Director of Planning & Information Full Time

Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
South Thames College Group

Here at South Thames Colleges Group, we are now seeking a Director of Planning & Information to lead the Management Information Services and to provide the Group with robust, efficient, accurate and timely data collection, information and data analysis and reporting services.

Working closely with the Deputy CEO, you’ll be a key member of the Group Leadership Team (GLT) and take a prominent role in planning and analysis to support the delivery of strategic objectives and to help identify opportunities for improvements in effectiveness, efficiency, consistency and/or quality. Managing sub-contracted curriculum delivery partnerships and contracts, you’ll be responsible for the completion and submission of information and data returns to the Group’s funding bodies.

We’d like our Director of Planning & Information to hold a level 4 qualification (or equivalent experience) and ideally hold a qualification in management and have recent and relevant evidence of CPD. You’ll have successful management experience of a large College information systems and data reporting, with line management of MIS and system development managers. You’ll have experience of providing a customer centric MIS service and successfully planning and managing a budget.

With a good eye for detail and the ability to produce and analyse data and make appropriate recommendations, you’ll have highly developed communication, interpersonal and prioritisation skills and be comfortable in communicating at multiple levels within and outside of the College, including communicating technical information to non-technical specialists.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is Sunday 29th September 2024.

Preliminary interviews are planned to be held online on Thursday 10th October with final interviews on site on Wednesday 16th October.

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 37 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.

When you click on ‘Apply’, you will be forwarded to the application page which sits on a platform hosted by an external partner called Blue Octopus who support STCG throughout the recruitment process.