Analyst
Deliver high-quality research, insight and analysis for international education projects across Ecctis.
SALARY
Up to £31k
LOCATION
Hybrid, Cheltenham
CONTRACT
12-month FTC, Full-Time
DIVISION
Global Education Solutions
About Ecctis:
At Ecctis, our vision is to be the acknowledged global leader in the international qualifications and recognition arena. Our mission is to be the preferred source of expert advice on the recognition and comparability of qualifications and skills internationally, building on our advanced research and our established knowledge and experience of education systems across the world. Ecctis delivers a wide range of services, products, and projects in the field of international education. We help make sense of international qualifications and support a range of clients including individuals, universities, and colleges, awarding bodies and government ministries.
The work is varied, and the atmosphere is enthusiastic, collegial and supportive. There are opportunities to develop specialisms and to lead research and training for countries and regions.
Purpose of role:
The role of the Analyst is to provide high-quality research, insight and analysis to Ecctis projects, delivered on behalf of external clients. This will involve contributing to project reports and other outputs as relevant, as well as managing projects as an individual contributor or within a small team.
The Analyst will undertake work across all strands of Ecctis’ work, including qualification benchmarking, language education, STEM education, higher education, professional and vocational education, and bespoke international education and development projects.
Key responsibilities:
Project delivery and management
- Conduct quality research and well-reasoned comparative analysis, ensuring all project contributions are well-sourced, well-referenced and delivered to a high standard, to internal deadline and budget.
- Manage own workload to deliver assigned project work in line with internal deadlines set in the project workplan.
- For projects managed, create structured work plans in line with client objectives, demonstrating a clear understanding of the project process and methodology, and identifying clear project milestones and outputs.
- Monitor and report on progress at agreed intervals.
- Contribute to appropriate avenues for reflecting on the successes and lessons learned from completed projects.
Client engagement and business development
- Support the development of positive client relationships wherever possible, ensuring a clear and up-to-date understanding of client objectives, goals and constraints.
- Contribute to clear proposal writing, demonstrating a good understanding of scope, approach and deliverables to support timeframe and costing decisions.
- Attend scoping meetings with prospective clients to identify client needs and provide information on Ecctis’ services.
Systems, team and practice development
- Through project delivery work and/or proposal writing, demonstrate a clear understanding of relevant Ecctis project methodologies and how these might be adapted.
- Support the peer review of project work as requested, contributing constructive feedback to project reports.
- Contribute ideas to the development of processes and procedures to improve efficiency and/or effectiveness.
- Take accountability for own development, drawing on project and proposal feedback and applying it to future work.
Corporate responsibility
- Ensure that the credibility and values of the company are communicated and upheld at all times, both internally and externally.
Skills required
- Strong teamwork and effective communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously, managing a complex personal workload, using own initiative to approach problems and make relevant suggestions to solve them.
- Strong qualitative analysis skills.
- Ability to write clearly and effectively.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to demonstrate high levels of accuracy.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage workload effectively, meet deadlines and manage changing priorities.
- Able to reflect on own and project performance and find routes for quality enhancement.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office programmes, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
Values and behaviours
- A supportive and co-operative team member.
- Approachable and helpful to others.
- Self-motivated, with an analytical mindset.
- Solutions driven and respectful of others at all times.
- Acts as a role model within the team in relation to company values, quality of work, attitudes and behaviours.
- Strives for continuous improvement, always attempting to find ways to make personal and project quality enhancements.
- Takes responsibility to build on existing knowledge and develop new and cutting-edge expertise to meet the needs of the business.
- Adopts a flexible approach to responding to short and long deadlines, managing own workload and understanding how their work interacts with that of colleagues.
- Actively receives feedback from colleagues and engages with the work of colleagues by providing thoughtful and thorough feedback.
- Committed to Ecctis’ ethos, actively demonstrating attitudes and behaviours that align with the values.
Education and qualifications
- Degree level qualification, comparable to Bachelor degree standard in the UK.
Please note: All applicants must hold a current permit or visa showing their right to work in the UK.
This role profile is intended to give an overall indication of the duties and responsibilities of this role but is not exhaustive and the job holder may be asked to perform other duties, which reasonably align with the general remits of their role and level of responsibility.
Employee ownership trust:
As an Employee Ownership Trust, we do things a little differently from some other organisations. Every one of our employees has a voice and our people are highly motivated and committed. Our structure allows for our combined success as an organisation to be shared equitably across the Company. The trust is indirect, meaning that eligible employees are not shareholders directly, however they are held ‘in-trust’ by the Trust’s Board of Directors.
EDI statement:
Ecctis Ltd is committed to fostering a culture of inclusivity and connectedness. The core of our work involves working internationally with individuals all over the globe with different backgrounds. In recruiting for our organisation, Ecctis Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer, and welcomes the unique contributions you can bring; therefore, we specifically welcome applicants of all backgrounds, regardless of race, including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin, sex or gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or disability. We recruit purely on merit and skills.
Our Values
People and Culture