Data Analyst

at  Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council

JOB SUMMARY

Everything we do at the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) aims to create the right environment for colleges and universities to thrive individually and collectively. The Scottish Funding Council is Scotland’s tertiary education and research authority. Our ambition is to make Scotland an outstanding place to learn, educate, research, and innovate – now and for the future. So, naturally, we have a clear focus on recruiting the best people and developing them throughout their career. We invest around £2 billion every year, and our funding enables colleges and universities to provide life-changing opportunities for over half a million people. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but also people who will connect with our guiding principles which include working in partnership, championing diversity, and supporting sustainability for future generations. By fostering our guiding principles, we are very proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. We are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds: we want our colleague base to reflect the people and communities that we serve.
Your role as Data Analyst here at the Scottish Funding Council is to provide expert data analysis, insight and recommendations that will drive evidence-based decision making for the Senior Leadership Team, senior managers and other relevant parts of SFC, as well as the university and college sectors.
You will work with colleagues to deliver management information to support SFC to ensure quality of activity is sufficient and you will respond to request of data information from other Government and public stakeholders. You will undertake data analysis and build charts, tables and dashboards to present insights and evidence to inform decision making.
Sifting for this role will take place week commencing 26 August 2024
Face to face interviews will take place in Haymarket, Edinburgh week commencing 2 September 2024.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Work collaboratively with SFC colleagues to gather evidence, provide guidance, support projects and disseminate management information within and out-with the organisation.
• Monitor, evaluate and report on student numbers for health subjects, including nursing, medicine and paramedics.
• Analysis of Further and Higher Education data to inform policy development across a wide range of areas including access, skills and funding.
• Work collaboratively with SFC colleagues to gather evidence, provide guidance, support projects and disseminate management information within and out-with the organisation.
• Attend and contribute to committees and working groups as required with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide analytical support for other internal or external projects as required.
• Draft reports and papers, based on specified project briefs, for senior management to review.
• Present analysis and insights to SFC colleagues and external stakeholders.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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