Sheffield
01/10/2025
Planning and Business Improvement Analyst
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Job details
Salary
£39,962- £46,663 per annum
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Package
37 Days Annual Leave hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
17.1% Employer Pension Contribution into Local Government Pension Scheme
Date posted
17/09/2025
Job reference
RR
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Job description
About us
The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every stage.
About the role
This is a fixed term temporary role while 31st July 2026
This is a key role in the Planning, Research & Systems Improvement Team and will play a pivotal role in developing and supporting one of the College key business processes, the Business and Curriculum Planning Process.
This role will be pivotal in the delivery of business improvement and change, supporting new processes to develop and maintain a culture of continuous improvement and excellence, in support of the College's strategic objectives.
The post holder will play a significant role in the review, design and delivery of innovative improvements to the Student Lifecycle and key business processes to enhance the student and staff experience which results in a positive and measurable impact.
Main Responsibilities:
To achieve these specific duties, include, but are not limited to:
* To work with the Head of Planning, Research & Systems Improvement in the development of an annual curriculum portfolio review process, developing appropriate metrics and reports to enable curriculum planner to make informed data driven decisions
* Through the development of effective insights and reporting, support Curriculum Planners to ensure that curriculum delivery optimises all College resources and maximises income opportunities
* As a Business Partner work with Curriculum Planners to ensure that the College's Curriculum Portfolio is aligned to current and future skills priorities, developing compelling evidence-based reports that will influence the change to the curriculum portfolio as appropriate
* To support the Head of Planning, Research & Systems Improvement in the development and delivery of key cross-college projects and to support other Professional Services Teams in relation to Capital Building and IT projects to ensure business continuity is maintained for Students and Staff
* To play a key role in cross college business improvement and change programmes supporting the College to develop and deliver a systematic review of the Student Lifecycle across all student groups and key business processes
* To undertake research, analysing a range of data to identify opportunities for improvements in user experience from current student facing and wider business processes
* To lead process reviews of agreed student facing and business processes, working across the College to formally map the current processes, identify weaknesses and develop future state processes
* To report outcomes from process reviews and recommend new processes, where appropriate using available new technologies to create improved service value to create a measurable impact on service users
* To lead where appropriate the delivery of agreed data transactional process improvement projects within specified timeframes, to achieve clearly identified and measurable improvement goals of increased data quality, improved productivity and cycle times
* To support systems improvement projects to act as an expert in the areas of learner data, funding and resources to ensure that College systems are optimised for users
* To support the Research function of the team working with the Senior Researcher as required in support of the College's understanding of its external environment
* To support the Data Protection function of the team working with the Data Protection Officer as required in support of the College's position and assurance on Data Protection
If you want to find out more about the role please contact Peter Harrison, Head of Planning Research and Systems Improvement,
What we can offer you
As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £39,962- £46,663 per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.
Our benefits
* Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with SYPA - 17.1%
* Annual leave -37 Days hours)+ 8 Bank Holidays(59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
* Health and wellbeing, we offer
* Employee assistance programme through Bupa
* Occupational Health through PAM
* Free eye tests for VDU users
* Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses
Further information can be found on ourBenefits andCareer Development pages.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confidentemployer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review our Recruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice. If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact
Armed Forces Covenant
As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant,we're pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country.
Safeguarding
We are an employer who is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures. Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here Safeguarding
Next Steps:
To apply: Click and follow the links to complete the online application. For queries regarding the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team at are currently not accepted.
As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.
Closing date: 1st October 2025
Please be aware – If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.