Funding and Information Services Manager
Join our fantastic team at Brent Start and seize this great opportunity to support the strategic direction of Brent Start, working as part of the Senior Management Team, in Adult and Community Learning funding and audit compliance, to drive continuous improvement across all the service’s activities.
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post
The post is responsible for leading, developing and maintaining a dynamic management information service (MIS) that provides comprehensive, relevant and timely information to support performance monitoring and management decision-making.
It involves liaising with external stakeholders, including awarding organisations, funding bodies and delivery partners, ensuring data and information is accurately prepared and submitted in a timely way.
Additionally, as the Funding and Information Services Manager you will lead and manage the service’s specialist ICT and data administration staff and to lead the service’s Exams administration to ensure JCQ compliance.
- You will bring positivity, energy, enthusiasm, confidence and the ability to navigate through competing priorities to achieve great outcomes for Brent Start and its learners. You should be a good team player and able to develop and foster excellent relationships with our partners and stakeholders.
- You will have excellent data management experience and strong experience developing practical, innovative approaches to performance management and performance improvement.
- You will have expert IT skills, with the ability to use a wide range of IT software and systems including Microsoft applications and management of MIS systems in the Further Education sector, ensuring that data security and confidentiality is maintained.
- You will have experience of successfully managing examinations and accreditations systems.
- You will possess strong communication and influencing skills to inform, consult and negotiate with a range of audiences in a straight-forward, articulate, sensitive and persuasive manner, both orally and in writing.
- You will be experienced at identifying, gathering, analysing data and making your insights accessible to the team through easy-to-understand graphs, charts, tables and reports and perform statistical analysis of data.
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk