Data Services Business Partner

EKC Group is one of the largest further education providers in the South East of England, with more than 1,500 staff supporting and educating over 13,000 students across our family of six Colleges and multi-site training provision.

We are relentless in our ambition to deliver an inspirational education experience for young people and adults. At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to our communities and to ensuring that every student has the opportunity to succeed.

As an Outstanding provider of education, we are committed to delivering the very best experience for the students who choose to study with us, while also creating opportunities for those who need them most.

Alongside our commitment to providing an excellent student experience, we recognise that our people are central to our success. We are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive and ambitious working environment where colleagues can develop, thrive and make a real difference.

Check out our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group.

We are looking for a dedicated, motivated and knowledgeable Data Services Business Partner to join our team.

You will play a key role in providing expert advice, support and constructive challenge to our Colleges, helping to ensure the effective management of student data and compliance with funding rules and regulations set by the Department for Education.

As a leading figure within the Group, you will champion consistent, accurate, complete and timely data throughout it’s lifecycle, supporting both organisational performance and our students’ entitlement to funding.

You will bring specialist knowledge and experience across key areas of student data management, including course files and the Individualised Learner Record (ILR), enrolments and registrations, timetabling and registers . You will also have a strong understanding of the funding rules and regulatory requirements that underpin these areas.

You will be confident working collaboratively with colleagues at all levels, using your expertise to provide guidance, identify areas for improvement and to coach our Colleges to achieve high standards of student data quality and funding compliance.

Outstanding Ofsted Provider East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.

As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.

If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.

We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer . This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.

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