The Role

Unite Students have a great opportunity for a Senior Data Analyst to join our team on a 12 month fixed term basis in our Bristol office.

The Senior Data Analyst is a key member of the Data & Insight team, playing a critical role in integrating data analysis and reporting following the acquisition of a new company. This is a 12-month fixed-term role, focused on ensuring the business has clear, consistent and trusted insight during a period of change.

Reporting into the Data Science Lead, the role works closely with other technical teams and senior business stakeholders to align data, establish reporting standards and embed high-quality analysis into business-as-usual processes. The role requires strong analytical capability, confidence working with senior stakeholders, and experience working with diverse data sources and systems.

What You`ll Be Doing

• Leading analytical work to align, reconcile and compare data across legacy and newly acquired systems.
• Developing and maintaining high-quality dashboards using Tableau.
• Using Databricks to access and analyse large and complex datasets.
• Partnering closely with data engineering, BI and other technical teams to support data integration and reporting solutions.
• Engaging with senior stakeholders to understand requirements, clearly explain insights, and influence decision-making through data.
• Translating complex analysis into clear, actionable recommendations for non-technical audiences.
• Delivering business-wide insight through KPI reporting, statistical modelling, data quality assurance and targeted ad-hoc analysis.
• Acting as a role model for analytical best practice and supporting other analysts where appropriate.

What We`re Looking for in You

• Strong experience in data analysis and reporting, using SQL, Python and Tableau or similar.
• Experience working with a data warehouse/lakehouse or cloud data platforms such as Databricks or Snowflake.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders, including presenting findings and recommendations.
• Ability to prioritise, deliver at pace, meet deadlines and operate effectively in a fast-moving environment.
• Comfortable working autonomously while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to connect to, combine and analyse data from multiple systems and sources.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strong focus on data quality.
• Experience translating business questions into analytical approaches and clear insights.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly for non-technical audiences.

Beneficial

• Experience supporting business change, transformation or post-acquisition integration.
• Exposure to commercial, customer, sales, financial, marketing, property or operational data.
• A degree (or equivalent experience) in a numerate or analytical discipline.

What You`ll Get in Return

• A discretionary annual bonus so you can share in the company`s success
• 25 days` paid holiday and an annual holiday buying scheme, with 5 additional days awarded for long service
• A generous pension scheme - employer contributions between 5% and 11% depending on how much you save
• Various benefits to support your health and wellbeing including a Healthcare Cash Plan, an Employee Assistance Programme, a Wellbeing platform and a Gym benefit that you can share with your family and friends
• Enhanced Family Leave including 18 weeks full pay for birthing parents and 4 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Lots of other great benefits including an annual ShareSave scheme, Employee Life Assurance, a discounts portal and more!

About Unite Students

Founded in 1991, Unite Students is the UK`s leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 23 leading university towns and cities, with 70,000 students calling US home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.

Instinctive inclusion. We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn`t just what we do but who we are.

People make Unite Students. Employees, students and neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.

Room for Everyone

We`re proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what`s right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.

We are US.