment, registration, retention, success and graduation data across the lifecycle
• Apply analytical and statistical techniques to produce decision-ready insights
• Run cohort tracking and throughput analytics with the Student Success Hub
• Build and maintain interactive dashboards and reporting models
• Prepare forecasts for institutional enrolment planning
• Provide business-analysis support and deliver user training

Skills

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Statistical tooling

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Leadership guidance

Education

Master's degree (NQF 9) in quantitative field

Honours degree or PD (NQF 8)

Bachelor's degree or advanced diploma (NQF 7)

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Capital H Staffing and Advisory Solutions is recruiting a Senior BI Analyst for a public tertiary education institution. The role focuses on student-lifecycle analytics, turning data into decision-ready insights for faculties, Student Affairs, and planning teams.

The Senior BI Analyst provides technical guidance to Embedded Data Analysts and interns within the Integrated Data Analytics (IDA) function, collaborating with the Student Success Hub to enhance enrolment and retention analytics.