Degree Apprenticeship Data and Compliance Manager

About the Role

As the Apprenticeship Data and Compliance Manager at Queen Mary, University of London, you'll lead initiatives to enhance apprenticeship data quality, integrity and usability, across the apprenticeship provision.  Collaborating with stakeholders, you'll develop and manage ESFA and Ofsted data requirements, prioritise improvements, and establish automated data quality reporting systems. (using the SMART Assessor LMS system) to help drive better decision-making and operational efficiency across the provision.  

In addition, you will also ensure that data and claims records are accurately maintained and submitted in a timely manner and that the data meets the ESFA requirements, including the validation and accuracy of all PDSAT and FRM reports and resolving of any D-Lock errors.  You will also need to have a thorough working knowledge and experience in the production and submission of the ILR return, including data collection, data quality, ILR coding and production of the final file.  

About You

You will have significant and up to date operational experience in managing ESFA data returns in accordance with the funding rules as well as, demonstrable experience of improving compliance across the provision.  You will have excellent management skills, and be comfortable in working collaboratively with others.  As this role is multi-faceted (covering both ESFA, Ofsted and other regulatory returns), you will need to be able to establish effective working relationships with a range of both internal and external key stakeholders and to be committed to maintaining up-to-date knowledge of any changes to the ESFA funding rules.

Please note, there is a minimum requirement of 3 days a week working onsite at department W, Mile End.

About the Department

The Degree Apprenticeship Office (DAO) supports the Faculties and Schools in using apprenticeship data and information to drive improved performance and decision making.  We aim to support the apprenticeship planning activities and to provide internal and external customers and employers with management information that is reliable and timely.  As one of the UK’s foremost research-intensive universities, we are constantly responding to changes in the sector and working collaboratively across the University to expand our apprenticeship provision and data capacity and data literacy.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that, when views collide, disciplines interact and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities.  In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality

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