Data Manager in Bristol

Actual Annual Salary: £10,884 – £11,874 (based on hours and working weeks)

Full Time Equivalent Salary: £31,954 – £34,860 (CLF Grade D), based on 37 hours per week, all year round.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Part time, 14 hours per week (Term Time Only) plus INSETS and 10 additional days in line with working pattern.

Location: City Academy Bristol – role based at City Academy Bristol; covers academies across the assigned cluster.

Use data to enable great education and help our school communities thrive.

About the role:

• You will work as part of the Cluster Data Team, managing, maintaining and assuring the quality of accurate, secure and compliant student data across supported academies.
• Provide expert oversight and day‑to‑day administration of the Trust’s MIS (particularly Bromcom), ensuring effective configuration, permissions, data structures and consistent use.
• Lead key academic year processes, including start‑ and end‑of‑year procedures, admissions and transitions, timetabling support and statutory census and data returns.
• Support academy leaders and teaching staff by providing timely, accurate and meaningful data to inform attainment tracking, progress monitoring, operational planning and strategic decision‑making.
• Deliver training, guidance, user documentation and responsive day‑to‑day support to improve confidence, capability and consistency in the use of data systems and processes.
• Ensure full compliance with GDPR, data protection legislation, retention schedules, FOI/SAR requirements and Trust policies.
• Work collaboratively with Data Managers across the wider Central Data Team to share best practice and contribute to continuous improvement of Trust‑wide data systems and processes.

About you:

• Experience in data management or administration, ideally within an educational setting, with responsibility for maintaining and developing data systems, or the ability to learn complex processes quickly.
• Knowledge of performance measures, KPIs, qualification frameworks and the structure and demands of the academic year.
• Experience using Management Information Systems (particularly Bromcom) alongside strong Excel and data‑handling skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a sustained commitment to data accuracy, validation and quality assurance.
• The ability to work confidently with highly sensitive and confidential information, demonstrating professionalism, discretion and integrity.
• Strong organisational and time‑management skills, with the ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and respond effectively to changing demands.
• Confident communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to build positive, effective working relationships with colleagues across academies and central teams.
• Good literacy and numeracy, including GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent), and vocational experience equivalent to NVQ Level 4.
• A strong commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and equal opportunities, using high‑quality data to support positive outcomes for all children and young people.

Benefits:

• Generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Generous annual leave.
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, including training, apprenticeships and in‑role/trust development opportunities.
• Well‑being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health benefits including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
• Family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
• Additional benefits such as cycle‑to‑work scheme and on‑site parking.

Equal Opportunity:

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria.