The Access and Participation Impact team at the University of Bath is looking for someone who enjoys working with data and turning numbers into clear useful insights.
The team is responsible for engaging and supporting students from under-represented students to progress to university particularly to Bath to achieve goals set out in the University's Access and Participation Plan. The team is well established and passionate about supporting students and are a fairly informal group. Due to the nature of the work there is flexibility with working times, much of the work is structured around the school day so many events happen in the afternoons, evenings or weekends. The work the team delivers is varied and ranges from in school and online activity to campus based events as well as sustained programmes for groups of students. The team works a lot with third sector organisations to be able to support as many students as possible.
As our Data and Evaluation Officer, you will
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play a central role in monitoring the impact of the University’s outreach, access and participation intervention, programmes and projects.
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support the measurement of progress towards targets, goals and objectives as set out in our Access and Participation Plan (APP) .
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be a key member of the Access and Participation Impact team, working alongside the Head of Impact to monitor progress towards our APP targets and milestones.
You’ll collaborate with the APP Impact Manager (Monitoring) to share insights across the institution and encourage engagement. You will also work with the APP Impact Manager (Evaluation) to deliver our ten core research projects. These projects require advanced quantitative skills, including cleaning, modelling and analysing large and complex datasets.
A key element of the role is providing advice and guidance on evaluation to colleagues across the University. You will support teams, in particular within the Student Recruitment and Admissions department, to improve their data management and analytical approaches, ensuring that evaluation activity meets a consistently high standard. You will also support colleagues to analyse, interpret and report on their findings.
The ideal candidate will bring expert skills in data extraction and manipulation from a range of systems and sources, alongside the ability to analyse report on and present data in appropriate formats for internal and external audiences.
As a highly numerate and expert user of tools such as Python, Stata, SPSS, R and/or MS Excel, you will analyse student and survey data to identify trends in access and participation outcomes across the student lifecycle. You will communicate these insights to senior stakeholders, including the Deputy Director for Access, Recruitment and Outreach, using data visualisation tools such as PowerBi to create compelling and engaging outputs.
This is a permanent, full-time position working 36.5 hours per week.
The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check.
For an informal discussion about this role please contact Jenny Boyle, Head of Impact ([email protected]), or Daniel Winwood, APP Impact Manager ([email protected]), however, please submit your application via the University website.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
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We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
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Free counselling services through Health Assured
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Cycle to work scheme
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Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
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Staff discount at Team Bath gym
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Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
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Staff discount on language courses
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Generous employer contributory pension schemes
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Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
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A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
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Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
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Local discounts and more
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A family-friendly workplace
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An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
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Relocation allowance
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Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
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