MIS Manager in Ashton-under-Lyne

We’re looking for an MIS Manager to come and join us on our journey to outstanding! You’ll be one of our professional services colleagues and you go into the Greater Manchester Pension scheme with a generous employer contribution. You’ll enjoy some really great benefits too, for example, a great holiday allowance of 33 days which doesn’t include bank holidays or up to 3 efficiency days at Christmas, Costa Coffee on site, Free on site Gym at Beaufort Road, onsite bakery products at Tameside One, dining experiences at our Restaurant at Tameside One, retail discounts, a cycle to work scheme, a cash health care plan via Simply Health and a savings club via the Manchester Credit Union.

Here’s the standard bit: Tameside College is seeking an individual with a passion for delivering excellent customer service in the provision of high quality timetabling, learner data and funding compliance, reporting to the Director of MIS & IT. In supporting the team and wider College, the postholder will understand the funding rules, learners' eligibility for funding and maintain up to date knowledge of the Funding Guidance and ILR (specifications and support manual) and data collection requirements for further education. This knowledge will be shared with members of the team which they manage in the efficient delivery of the MIS service, which will include the effective maintenance of the ILR and review of PDSAT’s and FRM reports.

What you’ll need: We are looking for an enthusiastic, resilient and highly motivated individual with Maths and English to at least Level 3 and an appropriate Level 4 or above, in management or customer service or equivalent relevant professional experience. Previous experience of working in a similar role and working within MIS and Student Records is essential.

About us: Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people’s lives. We’re based in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of courses including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience. We believe in excellence and we back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment.

Tameside College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment at Tameside College is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any post in regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check. Tameside College will meet the costs associated with this.

Please note: Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore at interview with you. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who are invited to attend an interview. Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. Subject to the volume of applications we may decide to close the vacancy earlier than advertised.

Come join us on our journey to outstanding!

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a gift. We will not be subject to or liable under your terms and conditions for agency fees.