Head of Business Intelligence and Planning

Head of Business Intelligence and Planning, Portsmouth

Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

Highbury College are looking for a Head of Business Intelligence and Planning (MIS).

About the College

Highbury College is the No.1 general further education college (GFE) in the South East. Our student success rate makes us the top-performing College in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and we are graded Outstanding across all five cross-college areas by Ofsted. We are seeking motivated and forward-thinking professionals to join our team in the delivery of world-class education and training, both in the UK and internationally. Highbury is firmly committed to promoting equality, celebrating diversity and providing a safe environment for all staff and students. Benefits of working at Highbury College include:

• Leading edge resources and state-of -the-art learning environments.
• Great south coast location in the vibrant city of Portsmouth with excellent commuter links.
• A positive, dynamic environment in which all staff are actively involved in challenging current practice and identifying new opportunities to realise the College's mission of enabling all students to succeed.

Main Duties:

• Oversee the College Information Services Department, to promote high staff motivation and morale, working towards outstanding provision and services in line with Highbury College's vision, mission, strategic priorities and objectives.
• Collation and publication of College Information from all sources.
• Compilation, quality assurance and submission of all statutory FE and HE student information requirements including the ILR.
• Operational management of all aspects of EBS, EBS Agent and EBS Web Products including data management.
• Lead role in curriculum planning and quality assurance with academic managers.

For a comprehensive list of duties, please refer to the college job description.

Essential criteria:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Proven experience of working with management information within an educational environment.
• Experience of successfully initiating and implementing new systems, processes and procedures.
• Highly literate and numerate.
• Excellent administration, organisational and prioritising skills.
• Strong technical IT skills including understanding of relational databases, associated query languages and Office software.
• Good Presentation Skills.
• Very strong analytical and diagnostic skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of safeguarding in the context of education.
• Self-motivated and flexible.
• Committed to achieving College objectives.
• Enthusiastic.
• Ability to work well under pressure and with integrity.

To apply, please follow the job board application instructions. You will then be sent a web link to an online application form. Please note that this College does NOT accept CV's.

Application Deadline: 30.04.14