Recruitment
PHES (Professional HE Services) is an umbrella company for membership organisations in the UK Higher Education sector. We are the corporate “parent” to nine Special Interest Organisations (SIOs), and between them, these organisations support universities with assuring owned/managed student accommodation (ACOP), legal affairs (AULP), estates and FM (AUDE), finance (BUFDG), internal audit (CHEIA), campus and commercial services (CUBO), strategic planning (HESPA), learning spaces and technology (SCHOMS), and human resources (UHR). We are a not-for-profit organisation and currently employ approximately 50 staff across the UK.
We currently have two roles open for applications:
PHES Head of Operations (0.7 FTE)
We are looking for a part-time Head of Operations to ensure that our company has effective, consistent and well-managed operational services to support it, our staff and our member associations. The post-holder will combine hands-on delivery with operational leadership, helping PHES remain well governed, compliant and responsive as the organisation continues to grow.
The PHES Head of Operations formally reports to the PHES Managing Director and will line manage the PHES Operations Officer and the two PHES Membership Officers.
This role will be UK home-based and will include regular travel to the Loughborough office. This will include three PHES Board meetings a year, four PHES team meetings a year, and one office day each month. Although the role is predominantly home-based, the post-holder will be responsible for managing the Loughborough office and will therefore need to work from the office occasionally to support this responsibility.
We will offer a competitive salary between £36,636 - £46,049 pro-rata, dependent on qualifications and experience. A defined contribution pension scheme is offered with 7.5% employee and 16% employer contribution rates, together with life insurance. We offer 30 days’ holiday pro rata plus bank holidays and discretionary days’ office closure. Support for CPD and appropriate training will be given.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex, or sexual orientation. You can read our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy online.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact recruitment@phes.ac.uk.
Please click on the links below to access a copy of the job description and online application form template. You must submit your application form in one single attempt – you will not be able to save it and complete it later. Therefore, we have listed the questions on the form below, so that you can prepare your answers offline and then submit them when you are ready:
Please note: we do not accept application forms via email, nor do we accept CVs. Applicants must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK.
Closing date: 04 October 2026 at 23:00
Interviews: 12 October 2026 via Microsoft Teams. Candidates may then be invited to an in-person stage to be held on 19 October 2026 in Loughborough.
Apply for the PHES Head of Operations role here
PHES Data Analyst (0.8 FTE)
We are looking for a part-time Data Analyst to become an essential part of the team, providing strategic leadership for PHES’s data systems and taking responsibility for the development, quality, governance and effective use of our data platforms and functions.
PHES has grown considerably in recent years and is now a multi-association professional services organisation managing significant operational, financial, membership, event, engagement and HE sector data. Although this data is well managed and linked across multiple systems, PHES has further opportunity to turn it into insight that supports better decisions and services.
This new role will provide the analytical capability required to support evidence-based decision-making with our associations, improve operational efficiency, strengthen member services, and underpin PHES's ambitions around digital transformation and AI adoption.
Whilst reporting and analysis remain important components of the post, the greatest long-term value will come from establishing dedicated leadership of PHES's data ecosystem and ensuring that data is managed as a strategic organisational asset.
In practice, the role will combine hands-on analysis and reporting with longer-term responsibility for improving how PHES collects, structures, governs and uses data. The post-holder will help colleagues turn data into practical insight, while also strengthening the foundations needed for reliable reporting, automation and future digital development.
The role is expected to work with PHES’s current and developing data environment, including Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, SQL-based data structures, CRM and membership data, website analytics, event and engagement data, and other systems used across PHES and its SIOs.
The post-holder reports to the PHES Managing Director and has no line management responsibilities but will work closely with the whole PHES team and external stakeholders.
This role will be UK home-based, with some travel to the Loughborough office, including two PHES team meetings each year, and occasional overnight stays. There may also be sporadic office working in Loughborough to meet and work with colleagues.
We will offer a competitive salary between £36,636 - £46,049 pro-rata, dependent on qualifications and experience. A defined contribution pension scheme is offered with 7.5% employee and 16% employer contribution rates, together with life insurance. We offer 30 days’ holiday pro rata plus bank holidays and discretionary days’ office closure. Support for CPD and appropriate training will be given.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex, or sexual orientation. You can read our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy online.
Please click on the links below to access a copy of the job description and online application form template. You must submit your application form in one single attempt – you will not be able to save it and complete it later. Therefore, we have listed the questions on the form below, so that you can prepare your answers offline and then submit them when you are ready:
Please note: we do not accept application forms via email, nor do we accept CVs. Applicants must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK.
Closing date: 04 October 2026 at 23:00
Interviews: 23 October 2026 via Microsoft Teams
Apply for the PHES Data Analyst role here