Senior Planning Officer

The Strategic Planning and Student Administration Directorate is at the forefront of supporting and enhancing the student journey through the University and in working with Faculties to support growth, innovation and development. The Directorate has a vacancy within its Planning and Reporting Team for a Senior Planning Officer. This team is responsible for providing a wide range of data analysis, reporting and business intelligence to support the university’s strategic planning processes and strategic priorities. This includes the production of statutory university returns, market intelligence and student number planning. Post-holders will be expected to work across all areas, although recognising that particular specialisms will be developed according to skills, priorities and direction from the Planning and Reporting Manager and Planning Manager. It is expected that a key focus for this role will relate to the HESA Student Return.

The post holder will support the development and monitoring of strategic plans and will conduct analysis of Faculty and University performance against Key Performance Targets. Working closely with colleagues across the Directorate they will also ensure alignment of processes and data with the student records system. The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post.