Salary range £39.6k - £44.7k per annum with excellent benefits
Permanent, full-time
Central London (with a mixture of home and office working)
The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) is the body that represents the interests and views of UK Higher Education organisations as employers. We are a voluntary membership organisation, funded through the subscriptions of our 171 member universities.
The UCEA Research team has an influential role in activities related to reward and labour markets, which informs the multi-employer pay negotiations in Higher Education. Working with the Head of Reward and Research and the wider team you will contribute to UCEA’s research strategy on employment matters and maintain our reputation for high-quality research, information and guidance on pay and employment matters in Higher Education.
As the Research Analyst you will support the provision and development of UCEA’s pay and workforce benchmarking services and a range of wider employment-related projects. You will have the opportunity to conduct in-depth quantitative and qualitative research, to communicate your findings to members and wider stakeholders. You will work with internal and external stakeholders to keep abreast of issues affecting the full range of employers across the HE sector.
You will communicate complex information clearly, both in writing and verbally. You will analyse sector data, e.g. Higher Education Statics Agency and ONS, and build and maintain benchmarking dashboards. This requires current intermediate level R skills, or clear aptitude for learning R to intermediate level, and intermediate or advanced Excel. Experience of using survey software to collect, analyse and report on bespoke quantitative surveys is essential.
We provide a supportive and stimulating environment where you will develop your skills through formal induction, a personal training budget, attendance at sector events, involvement in all aspects of our research and communication and exposure to senior stakeholders within the UK’s higher education sector.
UCEA also offers an excellent set of benefits, including a generous annual leave entitlement, membership of the SAUL pension scheme, a fitness and wellbeing scheme and membership of Benenden Health.
The role is based at the UCEA offices in central London, with occasional UK travel required. Office attendance is required for at least 60% of working days during the probationary period and 40% thereafter.
Find out more
If you think this role could be for you, please download the Information for Applicants pack, which includes the job description and person specification.
For an informal discussion about the role please feel free to contact Andrew Tweedie, Interim Head of Research & Reward at a.tweedie@ucea.ac.uk
How to apply
Apply by email to recruitment@ucea.ac.uk including your current CV and a covering letter outlining and entitled ‘The skills and experience that I can bring to the position of Research Analyst at UCEA’.
The closing date for applications is Midday on Monday 1 May 2024.
Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 6 May 2024 and will be held in person at the UCEA offices at 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HU.
All candidates must have proof of their right to work in the UK.
No agencies please.
