Summary
As our insight (research) manager, you will develop the Union’s market research and data function, embedding better use of market research and data to help inform more effective decision‐making, planning, policy and campaigning.
Job Description
East London Students’ Union is a progressive charity that supports around 24,000 students that study at the University of East London. We are based in one of the most diverse boroughs in Europe and our membership proudly reflects the communities where we are based.
We have recently launched our new brand and we will soon publish our new strategic plan. Our purpose is to support and empower our students by representing their views and providing a range of supportive services, events and activities to make university life the amazing experience it should be. We have re-opened our newly-refurbished offices, working spaces and reception area on our Docklands campus. New facilities on our Stratford campus will open in late summer.
We will now work to build a students’ union that champions their aspirations and can deliver what’s needed to make a difference. We are excited about this and have invested in several new posts to give us the expertise needed.
As our insight (research) manager, you will develop the Students’ Union’s insight function. Embedding better use of data will inform more effective decision‐making, planning, policy and campaigning. We have rich data, but a hyper-diverse student population adds complexity to analysis and developing insights.
You will have the opportunity to work closely with colleagues across the Students’ Union and our university partner. Making use of the available data will help to build an insight-led culture that will enhance student experiences and outcomes.
If you are excited by the opportunity to help us do things differently, empower others and build a students’ union that can better support our students, then this is the role for you. If you can operate in environments where change is continual, challenges multi-faceted and where solutions require innovative thinking, you’ll thrive here.
You’ll also need to be self-driven, able to operate with autonomy and be able to balance competing priorities.
Diversity is one of the defining features of life at UEL, with over 155 nationalities represented in our student body. Within Newham, where we are based, over 74% of residents as from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
As we grow our staff team, we are passionate about making our teams representative of the students we support and the communities we operate in. We therefore especially welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and other candidates typically underrepresented in leadership.
