Senior Data Officer

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About Us

The King’s community is dedicated to the service of society. King’s Strategic Vision 2029 sets out our vision for the future, shaped around five priority areas: educate to inspire and improve; research to inform and innovate; serve to shape and transform; a civic university at the heart of London; and an international community that services the world. Our ambitious Education Strategy sets out the actions that we must take to transform how we teach, how and where our students learn and how we support them during their time with us.

Within the Social Mobility & Widening Participation Department we believe all young people should be able to have high expectations for their future. This means equal access to education and career opportunities. We run programmes that aim to empower young people from under-represented backgrounds to access and succeed at university.

We are part of the Students & Education Directorate, a collection of wide-ranging professional services in place to support King’s students and their education. As a directorate we manage the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond, to ensure a coherent and seamless student experience and effective administrative processes, working closely with King’s faculties to do so.

About the Role

The Senior Data Officer is a vital member of What Works, the research and evaluation team of Social Mobility & Widening Participation. Out team tests what works in widening participation and student success, attempting to drive evidence-based change which improves the outcomes of underrepresented students

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates looking to work in social mobility, and who wish to use their skills and expertise in data analysis. This is an opportunity to grow your skills in evidencing impact in a higher education setting.

We encourage applications from candidates who have experience from both within and outside of the Higher Education sector where they can demonstrate the skills needed to succeed in this role.

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract.

This is a full-time post, but we welcome applications from candidates seeking a flexible work pattern within our necessary service operating hours  of 10am-4pm. .

Key responsibilities 

• Conduct analysis and data visualisation on performance against targets to widen participation to university and ensure success for all students.
• Analyse key institutional datasets, drawing out relevant trends and patterns, and produce accessible presentations, blogs and reports on findings.
• Complete advanced statistical analysis (e.g. power calculations, regression analysis) as needed to evaluate team projects and identify the focus for future projects.
• Become familiar with a range of internal and comparative data sources, assessing limitations of different data sets.
• Provide training, advice and guidance on robust data analysis and reporting (e.g. on choosing outcomes measures, visualising findings and using statistical software).

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

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