Data Scientist, KTP Associate

The opportunity

This project is enabled via a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). KTP is one of Europe’s leading government-funded collaborative programmes helping businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity using expertise, skills and resources from a UK knowledge base. For graduates, KTPs provide a programme designed to develop the skills and knowledge of future business leaders whilst embedding new knowledge, systems and processes in the host company. High-calibre graduates are employed to work on specific projects of strategic importance to companies, whilst being supported by a dedicated University or College. All graduates spend around 10% of their time in training and development.

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This is part of a 24-month project that intends to expand business. It will be supported by cross-disciplinary expertise at Cardiff Metropolitan University and comes with a personal development budget and support from academics in data science, business and sport management.

The successful candidate will be responsible to create a workforce data science dashboard, and informed methodology, to direct the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity’s (CIMSPA) decision-making in building a skilled, motivated national sport and physical activity workforce. This KTP holds a critical role in achieving the CIMSPAs vision of shaping a recognised, valued and inclusive sport and physical activity sector.

What We Are Looking For

The vision for the project will focus on creating a workforce data science dashboard, and informed methodology, to direct the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity’s (CIMSPA) decision-making in building a skilled, motivated national sport and physical activity workforce. The project's key objectives aim to ensure workforce planning and development is employer-led by building a data governance tool and framework, identifying accurate indications of skills gaps at a local level and providing routes to appropriate personal development.

The KTP will specifically create for CIMSPA a bespoke multi-data input cloud-based dashboard hosted on a cloud platform such as Microsoft Azure that will integrate various identified data sources such as APIs, databases, or primary data spreadsheets that at present, is not available in the marketplace.

Why join Cardiff Metropolitan University and our Partner CIMSPA?

In 2020, the University was named The Sunday Times ‘Welsh University of the Year 2021’; in 2021 it became the Times Higher Education ‘UK and Ireland University of the Year 2022’; and in 2022 it was ranked the top university in the UK in the People and Planet Green League.

CIMSPA, as the only Chartered Institute in the Sport and Physical Activity (S&PA) sector, is committed to professionalising the workforce and elevating standards within the industry. With a strong emphasis on regulatory development and implementation, professional standards, apprenticeships, and education partnerships, CIMSPA works closely with a wide-ranging network of stakeholders including over 250 businesses, 39 National Governing Bodies, 13 awarding organisations, 39 higher educational institutes, 280 training providers, as well as 25,000 professional practitioners and over 100 policy shapers. Vist -

The KTP associate will be based at the headquarters of CIMSPA in Loughborough and will benefit from a training package with regular meetings from a Cardiff Metropolitan University and CIMSPA supervisory team.

In addition, we offer highly competitive terms and conditions including:

• Unlimited annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous contributions.
• Flexible and remote working opportunities.
• Excellent family friendly policies.
• Award winning sports and fitness facilities with subsidised membership, plus subsidised physiotherapy/complementary therapy/sports massage.
• Access to all library facilities.
• Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work.
• Free family access to our independent specialist wellbeing support provider, Health Assured.

If you would like to talk with us about this opportunity please contact Steven Osborne, at [email protected].

Should a high volume of applications be received, we may need to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as early as possible.

The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.

To apply, please complete and submit an online application form available on our staff recruitment website.