Description
To support the Funding and Compliance team in ensuring the College meets the regulatory requirements placed on it by the funding bodies and to ensure the mitigation of data and compliance risk in relation to the contractual funding requirements of all external bodies. Supporting with the input of student data on to college systems with a high level of accuracy and in a timely way. Working with other teams across college to support with funding and compliance.
Support ongoing data monitoring to drive up the quality of the College’s data by highlighting any data issues and advising on potential solutions. Supporting other teams to improve levels of compliance and to assist in the enrolment processes for WBL, Partnerships and Classroom based delivery.
Assist the wider Funding & Compliance team with monitoring compliance within College processes and funding body requirements, working across all income streams, including ESFA funded classroom and apprenticeship, higher education, devolved funded, and full cost.
Responsible to: Head of Funding and Compliance
Key Responsibilities
To maintain an up to date knowledge of funding guidance and regulations in order to ensure compliance with external requirements and provide advice to other staff.Manually input data documents to required deadlines and standards.Compliance checking documentation to the required deadlines and standardsTo support the cleansing of college data, supporting in ensuring that records are compliant To support the wider Funding & Compliance team with data checks and assist with corrective action taken to improve the College’s data quality, this will include use of PDSATs, internal compliance audits, etcSupport the creation and distribution of weekly reporting and following up actions required with other college teamsTo assist in the preparation of data for internal and external auditsTo support the course file and curriculum planning processes Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essential Criteria
Experience of using a student records system. E.g. ProSolution, EBS, Unit-E, etcAbility to manage own workload with minimal supervisionExperience of data entry and compliance checks in a Further Education SectorA minimum of 2 years administration experience in an education settingAbility to deliver accurate data entry with a high level of attention to detailEngaged in Continuing Professional DevelopmentHigh level of communication and interpersonal skills Minimum of Level 2 literacy and numeracy or willingness to completeIT knowledge to a high standard Desirable Criteria
Experience of working in a Further Education MIS departmentA sound knowledge of the Individualised Learner Record (ILR), funding regulations and audit requirements for further educationA sound knowledge of Apprenticeship Funding Guidance and requirementsExperience of supporting internal and external audits Benefits
We really care about our people. As a member of College staff, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, wellbeing services and opportunities for professional development.These include:
- Generous annual leave - We offer the highest holiday entitlement in the City Region
- Competitive salary - Our salaries are the highest within FE in the City Region
- Access to our Employee Benefits Platform, offering hundreds of discounts and savings
- Wellbeing support - Access to a free, independent and confidential 24 hour counselling support, as well as general wellbeing and lifestyle support through our platform and app
- Pension Scheme - Excellent pension provision, with memberships of Local Government Scheme, Teachers Pension Scheme and Aviva, depending on the role.