Funding and Data Officer

Milton Keynes College currently have a vacancy for a full time Funding and Data Officer to work within our education administration team within HMP Gartree. 

This role would suit a highly organised professional, with an excellent eye for detail and a methodical approach to daily tasks. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing analysis on student recruitment, retention and success data as well as providing accurate end of month data and funding returns to the main college. You will also carry out general administrative tasks throughout the department, ensuring efficient working practices are maintained and enhanced.

As part of this Funding and Data role, you will also support distance/OU learners and liaise with tutor and awarding organisations and Support the administrative team with their area of work i.e. exams/data processing.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Highly proficient in using MS Office packages and be able to analyse and produce data charts using spreadsheets.
• Be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, ensuring a high quality service, to ensure successful external audits.

Location: HMP Gartree, Market Harborough, LE16 1RP
Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
1 year Fixed Term Contract Maternity Cover
Salary: £17,996 to £20,964 pro rata 
Closing date: Tuesday 10th September 2019

About HMP Gartree:

HMP Gartree is a Cat B lifer prison which houses just over 700 life sentence prisoners. The education department offers a wide range of courses which include Functional Skills maths and English and ESOL, a wide range of GCSE’s, Peer Mentoring and a good suite of both Art and ICT qualifications that include Web design and E-image. NVQ’s in Catering are also delivered with excellent facilities and” hands on” experience in our own Flavours staff restaurant.
We are a small department who are passionate about our learners, strive for quality and believe we can help change lives through learning. We have successful working relationships with all the other agencies in the prison who value our contribution to the lifer journey and beyond.

As a successful candidate you will:

• Good basic general education including GCSE (or) equivalent) in Maths and English at Grade C or above.
• Experience of working with and analysing data.
• Application of advanced Excel skills in previous roles.
• Confident and efficient in the collation of data reports.
• Accuracy and precision in data compilation and presentation.
• Sensitive to the complexities of prisons or closed institutions and have the ability to work positively within the inherent restraints.
• Excellent people skills to enable you to deal with learner queries
• Able to work independently and to use own initiative.
• Work well under pressure and be able to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to problem solve effectively.
• Good organisational skills.
• The requirement of this role is to work across the whole prison estate, on all wings where education is delivered

More about the College:

Milton Keynes College is proud to be an open and inclusive general Further Education College welcoming learners of all levels and delivering an exceptional educational experience. The College offers a broad range of qualifications with more than 3,000 16 – 18-year-old full-time students studying vocational courses, apprenticeships and Higher Education at our campuses in Milton Keynes. In addition, the College delivers employability and skills training programmes to 3,000 people in local community learning centres. For nearly 30 years, we have worked with offenders in both custody, and the wider community and currently work with 19 prisons across England; this includes 13 prisons, which make up the Long Term High Security Estate, and 6 category B, C & D men’s prisons.
Milton Keynes College is a committed safer recruitment employer in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. We take extreme care in ensuring the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions therefore undergo a thorough on boarding process to include DBS. In addition, security clearance is required for all prison services positions.

Milton Keynes College has been officially recognised for its commitment and approach to equality, diversity and inclusion. It has been awarded the much sought-after Leaders in Diversity accreditation from the National Centre for Diversity. The award recognises the College’s clear ethos and values and a belief in the importance of diversity.

Please apply via the link.