Job vacancy: Funding and Information Manager

Role At the college of West Anglia we rely on the skills, experience and talents of our staff to bring education and development opportunities to a wide variety of individuals. We are one of the largest providers of education and training across the Eastern region, the College has recently been awarded "Outstanding" status by Ofsted. As Head of Funding and Exams, you will use your experience from the private or public sector to provide leadership, support and guidance to college managers on all management information, examinations and student funding issues. You will lead the Management Information Systems team made up of MIS data entry and control staff, statistical analysts and the examinations team. In this post you will have overall responsibility for the management of student and curriculum data systems, including ensuring that all records are up to date, accurate and secure in line with Data protection requirements as well as the preparation of regular management information reports. You will also be responsible for ensuring that the college operates an effective examination and results service. You will play a key role in management decision making through the analysis and presentation of relevant management information and by providing guidance on external funding regimes. Your expertise in data management and knowledge gained of the funding regimes will make you a key member of the team negotiating with external funding bodies. Candidate You will be an experienced manager with a background in the handling and preparation of management information. You will be a problem solver with a highly analytical approach and a strong technical grasp of database products such as SQL, Access and Excel as well as fluent user of wider IT systems. You will be skilled in influencing, negotiating and persuading as you work across multiple departments to achieve corporate objectives. You will have first class communication and presentation skills and as you will participate in decision making, operational planning and external negotiations you will need to be a confident interpreter of complex information with the ability to make it accessible and relevant to others. Benefits We offer an excellent package which includes competitive salary and annual leave allowance of 35 days plus bank holidays + 5 days due to College closure, relocation, healthcare cover currently provided by BUPA and a pleasant location in the market town of Kings Lynn. Ref Code: ADV337536JG6 To Apply Click Here http://www.responsemate.com/?Ref=ADV337536JG6 --- For the detailed job vacancy description & application details see this link