PowerBI Developer (Fixed-Term)

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Power BI Developer to join our Planning Team and play a key role in delivering the University’s reporting and business intelligence roadmap.

This is a delivery-focused, fixed-term (12 Months) role aimed at accelerating the development of a pipeline of high-quality Power BI reports and dashboards. You will be instrumental in transitioning the University from legacy reporting tools to a modern, scalable Power BI environment, aligned to our BU2035 Institutional Insight and Analytics Programme.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Power BI developer to hit the ground running and take ownership of a portfolio of reporting developments. You will:

• Design and deliver high-quality Power BI dashboards and reports for a wide range of stakeholders.
• Lead the redevelopment and enhancement of existing reports, ensuring outputs are modern, user-focused and insight-driven.
• Build and optimise data models and semantic layers to support robust and scalable reporting.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand, challenge and refine reporting requirements.
• Support the development of a best practice Power BI environment, including performance, governance and usability.
• Explore opportunities to enhance reporting through Microsoft 365 tools, including Power Automate.

About You

We are looking for someone with significant hands-on experience in Power BI development who can quickly add value and deliver at pace. You will have:

• Proven experience developing Power BI reports, dashboards and data models.
• Strong skills in DAX and data modelling best practice.
• Experience working with SQL and complex datasets.
• A track record of translating stakeholder requirements into effective reporting solutions.
• The ability to work independently and manage a pipeline of developments.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Experience of migrating from tools such as QlikView and working with Power BI Service or Power Automate would be advantageous.

This role offers the opportunity to play a key part in a high-impact programme of work, shaping how data is used across the University to support decision making.

As a fixed-term position, this role is ideally suited to an experienced developer who enjoys delivering tangible outputs, solving problems and making an immediate impact.

About the department

Planning

Our Planning team provide expert support and advice regarding the University’s performance and its competitive position in matters relating to planning, risk, insight, and data quality assurance. We strive to ensure there is an effective evidence base to support both operational and strategic decision-making.

About us

Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.