Trust Data Director

Spencer Academies Trust

Trust Data Director

Salary: NJC43-47 (£39,002-£42,806)

Hours: Full Time

Starting as soon as possible

Spencer Academies Trust is a medium sized Trust, which is committed to ensuring that every child, regardless of background, has access to an outstanding education and real choices in life. Our successful track record of providing high quality teaching and learning ensures improved outcomes for children and young people. Our mission statement for the Trust reflects our vision and aim for all Trust schools. Our highly successful network of 12 schools (5 Secondary and 7 Primary) educates students across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham City, Derby City and Leicestershire:

Vision 

The Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, which provides an outstanding education for local children. Our Trust is a model of national excellence. We work collaboratively to achieve the best possible outcomes for all young people, in an environment where partnership is valued and success is celebrated. Our education delivers real life experiences for students, promotes independent enquiry and stimulates intellectual curiosity; whilst developing a strong sense of individual responsibility and a personal belief and confidence. All of our students fulfil their potential and make unparalleled progress. They are fully prepared for the next phase of their education and have unrivalled opportunities to become future leaders.

We Believe: 

• All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development. 
• Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership. 
• We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

We are looking for a knowledgeable, skilled and creative individual to join our rapidly expanding, successful Trust of primary and secondary schools. The successful candidate will be required to lead on the use of data, in its widest sense, to inform school improvement and related activity. You will work alongside members of the Trust Executive Leadership Team and the Trust's group of highly effective school Principals.

The successful candidate will be required to:

• be involved in designing, developing, managing and delivering accurate and timely information from dynamic analysis of multiple data sources.
• develop a bespoke interface with the MIS SQL Server in order to provide real-time links to multiple databases. The dynamic interface will provide complex analysis of data that allows teachers and other professionals to track pupil progress.  take the opportunity to lead the growth of a team of Data Managers and Officers working across the academies and ensuring that all required data is produced to deadline. 
• travel to all of the Trust’s base and academy sites 

Applicants must have experience of either CMIS or SIMS or both and knowledge of how to work with the databases behind these products. Owing to the nature of the position, we are looking for someone who has outstanding communication skills (both written and verbal). 

Applicants will be expected to share our high aspirations and expectations for students and employees.  If you are a dedicated professional and want to support our Trust through the next stage of its exciting developments, please visit www.satrust.com

If you would like an informal discussion with Paul West, CEO please contact his PA, Lynne Hoptroff on 08455 651870  

To apply, please complete the on-line application form, attaching a CV and making sure to clearly evidence your achievements against the person specification, and the equal opportunities monitoring form.

For us to adhere to safer recruitment guidelines and best practice, please ensure your completed application form:

(i) accounts for any gaps in employment, and

(ii) provides detail of all your employment by month as well as year.

Please also include the names, addresses, phone numbers and email contact details of two professional referees who must be your current and previous employers.

Spencer Academies Trust on-line applications can be accessed through http://www.satrust.com/vacancies

Closing date: 8am Monday 2nd July 2018

In line with safer recruitment policies, references will be called for prior to interview.

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.