Senior Student Data Futures Officer

Location; The post-holder will be primarily based on the Singleton Park Campus, but may be required to work across University sites as required

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and proactive Senior Student Data Futures Officer based within the Academic Records and Systems, in Academic Services who will be responsible for leading the operational delivery of Data Futures student returns and provide an oversight of the collection of student data submitted to external bodies for statutory returns and ensure compliance with requirements from HESA/JISC and the OfS. The post is a pivotal role in managing system (SITS) development, supporting operations, and ensuring data is fit for purpose and complies with regulatory requirements. The post holder will ensure that academic record systems, policy and process are fit for purpose and compliant with both internal and external academic regulations and OfS guidance, as well as meeting the University’s aims to deliver efficient systems to support objectives.

Candidates should be educated to degree level or have appropriate applicable professional experience together with a strong working knowledge and experience of student records systems, preferably Tribal SITS together with experience of data collection for HESA/JISC to ensure that data is returned on time and achieves accuracy, credibility and strategic optimisation objectives. Candidates should also have experience in managing and monitoring projects to ensure the project is delivered on time and achieves stakeholder objective and have an understanding of Data Futures and the changes to the HESA data collection sector with the UK.

Candidates should include reference to the values and personal attributes within their applications, in addition to the essential and desirable criteria. The panel will be assessing against all of these skills and attributes.

For informal enquiries please contact: Aled Phillips, Head of Academic Records and Systems by email a.h.phillips@swansea.ac.uk.

Applicants are asked to provide a completed online application providing evidence against the essential criteria in the recruitment documentation.

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all of its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

Please note this job is also being advertised to a pool of colleagues internally as part of our University commitment to employee redeployment.  Should this post be filled from this route then you will receive an email confirming this. If you do not receive an email, please assume that your application is still in process.

Shortlisting date; Monday 1^ST May 2023

Interview Date week commencing Monday 15^th May 2023

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