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Funding and Data Officer / Administrator

Reference: AUG20172225
Expiry date: 2017-09-04 23:59:00.000
Location: Redditch
Salary: £17,996.00 - £20,964.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Excellent Benefits
Attachments: 549-FundingandDataOfficer-HMPHewell-Advert.docx
549-FundingandDataOfficer-HMPHewell-JobDescription.docx

Milton Keynes College is working in partnership with HMP Hewell to put education at the heart of the prison system.

We have a new opportunity for a Funding and Data Officer / Administrator to work within our education administration team. 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.

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.

Milton Keynes College: Rewards

  • 25 flexible days annual leave, 3 additional days leave for Christmas to New Year closure and UK Bank Holidays
  • Able to apply for an NUS Extra Card and Blue lights card, offering a wide range of High Street Discounts
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Childcare Vouchers
  • Continued Professional Development Opportunities
  • Cycle To Work Scheme
  • Access to ‘JUICE’ the employees’ health and wellbeing platform
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Contributions towards Eye Tests for Visual Display users
  • Plus, many more

HMP Hewell was officially opened on 25 June 2008. This site forms the Local function of the group holding remand, (including Potential Cat A prisoners) sentenced and Vulnerable Prisoners. The team are looking for innovative and creative people to join our enthusiastic team who are committed to making a difference to the lives and prospects of our learners.

We are in the process of developing a curriculum to increase the opportunities for our learners and support them on release in order to reduce reoffending.

Location: HMP Hewell
Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Salary: £17,996 to £20,964 per annum
Closing date: 4th September

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 traditional A Levels, vocational courses, apprenticeships and Higher Education. In addition, the College delivers employability and key skills training programmes to 3,000 people in local community learning centres and is one of the largest providers of Offender Learning in England, working with 28 prisons across the East Midlands, South Central and West Midlands.

Milton Keynes College is a committed safer recruitment employer. We take extreme care in ensuring the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions therefore undergo a stringent vetting process to include DBS for all positions.