Job Reference: SMISO/09.2024 Salary: This is a full time role with a full-time equivalent salary of up to £33,323 per annum. Working Hours: 33 hours per week over 4 days, working one in four Fridays, 52 weeks per year. A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior MIS Officer to join our Exams and Registry department. The purpose of the role is to lead the MIS and Exams team in providing an efficient and effective function that delivers a high-quality customer focused service to meet the requirements of key stakeholders. The successful applicant must: · Understand of a range of funding guidance and rules related to further and higher education or the ability to quickly become expert. · Have a good understanding of relational databases and their application in the automation of processes, data handling and management reporting. · Possess good working knowledge of GDPR and the Freedom of Information Act, with the ability to deal with sensitive information in a confidential manner. · Manage cross college projects, acting on their own initiative to set and meet deadlines with a results-orientated approach. · Be an excellent communicator and have the ability to actively listen and collaborate; adept at building relationships, understanding diverse perspectives, and addressing colleagues’ concerns effectively. · Have strong interpersonal and influencing skills which generate confidence, respect, credibility and trust, inspiring their team and others around them to continuously improve. · Demonstrate excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, having high level communication skills with the ability to communicate with technical and non-technical staff at all levels in the organisation. Proven organisational and planning skills are required. · Have excellent written communication skills with the ability to write technical specifications and user guides. · Be proficient in providing clear, concise analysis, advice and guidance to managers at all levels on a range of issues and in a range of formats, both written and in person. The roles main duties include: · Management of the MIS and Exams team so they support the delivery of the colleges strategic plan and leading on funding and compliance. · Ensuring the accuracy of college data so it is audit compliant and available for college stakeholders and submitted to external agencies in a timely fashion. · Maintaining and developing colleges systems and reporting. · Ensuring exams are administered efficiently, effectively and fairly. This role requires you to engage in regulatory activity in the FE sector. The full definition of regulatory activity is set out in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Regulated activity includes teaching, instructing, caring for or supervising children if the person is unsupervised. Fancy a 4-day working week*? Grantham College operate a 4-day working week. Staff benefit from a reduction in working hours with full pay. You will work core hours (based on a full-time equivalent contract) of Monday to Thursday, working a Friday morning once a month. Grantham College experience positive benefits from the 4-day week, including improvement to staff wellbeing and morale. We have also seen benefits in terms of reduced staff turnover leading to greater consistency of performance for our students and apprentices. The number of staff sickness absence days has reduced alongside the energy usage for the college and therefore its carbon emissions. We have also seen improvements in key quality indicators such as student attendance and retention and we are confident this will feed through into improved achievement rates and more positive outcomes for our students. What we offer you in return: · An excellent pension scheme : o Local Government: Employer Contribution 24.5% · A continued professional development programme of up to £750 per academic year · In addition to the 8 Bank Holidays a year, a generous annual leave allowance of: o 5 Weeks for Support employees, this will increase to 5.8 weeks, after 5 years’ service · Generous occupational sick pay scheme after one years service · Family friendly policies, including up to 5 paid occasions for time off for dependants within a 12 month period, after the first year of service · Up to Five college closure days in December in addition to annual leave The closing date for all applications will be Sunday 29 September 2024. Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we will only be able to contact candidates who have been selected for interview. You are welcome to download a full application pack from our website: www.grantham.ac.uk Please note that we do not accept CV’s by way of application or online application via other websites, you must complete a Grantham College application form. Grantham College are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. All employment offers are subject to a self-funded satisfactory enhanced DBS check. The successful applicant will have a deduction of £44 taken from payroll. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Job Type: Full-time Pay: Up to £33,323.00 per year Benefits: Canteen Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Free parking Gym membership On-site gym On-site parking Sick pay Schedule: Monday to Friday No weekends Work Location: In person Application deadline: 29/09/2024 Reference ID: SMISO/09.2024
