Senior Data Officer

A University in the South is seeking a Senior Data Officer to prepare a series of Data Returns.

Senior Data Officers form part of the Student Data & Statutory Reporting team within Academic Registry. They provide support to the Assistant Registrar in the preparation of major data returns to statutory bodies (such as the Office for Students (OfS), and the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and the Student Loans Company (SLC as well as the provision of a wide range management information and data analysis for internal and external audiences.

Senior Data Officers will work collectively to ensure work is prioritised effectively, but will have a considerable degree of autonomy in the day-to-day organisation of their work. While the Senior Data Officers will predominantly support student data and statutory reporting-related activity within Academic Registry, they may have opportunities to gain experience across various services and projects as needs arise.

Working alongside two other Senior Data Officers, your main duties of will be agreed with your line-manager. Examples of your work would include the following:

• You will prepare major data returns to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), Office for Students (OfS), Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the Student Loans Company (SLC). Typically tasks may include:
• Preparing and submitting, in close collaboration with the Assistant Registrar and other colleagues, statutory returns.
• Liaising and corresponding with external and statutory bodies.
• Co-ordination of student record data, including student finance aspects and course structures as required by the SLC and Local Education Authorities (LEAs).
• Notification to the SLC and LEAs of changes in student circumstances and results.

You will undertake a range of student data analyses. Typically tasks may include:

• Expert analysis of student data in response to regulatory requirements such as the Access and Participation Plan.
• Expert advice to colleagues across the institution in response to enquiries about student related data and the development of reports to meet customer needs.
• Data analysis to support departmental Annual Monitoring of Programmes, identifying opportunities for enhancement, consulting and making recommendations accordingly.
• Development and maintenance of secure methods for the dissemination of information to departments and web pages for the dissemination of management information to an external audience.
• Preparation of comprehensive reports and data analysis to inform University Committees, Boards and Working Groups.
• Analyses and preparation of statistical data in response to national developments, taking into account a variety of factors including aspects of student backgrounds and student performance.
• Development of standard reports and customised database queries, incorporating time series analysis and internal and external data sources.
• Expert advice on accessible data formatting and presentation.
• Work closely with Data Governance colleagues to develop procedures, standards and good practice guidelines for the production, storage, retrieval
• and management of data.

Experience:

• Experience of managing/coordinating student and course data reporting to the Student Loans Company.
• Applied knowledge and understanding of SLC requirements and rules and ability to resolve complex cases.
• Experience of delivering highly accurate Attendance Confirmation returns to the SLC.
• Experience of Tribal (SITS).