Institutional Modelling Manager

University of East London

Founded in 1898, we at the University of East London (UEL) are proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We’re committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.

But we can't achieve this goal alone. We need forward-thinking, innovative, and curious individuals like you to join our community and help us craft our future. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of people who share your passion for creating positive change. We’re an inclusive and welcoming community that is constantly moving forward, never satisfied with the status quo.

About Us

The Strategic Development & Delivery team works in partnership with stakeholders across the institution, combining our specialist expertise, sector knowledge and institutional awareness to support the delivery of our vision to 2028 and beyond. This is a new Directorate for UEL and comprises of four main portfolios;

Insights & Decision Support, Strategy & Performance, Portfolio & Benefits, and Change & Improvement. These four service areas will facilitate effective decision making, improve our staff and student experience, and deliver lasting positive change.

About the Job

As an Institutional Modelling Manager, you will use your proficiency with data tools and technologies to derive high quality insight from a range of institutional data and information. You will work with stakeholders across the institution to exploit the data assets available, modelling UEL’s strategic plan in reaching critical business targets. The role will:

Maintaining and developing the Business Planning Model to deliver snapshots, forecasts and projections

Through data modelling, simulate business scenarios to provide strategic optionsIdentification and exploitation of new data sources to further understand business problems and ambitions, identifying and exploiting new software as appropriateDevelopment of workflows to improve analysis efficiency through providing outputs that optimise and maximise datasetsUtilising data pipelines, automation and integration methodologies to enhance our decision-making capabilityWorking across stakeholders to develop meaningful articulation of strategy to reach stated institutional ambitions to support alignment across the institutionHorizon scanning to identify areas of opportunity and market competitiveness

About You

The ideal candidate will have experience in using and developing data models to support an institution’s decision-making capacity and key processes. They will have good technical capabilities in using systems to adapt, enhance, and run data models that provide meaningful analysis and allow against institutional targets. Moreover, they will be capable in using ETL software and SQL to deliver timely outputs for the organisation.

As part of a supportive directorate, we are seeking a candidate to join a new modelling team while working across the directorate to create synergies with our three service areas as well as academic units and professional services. As a result, and in keeping with our progressive culture, ideal candidates will be innovators and strategic thinkers who can overcome challenges with new ideas.

Benefits Package

Here at UEL we understand it’s about more than just a salary. It’s about the entire package on offer along with our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture. We know the market rates for this vacancy and will offer a genuinely competitive salary DOE.

We care deeply about your wellbeing and our benefits includes: 20% pension (4% from you, 16% from us), 25 days holiday (plus 3 days over Christmas) plus bank holidays, hybrid working for most positions, and we’re always open to consider flexible working arrangements. We have a subsidised gym membership, 3 times base salary life assurance, a cashback healthcare scheme and wide variety of other generous benefits including discounts on: Apple and Samsung products, holidays, clothing, fitness, lifestyle, dining out and weekly shopping.

Equal Opportunities

As an inclusive, equal-opportunities employer, our Stonewall membership and Athena Swan awards reflect our ongoing dedication to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and we’re committed to closing the" diversity pay gap". We’re proud of the progress we’ve made and honest that there’s more to do. We’re determined to keep moving forward so everyone at UEL can thrive.

So, if you’d like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and committed to success, we want you to apply today!

Closing Date: 18 Jan 2026

Team: Support - UELPS Ltd

Salary: £53,040 to £60,752 per annum inclusive of London Weighting