Student Data Reporting Officer

The Senior Student Data Reporting Officer role provides essential support to the Reporting team in Data Governance & Security. They will provide operational support for both our external reporting obligations and for the provision of internal student data reports. Providing end-to-end administrative support in triaging requests for reports and managing cyclic reporting requirements, they will be focused on providing insights and analysis for regular requests themed around programme accreditation, student surveys, student communications, and student characteristics.

They will provide support to colleagues and create and continuously adapt processes to improve efficiency of their own area, and within the wider team.

They will also support Education & Students and IT projects at an appropriate level in relation to data held on student record management systems.

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates looking to gain experience in a technical data role, and who wish to utilise their skills and expertise in data analysis. This is an opportunity to grow your skills in data visualisation, SQL and Python.

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., To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience, 1. Relevant work experience and/or education: We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. Relevant work experience might include work in data roles within the public sector, or student-related roles in higher education. Relevant educational experiences might include higher education in a related discipline, professional qualifications or other training.

2. Able to use one or more business intelligence/analysis tools and/or associated languages for example Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, SSRS, R, DAX, Python, M, Excel, VBA.
3. Ability to conduct accurate and independent research to deliver set objectives
4. Ability to gather and manipulate data so that it can be interpreted by others.
5. Take responsibility for own decision making, resolve any problems that arise, consulting with others where required
6. Ability to establish and proactively build professional working relationships with external and internal stakeholders
7. Sound knowledge of the sensitive nature of personal data, and the importance of compliance with Data Protection Legislation., 1. Experience working within the Higher Education sector
8. Knowledge of and previous experience working with student record management systems
9. Experience writing PL/SQL or T-SQL in a work context
10. Experience creating Power BI report

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

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. The Data Governance and Security team develops, maintains, and supports system and process security, data governance, data protection compliance, regulatory reporting, and external and internal audit requirements. The team ensures that strategies and procedures in relation to these areas are fit for purpose and is responsible for providing a 'gold source' of all student and course information data to ensure best practice. 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., King's College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world and among the oldest in England. King's has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and some 6,800 staff. King's has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King's was ranked 6th nationally in the 'power' ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings. Eighty-four per cent of research at King's was deemed 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' (3* and 4*). The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million. King's has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar. King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: www.kingshealthpartners.org.