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Learner Interns

£27,280 - £27,280
 

Job Description

The Queen Mary Academy is seeking 10 interns to take part in our Learner Intern Programme (LIP). This is open to current QMUL students only. 

This is an exciting opportunity to work on student-voice projects that support innovative, evidence-based education practices.

Projects might include topics like:

  • AI & employability
  • Awarding and attainment gaps
  • Learner Engagement Analytics
  • Sustainability   

Each intern will work with the Queen Mary Academy and academic partners and be expected to work collaboratively to conduct research. Findings will be shared internally and externally through publication and presentations. Training will be provided in the relevant skills required to complete these projects. There are opportunities within the projects to develop skills in research methods, communication, and project management and delivery.

Each intern position is assigned 80 hours. Successful candidates will be expected to complete these hours (approximately 4 hours per week during term time) between November 2024 and June 2025. This role will be paying 13.99 per hour plus holiday pay to the successful candidates.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist in literature reviews to gather relevant information and background for projects.
  • Participate in the design and implementation of data collection methods.
  • Collaborate with project leads to conduct data analysis
  • Contribute to the preparation of research reports, presentations, and other final outputs.
  • Attend LIP meetings to actively engage in the exchange of ideas.


Qualifications

Must be currently enrolled as a QMUL student



Skills
  • Current enrolment as a Queen Mary student
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team
  • Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Comfortable using common software tools, such as Microsoft Office
  • Enthusiasm for learning and willingness to take on new challenges
  • Have an understanding of research methods

If interested, please ensure your CV is uploaded to your profile (via My Documents), and submit a cover letter addressed to Catherine Hunt in your application. 

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This is a hybrid position, you will be expected to work in the office 2 days per week. 



Qualifications

None



Skills

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  • Work with the Recruitment advisers to ascertain the actual status and outcome of all current vacancies.  
  • Collaboratively work with internal and external stakeholders to investigate and review the data required to complete the objective of reducing agency spend within Kings for non-permanent staff. 
  • Identify activity data for each vacancy advertisement, including views, impressions, applications, shortlisted candidates, and placements, to ascertain value for money and inform future decisions. 
  • Produce visualisations and reports (using tools like Tableau, Power BI, and SQL) and present findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a clear, actionable manner showing usage data and trends to inform future sourcing and hiring decisions.  
  • Create data dashboards, graphs and visualisations 
  • Work with the recruitment team to incorporate data capture and analysis.  
  • Support Manager with data analysis for all activity with all external providers. 

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. 

Essential criteria 

​Experience using PowerBI for data analysis and reporting   

​Strong technical skills in data analysis, optimisation, and dashboard creation.  

​Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and synthesise large data sets.  

​Experience of collaboratively working with internal and external stakeholders. 

​Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.  

​Problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot data issues and improve reporting processes.  

​Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy. 

​Desirable criteria 

​Experience in the higher education sector or a similar environment.  

​Experience working with other data visualisation tools and methodologies. 

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Qualifications

n/a



Skills

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Qualifications

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Skills

No experience or skills required.

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