Data Executive

GEMS Education; Dubai; On-site; AED 66,960 - 100,440; Full time

Job summary

GEMS Metropole School is seeking a Data Assistant to drive data-informed decisions and support MIS management. You will work closely with leaders, teachers and support staff to collect, analyse and report on attainment and progress.

You will develop reports and dashboards, identify trends, and contribute to school improvement planning. Collaboration and accuracy are essential in this role.

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience in a data assistant role.
• Experience with Nova-T6 (Essential).
• Experience with educational data including pastoral and academic data (Essential).
• Experience with Go4Schools (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Support the data manager in planning, development, design, organisation and monitoring of the MIS.
• Liaise between leaders, teaching staff and support staff.
• Produce reports for Academic teams to analyse attainment and progress including report grades and public examinations.
• Use reports to spot trends in school data and conduct comparative analyses between schools.

Skills

Team player

Analytical thinking

ICT skills

Power BI dashboards

Strong communication

Multi-tasking

Education

Experience in educational data handling

Tools

Nova-T6

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Go4Schools

Job description

GEMS Metropole School is seeking a skilled and motivated Data Assistant to join our school. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving student success through the effective use of data in schools.

Experience

• A minimum two years’ experience in a data assistant role.
• Experience working with Nova-T6 (Essential)
• Experience in working with educational data including pastoral and academic data (Essential)
• Experience working with Go4Schools (Desirable)

Responsibilities

• Support the data manager in planning, development, design, organisation and monitoring of the Management Information System (MIS).
• Liaise between leaders, teaching staff and support staff.
• Produce reports for the Academic teams to facilitate a full analysis of the attainment and progress including the results of report grades and public examinations.
• Use reports to spot trends in school data and conduct comparative analyses between schools to support school development leaders.
• Support the school in analysing and preparing data for School Inspection purposes, School Evaluation and and the School Improvement Plan.
• Liaise with Examination Officer regarding external/internal data produced from the examination process.
• Attend relevant professional development courses to update knowledge and skills.
• Keep abreast of new technologies and research through contacts with technology companies, professional organisations, reading of publications and attendance of professional conferences.
• Support the data manager in the following areas: Timetable, Cover, Examinations, Attendance, Rewards and sanctions.

Skills Description

• Be a team player, service oriented and professional at all times.
• Have logical and analytical thinking skills and possess excellent ICT skills; including a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Competent builder of Microsoft Power BI dashboards.
• High standards of accuracy through keen attention to detail.
• Efficient and organised – ability to work in a time sensitive environment.
• Ability to multi-task and cope with peaks of demand.
• Organise and prioritise the processing of assessment data in line with the school calendar to ensure the timely flow of relevant information.
• Strong communication skills – ability to communicate complex ideas in a clear and simple way.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations and school personnel.
• Attend and present at meetings of the leadership teams and other meetings as required.
• Develop constructive relationships and communicate effectively to all levels of users as well as with external agencies/professionals.