Our Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO) is leading a sophisticated digital and technology transformation that will ensure that we continue to meet the current demands of our customers, and that we improve and innovate continuously in the future.

We have a big opportunity for a Business Intelligence & Data Manager to join our team responsible for the development, maintenance and innovation of the University’s Business Intelligence platforms and provision. This is a key role supporting the Deputy Director Digital & Data enabling the University to make evidence based decisions inputting into interpersonal strategies that improve the digital experience of all communities across the University.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for the overall direction of Business Intelligence (BI) throughout the University, working with the DDaT leadership team to develop the strategic direction and ensure stakeholder satisfaction with the deliverables of data initiatives.
• BI roadmap, to develop specific objectives for the use of BI throughout the University; developing budgets, resources and operations to support them.
• Champion alignment of BI measures in driving performance objectives; evangelising the value of BI, analytics and sound data management to executive sponsors of the digital strategy, and users.
• Lead the overall design and support of the BI technology environment, including information acquisition, management, warehousing and delivery solutions.
• Promote and facilitate the development of self-service capabilities for the University in the access and reporting of business information.
• With the BI team, evolve and implement methodologies for all stages of the BI Software Development Lifecycle, identifying and implementing industry standard methodologies. 
• Develop and implement data quality and governance standards, identifying and assigning business owners in each area as needed.

You will significantly influence the strategic technical direction of the Business Intelligence provision at the University and will be a member of the Data, Information Security & Business Intelligence Steering group (DISBIS).

We seek candidates with not only the right entrepreneurial skills, but those with ambition, collaboration, innovation and disruption. As the appointed candidate, this is an outstanding opportunity supporting our Deputy Director, Digital & Data and to work with market leading digital and data professionals building better intelligence. 

Over the last ten years, we have invested over £450m in our stunning campus, with innovative teaching and sporting facilities, and market leading technology enabled accommodation. But our continuous improvement now focuses heavily on our data driven digital capabilities and services, as we push into a new era of innovation and digital readiness to ensure continuation being at the forefront of academia.

The University of Bath is one of the country’s leading academic organisations, and a sophisticated business with nearly 19,000 students. Not only is Bath University ranked in the top ten in the UK, but it is consistently named one of the best universities and research institutions in the world.

What we can offer you:

Our campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and the City of Bath with its historic charm and social activity only a short distance away creates an excellent environment in which to work. 

We are:

• a family friendly workplace 
• open to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the University. 
• recognising of the talents of our diverse workforce through an excellent reward package 
• encouraging of your personal and professional development

Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us @UniofBath and @UniofBathJobs on Twitter for more information.

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to a better environment for our employees and students, creating a learning environment and organisational culture that enhances health and wellbeing across our community. We are very proud to have recently received Ambassadors for Autism certification and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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