More than just a job When you join BU, you become a part of a learning community that strives to make an impact on the world around us – aiming for a more sustainable, inclusive and healthy society. Our motto is “to learn is to change” and it's a principle that runs through everything we do. By joining us you will be provided with opportunities in your personal and professional development to help you thrive and achieve your full potential. The opportunity As a Planning Analyst, you will work in the Planning team, a part of the Office of the Vice-Chancellor. The Planning team was formed in order to provide a more coordinated planning and management information function. This opportunity will allow you to bring new ideas together with supporting existing data, reporting on analytics which will essentially providing insightful intelligence across all teams within BU. About you You will ideally come from a similar role ideally working within a Higher Education, or a large organisation operating across multiple disciplinary teams. You will be an innovator, with a creative mindset combined with a wealth of experience building and manipulating data across different platforms and presenting to a diverse range of users. You will have a customer orientated approach and work together and collaborate as part of the wider Planning team. Above all else you will have the passion and enthusiasm for creating a great staff experience and positively supporting a culture of high performance, staff engagement, experience, and wellbeing. Why join us? We’re proud to say that BU is a diverse and inclusive place to work, study and visit. We actively support and enable our employees to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, and we are currently operating a trial hybrid way of working. With this in mind, we encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis. THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY STAFF AND AGENCY STAFF CURRENTLY WORKING AT BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY ONLY. About the department Our Office of the Vice-Chancellor (OVC) serves as the hub of academic and administrative leadership, driving strategic planning and the execution of our vision. We work closely with the University Executive Team (UET) and the University Leadership Team (ULT) to drive a range of corporate activities across BU and ensure the smooth running of the university. The OVC also encompasses central functions working across BU, such as business continuity and policy and public affairs. About us Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community. BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements. A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at [email protected] .