Data Services Business Partner in Broadstairs

Can you help ensure that data is safe, accurate and up-to-date? Do you want to manage data that maximises opportunity and impact? Join us as a Data Services Business Partner. We are looking to recruit two dedicated and motivated Data Services Business Partners. The focus will be either Apprenticeships or College data.

You will be responsible for providing a range of advisory, supporting and challenging services to our Colleges and EKC Training on student data management. In addition, you will be the Group‑lead for a technical specialism, ensuring consistent, accurate, complete and timely data throughout its lifecycle, and supports our students’ funding entitlement.

A key part of this role is to participate in the support and development scheme and to undertake training based on individual and service needs, as well as promoting a positive, inclusive ethos that challenges discrimination and promotes equality and diversity.

The EKC Group is one of the largest further education providers in the South East of England, with more than 1,500 staff delivering education to over 13,000 students. We are relentless in our drive to deliver an inspirational education experience for young people and adults across our family of six Colleges and multi‑site training provider. At the heart of everything we do is community and as an Outstanding provider of education, we’re committed to ensuring the very best for students who choose to study with us, as well as providing opportunities for those who need them most.

We are looking to recruit a dedicated and motivated Data Services Business Partner who will be responsible for providing a range of advisory, supporting and challenging services to our Colleges on student data management. In addition, you will be a leading figure for the Group in ensuring consistent, accurate, complete and timely data throughout its lifecycle, and supporting our students’ funding entitlement. You will have specialised experience in Course file and Individual Learning Record, Enrolments and Registrations, Timetabling and Registers and Apprenticeships.

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 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 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.