MIS Data Compliance & Timetabling Officer

East Surrey College / John Ruskin College
Croydon
2 days ago
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MIS Data Compliance & Timetabling Officer

College location: East Surrey College (Redhill) and John Ruskin College (Selsdon)


Salary: Up to £31,093.92 (Subject to qualifications, skills and experience)


Hours: Full time (37 hours/week)


Are you passionate about data integrity, compliance, and creating seamless timetabling solutions? East Surrey College is seeking a meticulous and proactive MIS Data Compliance & Timetabling Officer to join our dynamic Management Information Systems (MIS) team.


In this important role you will be responsible for ensuring the integrity, accuracy and completeness of college data returns and related funding claims. You will develop and maintain data integrity procedures including the management of validation and exception reports, reporting this regularly to management.


Working closely with the MIS Data Manager you will be responsible for a central and effective room booking system, working with College personnel to ensure curriculum and individual specific needs are met. You will also review reports and attendance data from EBS to analyse room occupancy and utilisation.


The successful candidate must have:

  • Experience of using a student records system or similar large database
  • Minimum English and Maths GCSE or Equivalent
  • Experience of using a student records system such as EBS/Unit-e/PICS
  • A basic understanding of current UK funding methodology
  • Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills in order to liaise with our partners and clients
  • Intermediate IT skills knowledge of Microsoft packages especially Excel

If this sounds like you and you will enjoy working in a forward thinking, friendly, fast paced, changing environment with state of the art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, life assurance, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.


*Applications will be shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. As much as we would love to respond to all applicants, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful candidates. If you have not heard from us within 14 days of sending your CV, unfortunately you have not been selected for interview.


Please refer to the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Competency Framework and apply using the button below.


Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population. We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College Campus’ are smoke-free zones.


As part of our pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.


Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.


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