Strategy & Insights Officer

Role Overview

Salary and Employment

• The salary is approximately £40,000.
• The role is permanent and full time, covering 35 hours per week.

Location and Travel

• The role is contractually based at Allianz Stadium with some flexibility to work from home.
• Occasional national travel is likely to be required.

Strategy, Insights, and Projects

• Drive strategy and insights projects through the RFU project lifecycle.
• Support research projects, data analysis, and translation of data into dashboards and presentations.
• Support working groups with strategy development, options analysis, change management, and governance design.
• Provide programme management support for transformation programmes and report risks, issues, dependencies, and milestones.

PMO and Stakeholder Management

• Manage the RFU Project Management Office through Smartsheet and maintain updates to the Delivery Plan.
• Develop stakeholder management processes and support senior stakeholders with project and organisational objectives.
• Communicate with project team members and senior leaders.

Analysis and Representation

• Analyse information, draw conclusions, and present findings in an accessible way.
• Represent and promote the best interests and core values of the RFU.

Skills and Experience

• Understanding of governance and governance model development, including responsibility assignment processes.
• Experience conducting research projects and presenting insights from complex data sets.
• Experience managing and analysing complex data sets.
• Project planning experience within scope, timelines, budget, and quality constraints.
• Experience working collaboratively with senior staff.
• Advanced Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills and proficiency with Smartsheet.

Personal Attributes

• Good analytical skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to influence, build consensus, sustain relationships, and work collaboratively.
• Enjoyment of tight deadlines, excellent judgement, creative thinking, and strong organisational skills.

Desirable Qualifications

• A degree-level qualification is desirable.
• Experience using BI tools, preferably Tableau, is desirable.

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