Change your career, change lives
The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.
The role
This role provides an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about delivering insights from analysis – both quantitative and qualitative – for leaders across the University to use as a platform on which to base strategic decisions. We are looking for someone to join our team who has strong analytical skills and enjoys analysing data and using it to develop strategy. We are seeking candidates who can combine rigorous data analysis and business problem solving, and who can bring fresh, innovative ways of thinking and working to the opportunities and challenges facing the university, to support the objectives of the Vice-Chancellor and the Executive Leadership.
Joining the team provides the opportunity to influence decisions at the most senior levels of the university via robust and thorough analysis and strategic insights, helping to drive the success of our students and the University.
Skills and experience
• You’ll have experience of strategy development, informing decision making at a senior level
• You have strong strategic skills, such as the ability to identify strategic questions and form hypotheses, and the understanding of the analytical frameworks used in strategy development
• You have strong analytical skills, including both quantitative and qualitative research and analysis
• You are adept at managing and communicating clearly and concisely with a wide range of stakeholders in a large and complex organisation. You communicate complex messages succinctly both verbally and in slides and reports
• You are confident presenting and leading meetings as a subject matter expert with stakeholders at all levels of an organisation
• You’ll be interested in supporting the OU’s external affairs activity through rigorous data analysis, strategic thinking and policy formulation
• You’ll have experience with identifying growth opportunities, or within an internal strategy team / strategy consulting
If you answered yes and are looking to work in a different sector with a world leading higher education provider then we look forward to receiving your application.
What you get in return
As well as joining a friendly and supportive team and working environment, the OU benefits include 33 days holiday per annum pro rata plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days and an attractive pension proposition. We also support flexible working.
Please visit our website for further information and to apply online.