MIS Officer - Greenhead College

KIRKLEES COUNCIL ARE ADVERTISING THIS ROLE ON BEHALF OF GREENHEAD COLLEGE

Located on an attractive campus close to Huddersfield town centre, adjacent to the picturesque Greenhead Park and an easy commute from much of the North West and Yorkshire, Greenhead College has been providing the highest quality academic Sixth Form College education in the area for 40 years.

Greenhead College is an outstandingly successful Sixth Form College with 2,600 16-19 year old students following advanced level courses. The College has a long history of exceptional examination results and sits near the top of the national sixth-form college performance tables, meaning it is one of the very best in the country.

We are very proud of our students’ achievements and we have a strong ethos of ambition and aspiration which runs through all aspects of College life. The philosophy of the College is based on the understanding that each student is to be valued as an individual. The College is heavily over-subscribed; there are almost double the number of applicants as there are places to accommodate them.

The College is a great place to work, with a warm, inclusive atmosphere between all staff and students. The staff are recognised for their hard work and the College offer a wide range of employee benefits such as free onsite staff carpark, generous holiday entitlement, a significantly enhanced occupational pension scheme, free use of the College gym, cycle to work scheme, plus many more.

The College wishes to appoint a MIS Officer to join the support staff team. Duties include:

• Maintaining and securing information within UNIT-e and CEDAR.
• Working with the Student Administration Manager to ensure the accuracy and entry of student data to Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) specifications and audit requirements, compliant with the up to date funding methodologies.
• Keeping up to date with the Individual Learner Record (ILR) and ESFA funding methodology.
• Undertaking timely ILR returns to the ESFA in accordance with their published schedule whilst liaising with the Director of Information Services.
• Developing College reporting using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), supporting staff with their data requirements and analysis.
• Working with the Director of Information Services to supply accurate self-assessment data. This will include working with and updating ProAchieve ILR analysis software to produce the data.
• Producing ad hoc data and analysis to support the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and other staff as may be required.
• Securely populating web based educational applications’ data using their specifications, with student and staff details at relevant times in the educational cycle e.g. ActiveLearn and Kerboodle.
• Supporting the student application process by developing UNIT-e and CEDAR reporting to provide accurate information throughout the applications cycle.
• Undertaking any additional tasks considered appropriate to this role.

Applications are sought from individuals with experience of Further Education funding, management information systems and SQL knowledge. A degree in IT or Computer Science would be a distinct advantage.

The full job description and person specification as well as application forms can be found on the Greenhead College website http://www.greenhead.ac.uk/vacancies2/39.html Please indicate how you meet this criteria when completing your application.

If you are interested in this vacancy, please complete and submit the following documents:

• Greenhead College or TES application form;
• A supporting letter of application indicating how you meet the criteria within the job description and person specification;
• Equality and Diversity form;
• Criminal Convictions form.

All applications should be submitted to Jen Rothery, Human Resources Officer, via email address jobs@greenhead.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 4 August 2021 and interviews will be held on Friday 13 August 2021.

If you apply and are unsuccessful in being called to interview, can we thank you in advance for your time and trouble in making this application.  Due to time constraints it would be impossible to respond to everyone individually - we hope that you will understand.

Greenhead College is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all of its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Greenhead College is committed to Diversity and Inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.