A leading higher education institution is launching a Curriculum Quality and Sustainability (CQS) analytics tool in January 2027. They're seeking a Power BI Specialist to own the delivery from data pipelines and modelling through to dashboards and stakeholder handover.
This is a high-impact, autonomous role that sits at the intersection of project delivery and operational support. You'll work across the full analytics stack and partner with three distinct teams - the CQS project team, the Planning & Analytics BAU team (faculty-facing) and data engineering.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and build ETL pipelines using Power Query, M language and SQL
- Architect data models to support complex, multi-stakeholder reporting
- Create intuitive, decision-ready dashboards and reports
- Translate faculty and leadership requirements into technical specifications
- Train and hand over to the BAU team post-launch
- Coordinate with data engineering on schema, governance and technical debt
Must-Haves:
- Advanced Power BI capability across data modelling, ETL, and front-end design
- Strong SQL skills and experience with data warehousing concepts
- Proven ability to engage confidently with non-technical stakeholders
- Delivery track record on analytics or BI projects
- Autonomous working style - comfortable balancing competing priorities
Nice-to-Haves:
- Experience in higher education or student data systems
- PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst certification
- Python or R for data pre-processing