Planning Analyst

We are now seeking a Planning Analyst, who will play a key role in forecasting student numbers to support strategic and operational planning across the University. The role involves developing and refining models that track recruitment, enrolment, and progression, using data from admissions, historic trends, market intelligence, and policy.

 

Working collaboratively with Recruitment, Finance, Estates, and Business Intelligence, the analyst provides scenario analysis and insight to inform decisions on targets, budgets, and portfolio planning. They are responsible for translating complex data into clear, actionable advice for senior stakeholders and ensuring forecasts align with governance processes.

The successful candidate will have a first degree or equivalent experience in higher education management, with a strong background in analysing and interpreting complex data sets (student, staff, financial) to influence organisational planning. They will be adept at extracting, analysing, and presenting large data sets, identifying key trends, and producing analytical reports for senior audiences.

 

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal are essential, as is experience presenting findings to committees and external stakeholders. The candidate will be highly proficient in Microsoft Office, able to work both independently and as part of a team, and skilled at managing and prioritising workloads.  

 

For further details on the skills/experience required for this role, please see the full job description above.

 

This is a full time, 35 hours a week position across Monday-Friday. This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 2-3 days per week to be worked on campus.

 

If you are looking to have an informal discussion about the vacancy ahead of applying, please email [email protected].

 

The closing date for the position is Sunday 23 November 2025.

 

In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer the successful candidate for this role a range of benefits, including:

  

Full details on our employee benefits can be found on our careers page www.falmouth.ac.uk/jobs. Alongside these benefits we offer a first class working environment across our campuses with all the facilities you would expect from a leading University.

 

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by Falmouth Staffing Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Falmouth University. Employees of Falmouth Staffing Ltd work alongside Falmouth University colleagues in the delivery of Falmouth’s strategic vision and will adopt Falmouth University’s HR policies and procedures in full.

Falmouth University welcomes and encourages job applications from people of all identities and backgrounds, particularly those under-represented and/or marginalised, as it is important we have a diverse range of candidates to consider.