Student Data Reporting Analyst
ABOUT JMC
Founded over 40 years ago, JMC is a heritage higher education provider specialising in the creative industries. We offer smaller classes, real studios with incredible equipment, and lecturers who still work in the industries they teach, from TV production to music theatre to game design.
Our positioning is direct. JMC graduates, and our staff, are working creatives and collaborators. They excel at their own craft, and they’re also exceptional team players.
We’ve been doing this for over 40 years, and we plan to keep doing it for many more. This is a place to build a career chapter, not just a CV line.
YOUR ROLE, HONESTLY
The Student Data Reporting Analsyt supports the National Student Administration Lead by delivering student data reporting, analytics, and survey insights across all JMC campuses.
The role is responsible for regulatory reporting of student data & TCSI reporting, building and maintaining data dashboards, tracking key student outcomes and experience metrics, administering student surveys, and providing the evidence base that drives informed decision-making across the institution.
Working at the intersection of student administration, student experience, and institutional quality, the Student Data Analyst converts student data into practical intelligence that supports early intervention, service improvement, regulatory confidence and evidence-based decision-making across national and campus teams.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Develop, maintain and improve dashboards and reports covering student administration, engagement, progression, retention, satisfaction and outcomes.
- Provide timely reporting to the National Student Administration Lead, Head of Campus Operations, Campus Operations Managers, and National Functional Leads.
- Create clear, accessible reporting outputs that support practical decision-making.
- Monitor the quality, accuracy and completeness of regulatory reporting of student data across relevant systems.
- Support the development of data definitions and consistent reporting logic across national reports.
- Analyse trends in student engagement, retention, progression, withdrawal, survey responses and service demand.
- Support evidence-based prioritisation of student experience, administration and career support initiatives.
- Support the collection, analysis and reporting of student feedback, survey data and pulse check results.
- Prepare summaries of key findings for operational teams and leadership.
- Support implementation of new reporting solutions and automation opportunities.
Work Health, Safety & Wellbeing
All JMC Academy employees share responsibility for maintaining a safe and healthy workplace. In this role, you are expected to take reasonable care for your own health and safety, and for the health and safety of others who may be affected by your work; comply with JMC Academy’s WHS policies, procedures and safe work practices, and follow reasonable instructions from JMC or emergency response personnel; report all hazards, incidents, injuries and near misses to your line manager as soon as practicable; participate in WHS consultation, training and wellbeing initiatives relevant to your role; and contribute to a respectful, inclusive and psychologically safe work environment, free from bullying, harassment and discrimination.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
- Strong analytical and data interpretation skills with the ability to translate data into clear insights.
- Experience developing dashboards and reports using Power BI, Excel or similar reporting tools.
- High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and quality assurance.
- Ability to work with operational teams to identify data issues and improve data capture at source.
- Strong communication skills and ability to present insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
- Relevant tertiary qualification in data analytics, information management, or a related field.
- Working with children check required.
YOU’LL THRIVE HERE IF
- You enjoy turning complex student data into clear, actionable insights that support decision-making.
- You like building dashboards, reports and visualisations that make information easy to understand and use.
- You are comfortable working with stakeholders to improve data definitions, processes and reporting consistency.
- You can communicate insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- You are collaborative and enjoy working across student administration, operations and leadership teams.
YOU’LL FIND IT HARDER IF
- You are not comfortable working with large datasets, reporting tools or structured data environments.
- You struggle with detail, accuracy or maintaining high standards in data quality and validation.
- You prefer intuitive or informal decision-making over evidence-based analysis.
- You are uncomfortable explaining data insights to non-technical stakeholders.
THE PRACTICAL BITS
BASE: Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane, with hybrid working and some in-office presence for collaboration and key events.
REPORTS TO: National Student Administration Lead
TYPE: Full time, permanent.
SALARY: Competitive, commensurate with experience; we’ll talk specifics early in the process.
APPLY TO: [EMAIL or link to ATS]
WHAT TO SEND
A CV and a short cover note (no longer than a page). In your note, tell us briefly: the largest paid media budget you have personally traded, the single optimisation that made the biggest difference, how you’re using AI tools (including Claude) in your trading today, and your experience preparing for or trading within Google AI Overviews and AI Mode placements.
