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This is an exciting opportunity to join the Luminate HE MIS team as Data Returns and Quality Assurance Analyst, leading on the identification, preparation, analysis and presentation of data and information required by Leeds Conservatoire, their stakeholders, and
external agencies. This will include the timely production and submission of the Group’s
HE statutory data to funding and regulatory bodies and for quality assuring student data
throughout the year.
The role will involve being instrumental in the implementation of a new student record system, including auditing the input of data.
What You Will Do
You will lead on the preparation and production of statutory returns for all external funding and
regulatory bodies and be the central point of expertise in student focussed statutory returns.
As such, you will provide expert advice, guidance and information to colleagues and assist in data integrity issues regarding statutory returns.
You will develop, code, deploy and maintain robust systems, reports and processes to quality assure student data, ensuring that data is sourced, collected and returned in a timely manner.
About You
You will have experience of working in an HE settting and of producing, managing, interprting, and anlysing complex datasets. You will have experience of using a range of IT packages, creating visual representations of data, and fiving professional advice to collegaues.
You will have knowledge of the Data Protection Act and of HESA, HESES and/or other HE statutory returns processes.
Benefits
There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:
- Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
- Support Staff 27 days (increasing to 32 days after 5 years service)
- Academic 37 days
- Senior Management 37 days
- Generous Pension schemes
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
- Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
- Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements
About Us
At University Centre Leeds, we provide a supportive higher education environment designed to promote and enhance independent learning. We have access to industry standard equipment unique to many of our subject areas. These range from our makeup studios to practical science labs. University Centre is proud to be the highest rated for student satisfaction in Leeds for the third year running (National Student Survey 2022).
Leeds Conservatoire is a music conservatoire located in the Quarry Hill district of Leeds. It provides a variety of undergraduate, foundation and postgraduate degrees in music, dance & drama related subject areas. It also offers a variety of short courses, and organise frequent concerts, festivals and events. Its emphasis on practical training, creative industry links, help ensure it provides a vibrant artistic community for students.
We are looking for inspiring and innovative individuals to help us deliver our vision.
We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. Choosing to work for here means that you will be part of an inclusive and progressive learning environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
We recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.
