Deputy Head – Market Research & Intelligence at London School of Economics and Political Science

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

Salary from £50,606 to £58,505 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £65,157 pa inclusive of London allowance

LSE is one of the world’s leading institutions for the study of the social sciences. With 18 Nobel Prize winners, 37 past or present heads of state and ranking among the top 50 universities in the world (QS 2024), we are a truly international university at the forefront of global policy debate.

As part of our new student recruitment strategy, we are appointing to a number of pivotal new management roles across our Recruitment & Admissions team, where this post is located. Our new strategy sets out LSE’s increased commitment to attracting a truly global and diverse range of students, and it is vital that this strategy is informed by high-quality market insight.

The Deputy Head – Market Research & Intelligence is a new management position, reporting to the Head of Student Marketing and with a dotted line to the Director of Recruitment and Admissions. We are looking for someone with the ability to build a new team and deliver outstanding insight that influences the future direction of the organisation.

The Market Research & Intelligence team has primary responsibility for providing insight into customers, markets, competition and sector best practice. The team uses this intelligence to inform and influence plans and approaches across the School.

Candidates must have:

• Experience of creating and delivering operational plans for market intelligence 
• Experience of developing and delivering persuasive and data-driven business cases
• Experience of building dashboards and making effective use of data visualisation tools

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Zach Collins: Z.Collins@lse.ac.uk  

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9 February 2024 (23.59 UK time).

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

Interviews will take place w/c 26^th February 2024