Senior Planning and Assurance Analyst

A University in London are currently seeking a Senior Planning and Assurance Analyst on a 15 month fixed term contract. The role will be onsite 2/3 days a week in East London. The Senior Planning and Assurance Analyst role is a key post within the team and has specific responsibilities for supporting the team''s work around statutory assurance, league table submissions and analysis, as well as performance monitoring. The Senior Planning and Assurance Analyst will play a key role in:Developing and implementing an assurance framework that supports the HESA Working Group in monitoring and validating the accuracy of key statutory returns and evaluating their impact on external publications.The submission of data and information to league tables, working with both internal and external stakeholders to improve efficiency through automation, whilst ensuring accuracy and optimisation of data prior to submission.The analysis of national and international league tables and their underlying metrics to support strategic initiatives and projects.ExperienceA good working knowledge of how statutory Higher Education returns are used for compliance and reputational purposes, including their use in league table publications.Previous experience in data analysis and / or business intelligence.Knowledge of designing and creating data visualisations and dashboards using specialist software (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI)Experienced in analysing a range of different types and sources of data (e.g. ..... full job details .....