Planning and Insight Executive - INTERNAL ONLY

Role: Planning and Insight Executive

Location: Bedford, Cauldwell Street

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £30,915 and £41,085 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays,People’s Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: 37 hours / 52 weeks

Contract Type: Full time, Permanent

This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

About the role:

We are currently seeking a Planning and Insight Executive to join our Planning and Insight department at The Bedford College Group.

As a Planning and Insight Executive, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Business Planning & Performance Review Coordination - Co-ordinate the Group’s BP/PR cycle, managing schedules, submissions, performance data, meeting administration, action tracking and the production of planning resources and target records.
• Policy & Strategy Management - Maintain policy and strategy review processes, ensuring documents are reviewed on schedule, accurately recorded, professionally presented and compliant with governance requirements.
• Reporting & Administrative Support - Produce high-quality reports, presentations and documentation, providing analytical and administrative support for business planning, performance reviews and strategic projects.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Compliance - Build effective relationships with senior leaders, managers and policy owners, ensuring accurate communication, regulatory compliance and adherence to organisational values and procedures.
• Organisation-Wide Contribution & Professional Practice - Support wider Group activities, manage priorities effectively, contribute to meetings and events, uphold safeguarding, equality, diversity, health and safety responsibilities, and engage in continuous professional development.

About you:

• Qualifications & Professional Development - Relevant degree-level qualification, GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent), evidence of continuing professional development, and project management qualifications desirable.
• Planning, Governance & Administrative Experience - Experience in business planning, performance reporting, governance or policy administration, including minute-taking, action tracking, document management, version control and handling confidential information.
• Reporting, Data & Digital Skills - Strong IT skills with Microsoft Office, experience producing high-quality reports and documentation, analysing and validating data, and using business intelligence or digital tools to support decision-making.
• Organisation, Communication & Attention to Detail - Excellent organisational, time management and proofreading skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines, maintain accuracy, and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Collaboration, Professionalism & Flexibility - Able to work independently and as part of a team, build positive working relationships, uphold safeguarding, equality and health and safety standards, and travel and work flexibly across Group locations as required.

For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.

Interviews to be held: 30th October 2026

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.