Job Description

MIS Migration Lead

Reports to: IT & Systems Programme Manager

Location: West London – currently operating an agile working policy with two core days (Mon and Weds) in the office

Contract: FTC (until December 2024)

Pattern: Full Time (standard hours 9am – 5.30pm)

Closing date: 19/09/2023 at 10am

Interviews: w/c 25/09/2023

Salary: £35,000

About the role:

We are looking for an MIS Migration Lead to support in the migration of our primary school’s HR data to a new platform. This is an exciting opportunity which will give an enthusiastic and driven applicant a chance to gain hands-on experience with HR system implementation and data migration. You will have a dotted line to our HR Information Systems Manager who will be your subject matter expert for HR data and provide guidance and support, enabling you to develop your understanding of HR systems. Depending on the requirements of the implementation, you might also take on a role for supporting with the migration of pupil data.

In this role, you will provide support for all data and system activities for the HR migration. You will maintain any documentation regarding the HR elements of the migration including mappings and other data activities. You will be key in answering queries around the migration and in understanding the structure of our HR data across the network during the migration. You will also be assisting IT & Systems Project Manager in the set-up of the new systems ensuring that the correct functionality is in place.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing an understanding of our HR platform and HR data and how it is used throughout our network by schools
• Acting as a subject matter expert for our HR platform in areas including, but not limited to, HR configuration, data mapping, access management, and field usage
• Lead on migrating HR data from our current system to the new platform, working with third party providers and other project stakeholders, and support schools with manually adding data where needed
• Carrying out thorough data quality checks to identify any errors using existing data checking tools, discrepancies and/or gaps during the migration process and cleansing HR data, as necessary, to ensure accuracy during the migration
• Deliver training to school leads responsible for HR data to ensure that they are able to utilise the new system and have a clear understanding of its use
• Undertake school visits as required (Birmingham, Portsmouth, Hastings and London) during system migration

Key Requirements:

• Previous experience of working with HR systems and data (ideally within education)
• Proven experience in HR operations or HR administration; and/or a working knowledge of system implementations and data migration projects is desirable
• Strong experience in manipulating data in Microsoft Excel (v-look ups, IF function, pivot tables etc)
• Effective communication skills – both written and oral
• Excellent attention to detail to ensure data accuracy
• Able to use initiative with strong problem-solving skills
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities

View the full job description and person specification here

About Ark

We’re an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we’re a network of 39 schools, educating around 28,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference and we’re recognised as one of the highest achieving academy groups in the country. We want to change the lives of children everywhere, not just in our own schools. So, we create and incubate Ventures designed not only to help pupils in Ark schools, but also to improve education systems.

You’ll be joining a group of like-minded, ambitious individuals who work collaboratively and are all committed to our core mission, that every child has the potential to succeed. Having just celebrated our 20^th anniversary, we are shaping our goals for the next 20 and there has never been a more exciting time to join us.

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service up to 30 days after 3-years’ service. This entitlement is pro rata for part time employees. This entitlement excludes bank holidays
• Full office closure between Christmas and New Year
• Hybrid working, with currently two days a week in our state-of-the-art office in West London working alongside colleagues
• Regular social events, monthly free breakfast, and daily fruit
• A flexible approach to working with understanding and consideration for work life balance and personal commitments
• As an Ark employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to. Depending on your role you may also be entitled to LGPS which is a defined benefit scheme where you contribute a percentage based on how much you earn (as do we) in exchange for a guaranteed amount in your pension pot every year
• Access to high-quality professional learning throughout your career, offering both face-to-face sessions and a bespoke online learning platform
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bike, gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym and free eye tests

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.  

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment – this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link. 

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

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Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 20,000 - 40,000.

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