Analytics consultant - Hybrid

Salary: From £36,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience + fantastic benefits

Jisc grade: PRS3 (internal use only)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract: 18-month fixed term contract

Location: Hybrid - A blend of working from home and your nominated hub office, we have hubs in London, Bristol, Manchester and Oxford. Specific patterns for working in the office are not mandated, and the frequency of time worked in the office is agreed with your manager. Meeting in person is something we value so you may need to travel on occasion to any of our hub offices.

About Jisc:

Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions. Our talented people bring their own unique skills and experience to empower our members and customers with the technology they need to succeed. Take your next career step with us and you can make a real difference to the education and research sectors.

About the role:

The main purpose of this role is to support the learning analytics service. This may include assisting HEPs with implementation, and ongoing expert advice. The role will also involve discovery consultancy and assisting in the development of new processes.

As a consultant, you will regularly have the opportunity to apply your existing analytical skills, knowledge and experience to problem solve and contribute to achievable outcomes.

This role plays a critical part in supporting our increasing customer base.

The two main responsibilities of the Analytics Consultant will be:

To support customer implementation of our products, acting as the key contact, offering expert advice, and handling referrals or escalations as appropriate.
To support and deliver consultancy services, including online and onsite discovery activities with customers.

About the team:

The learning analytics team works with Higher Education Providers (HEPs) to turn data into actionable insight by identifying students who require support.

Our current product portfolio includes the learning analytics platform, student app and attendance monitoring. Jisc learning analytics went live in 2018 following co-design with pathfinders in the Higher Education (HE) sector. A redeveloped platform launched in January 2025.

The service has now grown to include our discovery consultancy service, assessing institutional readiness for learning analytics by reviewing policy, process, data quality and includes a series of stakeholder focus groups.

Responsibilities will include:

Producing, maintaining and reviewing service processes and documentation .
Working closely with the senior analytics consultants, principle technical consultant, head of analytics, product owner, as well the customer success team, and other appropriate stakeholders.
Provision of learning analytics consultancy services to HEPs, including design, customer analysis, on-site visits and report writing.
Providing support and guidance to HEPs during their implementation, pilot and deployment of services, following project management principles.

Key Skills and Experience:

Demonstrable experience of working with stakeholders at all levels from senior leadership to project team, enabling their successful use of products or services.
Proven experience in report and documentation writing.
Ability to develop and support complex processes.
Experience of working in or with the HE sector would be desirable.

Don't meet every single requirement?

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box, so we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements, but you feel this role is perfect for you. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

Why work for us?

At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors.

We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working.

It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles.

Take a look at our fantastic benefits! We offer:

Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments
31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas plus the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days
Generous flexible pension schemes
Protection benefit - life cover
Annual Jisc performance award
A range of wellbeing lifestyle benefits including company paid health care cash plan, employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders and support
A generous budget to support you with external learning and continuous professional development
Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office
Financial well-being support including access to preferential loan and savings plans, mortgage advice, will writing tools and support and resources to help you make the most of your money
The opportunity to donate to charity tax-free with our Payroll Giving benefit
Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech - spreading the cost of your everyday white goods and technology
A wide range of discounts from retailers and big-name high-street stores and CSSC membership
Family friendly policies including enhanced parental, maternity and paternity leave and opportunity for career breaks
Support your volunteering with up to 3 days volunteer leave
Cycle to work scheme and eye care scheme including free eye test vouchers and £70 towards new glasses for VDU use
Free flu vaccinations
Employee recognition awards and travel loans
A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning

Equity, diversity and inclusion:

At Jisc, we don't look for 'sameness', but to truly include people who can add unique perspectives and experiences to our culture, and we are working hard to achieve progressive change. 'Always inclusive' is one of our six guiding principles which actively encourages us to bring our whole authentic selves to work. We believe that our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is fundamental to our success.

Jisc believes our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. We work with passionate colleagues to strengthen knowledge and awareness, provide learning and development opportunities, and foster multiple employee networks which create a sense of community and influence our policies and practice.

We work hard to create an equitable experience for our candidates and workforce which embraces all aspects of their identity including race and ethnicity, religion and belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, trans identities, age, class, disability, neurodivergence, or veteran status.

Application process:

We want you to showcase your talent throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know how we can best support you to do that; for example, if there are any reasonable adjustments we may be able to put in place. We will be happy to help you.

Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls!

If you are currently a Jisc employee, please apply through your Dayforce Employee profile.

Jisc has an active sponsor licence to recruit on a Skilled worker visa basis. Candidates wishing to apply who require sponsorship should determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant Home Office criteria. Jisc does not offer any financial re-imbursement towards the applicant costs, such as re-location, skilled worker visa and dependant costs or the immigration health charge.

No agencies please.

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