BI Report Developer

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an
international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research
plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon
emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.





This post is one of five new BI Report Developers being appointed to assist
the university to gain more from its administrative data. The roles will work
alongside data governance and technology workstreams to transform the
availability and delivery of data to support planning, decision-making and the
University’s digital ambitions.





While you and your team will be based in the Planning and Council Secretariat
you will engage with colleagues across Professional Services and have a key
role within the University’s Data Strategy Implementation Programme. This
programme is investing in data governance and reporting through the creation
of a new reporting team, additional resources in data services and by
supporting our data and reporting communities.





**About the Role**



This role offers an exciting opportunity to join a brand-new BI Reporting Team
consisting of 5 developers and a team lead. The role offers a unique chance to
make a difference across our professional services eg Alumni services,
Estates, Finance, Human Resources, Libraries, Research Services and Student
Services. You will have an opportunity to gain a thorough understanding of the
university’s enterprise data sets; have an appreciation of the workplace
context. Our primary reporting tool is Power BI, part of our Office 365
domain, operating alongside a range of other reporting tools including
Tableau, Reporting Services and Splash BI.





Your key responsibilities will be to:



• Engage with stakeholders to identify appropriate and necessary data and
business intelligence requirements;



• Manage data preparation, and creating and deploying a series of performant,
robust and reconciled reports, dashboards and other reporting solutions. You
may take the lead on some developments, or be part of a larger project team
for others (for examples those which are based on complicated data
architecture typically, cross-domain data);



• Contribute to a new Reporting Hub; and



• Develop a culture of continuous improvement, identifying new processes or
ways to improve existing data analysis and business intelligence processes.





**About You**



You will bring with you:



• your knowledge and expertise of handling complex data sets and reporting
tools;



• a passion for helping users access data in meaningful and approachable ways;



• ability to help users to define and describe the questions they are seeking
to answer; and



• a professional and team working approach.





**What We Offer**



As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:





• An opportunity to work with friendly, talented and collaborative teams
across the University.



• Potential to develop your skills and expertise and to establish your career
within a university setting.



• Flexible and hybrid working



• An excellent contributory pension scheme



• 38 days annual leave



• A comprehensive range of childcare services



• Family leave schemes



• Cycle loan scheme



• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans



• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs





**Application Process**



For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jackie Hoyle,
Director of Student Registry, at jackie.hoyle@admin.ox.ac.uk.





You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and
the details of two referees as part of your online application.





The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 24 November 2023.





It is anticipated that interviews will take place in the week commencing 11
December and will be in person.