Senior Workload Allocation Model (WAM) System Developer/ Business Analyst (122018-530)

Category: Management | Faculty/Division: Planning and Performance Department | School: Planning and Performance Department | Department: Planning and Performance Department | Location: University House | Post Type: Full Time | Closing Date: 06 Jan 2019 | An exciting job opportunity has been developed with responsibility for implementing the new Workload Allocation Model (WAM) across the University. Birmingham City University’s Workload Allocation Model seeks to deliver equity and flexibility in how teaching, research and management work is shared out among  the University’s diverse and dedicated body  of academic staff, facilitating improvements to student experience, and teaching and research quality in line with the University’s strategy, as well as delivering key metrics to inform strategic- level decision making.  Birmingham City University seeks a skilled system developer/data integration specialist/business analyst to lead on the technical development and implementation of the academic workload allocation management system, as well as subsequent management information distillation.  You will be key to integrating an existing software application with university data (predominantly student/curriculum records and staff record systems), and implementing constant improvements for users and for managers seeking new insights to the business.   While the job is about providing essential technical development and support to the WAM and related data analysis,  you will working closely with people across the University  - academic users, system owners, administrators – and will be advising on training on system use, business process change,  and playing an important part in the  management and benefits realisation of the WAM project.   You will also work closely with analysts in the Planning and Performance Department, the WAM Change Manager, the external software supplier and build up links with other universities implementing WAMS.  The ideal candidate will have experience of using a student record system, a workload allocation system and relational databases.   You will be skilled at simplifying user interfaces and aware of the challenges of integrating data from multiple sources.   You will be a good team player, able to prioritise and manage your own workload in a systematic manner, and enjoy leading and influencing across a large and complex organisation.