Data Manager (0.5 FTE)

Aldridge Education

Job Title: Trust Data Manager

Reporting to: Trust Data Lead

Contract Basis Permanent, 0.5 FTE (probation period 6 months)

Location: flexible, with ability to travel intermittently as required

Salary: Band 3 National Pay scale £45,556 (£22,778 pro rata 0.5)

Overall Purpose of the Role:

This post sits within the national team at Aldridge Education and works with and for the Trust’s Data Lead. As an organization that values data and seeks to be evidence-based in all things, this post will involve a combination of working with data that supports Trust-wide activity along with supporting schools in a range of daily data activity. The postholder will support the Trust’s Data Lead to link all areas of Trust data and to standardize approaches to data collection and management informed by good practice. The postholder will ensure the integrity of the data in school’s Management Information System (MIS), employing a rigorous system of checks to identify issues and will work collaboratively with other teams to help improve data quality, consistency, and accuracy across key areas.

Key Duties:

The following responsibilities pertain to the date of issue of this Job Description and may require amendment over time, by agreement between employer and employee:

• Manage access to the Trust and schools’ Management Information System (MIS) for Central and National staff.
• Assist with the preparation of data for the submission of returns to the DFE and LA etc., including the School Census, data checking exercise.
• Provide additional MIS/data support to individual schools when required. Support the Trust Data Lead with data processes and recording to ensure accuracy and credibility of all datasets.
• Support with the development of systems for collecting, verifying and processing data.
• Assist with any queries over the data held in individual Academies MIS systems.
• Manage the input into and transfer of data between the various databases across the Trust and establishments.
• Assist with ad-hoc requests for data and analysis.
• Liaise with external bodies and support providers should you not be able to provide a solution to a problem that is being experienced and ensure a minimum ‘downtime’ period.
• Import data from third party sources and ensure complete accuracy of the data is maintained.
• Manage the input into and transfer of data between the various databases across the Trust and establishments.
• Support the Trust Data Lead to make data practices more efficient.
• Attend relevant training provided to keep abreast of developments in data related administration.
• Provide support and training to Data/MIS Leads across Academies in key modules in the MIS.
• Support with auditing of the MIS and data at key checkpoints in line with key Trust data requirements.
• Be available in mid-August for the publication of external publication results. Participate and occasionally lead the Trust Data Network.
• Assist in the administration and management of Trust accounts including 4matrix fusion, Trust FFT Assist with the data analysis of student and staff data.
• Review software and make recommendations about good practice.

Other Responsibilities:

• Maintain a flexible and adaptable approach, ready and able to pick up other important Trust activity as required in order to ensure that Trust practice is always excellent, that Trust activity is not at risk and that there is no reputational risk to the Trust.
• Operating at all times within the stated policies and practices of Aldridge Education and its schools.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times Abiding by and practicing the Aldridge Education Operating norms:

We are Aldridge

The standard is excellence

We behave with integrity

We’re in the work together

We champion equality

We lead by example

We use time well

Equal Opportunities

• To know and adhere to the Aldridge Education equal opportunities policy and equalities legislation and implement in relation to job responsibilities in employment and service delivery.

Health and Safety

• To take reasonable care for his/her own health and safety and any other person(s) who may be affected by his/her acts or omissions at work, in accordance with the Health & Safety legislation.
• To co-operate with Aldridge Education insofar as is necessary to enable it to comply with its duties under relevant health and safety legislation.

Safeguarding of Children Young people and Vulnerable Adults

To be aware of and work in accordance with the Aldridge Education safeguarding child protection policies and procedures in order to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and to raise any concerns relating to such procedures which may be noted during the course of duty.

The post holder will be required to have a valid Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate and be part of the DBS Update Service. A clean DBS certificate is a requirement of this post.

Equal Opportunities

• To know and adhere to the Aldridge Education equal opportunities policy and equalities legislation and implement in relation to job responsibilities in employment and service delivery.

Health and Safety

• To take reasonable care for his/her own health and safety and any other person(s) who may be affected by his/her acts or omissions at work, in accordance with the Health & Safety legislation.
• To co-operate with Aldridge Education insofar as is necessary to enable it to comply with its duties under relevant health and safety legislation.

Safeguarding of Children Young people and Vulnerable Adults

To be aware of and work in accordance with the Aldridge Education safeguarding child protection policies and procedures in order to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and to raise any concerns relating to such procedures which may be noted during the course of duty.

The post holder will be required to have a valid Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate and be part of the DBS Update Service.

Person specification

Requirements

Essential

Desirable

Education

English and Maths GCSE strong pass grades

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3 A level qualifications or equivalent

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Degree level education

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Experience

Previous successful experience as a Data Manager in a school setting

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Experience of working successfully with PowerBi with strong knowledge of this tool

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Previous experience of using Bromcom fully at an advanced level

X

Good understanding of the education sector and its data, particularly relating to performance measures, attendance and exclusion data

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Expertise around census requirements and submission, particularly sixth form aspects

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Other skills and behaviours

Strong Excel skills

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Strong customer service approach, able to understand quickly what the need is and able to find solutions to issues arising

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Able to self-manage, prioritise and work remotely, using time well and communicating well with colleagues to ensure strong partnership working despite remote working arrangements

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Attention to detail, meticulous in accuracy and able to review, refine and redraft work to ensure that work is done to a high level of excellence and accuracy.

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Good oral and written communication skills

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