Senior Analyst - SAS system administrator

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The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is responsible for distributing around £4 billion a year for teaching and research in universities and colleges in England. This role is based within the Analytical Services Directorate but will involve close working with the information technologies and systems team. Analytical Services Directorate, currently comprises 50 data analysts, statisticians and economists.

You will lead a small team of three responsible for overseeing the analytical and data infrastructure of the Analytical Services Directorate. You will have practical experience of maintaining a SAS server environment and be familiar with modern data storage and analysis tools and techniques. Ideally you will have good knowledge of SQL and the .Net framework, especially C# as the role will involve driving innovation in the ways in which the directorate use IT to collect data, allocate funds and analyse data. In addition to your technical skills you will have good project management, problem solving and interpersonal skills.

Benefits include a comprehensive staff development programme, 25 days’ annual leave and the opportunity to join the Civil Service Pension scheme. For further information and to apply (CVs will not be accepted) please click the APPLY button.

The deadline for applications from outside the Civil Service is 23:55 on 9 September 2015

The selection process will take place in Mid September

Please note: this role will be initially based at our current HEFCE office, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QD. HEFCE will be relocating to Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8SR in 2015

The Council is working towards equal opportunities in employment.