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Vacancy Id: 11366

College / Service: Academic

Location: Hybrid – UAL High Holborn/Home

Salary: £33,661 to £40,377 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Term: Full time – 35 hours per week

Apply by: 1 December 2024 at 23:55

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The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative, analytical and data-oriented individual to play a key role in the establishment of an exciting new division at University of the Arts London (UAL).

UAL Online has been established to enable access of our world learning creative arts education to audiences around the globe. We plan to launch with a suite of new degree courses starting from the 2025/26 academic year. As part of this new division, a Market Insight, Data and Analytics function was created to support UAL Online in making evidence-based decisions in its course portfolio and operations.

As a Market Research Analyst, you will support the establishment of UAL Online as a data-driven and evidence-based division. Working closely with your colleagues in the function, you will work on projects that will influence the full breadth of activities within UAL Online, including course portfolio development and performance assessment.

You will also source information, assist with online survey projects and keep up to date with Higher Education and online education trends to feed insight into reports and to help identify market opportunities.

As this is a brand-new position, there will be opportunities for you to shape the role and its activities to your experiences and capabilities. There will be a strong focus on desk research and development of new courses, transitioning to a more data-oriented role towards the second half of 2025.

About you

We welcome applications from data-oriented professionals from all disciplines and industries looking to make a difference in the education sector.

You will need experience of undertaking qualitative and/or quantitative research and reporting on findings in a variety of formats.

Further experience of undertaking desk research is essential, along with a good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and strong numeracy and data analysis skills.

You will also need great organisation and project management skills, with the ability to work on multiple long projects at the same time.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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