MIS & Data Manager

Connecting Education; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Connecting Education is helping the school recruit an MIS professional to own the Management Information System and drive the SIMS-to-iSAMS migration, ensuring accurate data, security and effective use for strategic decisions.

The role involves partnering with SLT, staff, and external suppliers, managing data governance, reporting, and staff training throughout the migration and ongoing MIS administration.

Qualifications

• Proven MIS management experience in a school or educational setting.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret and present data clearly.
• Ability to liaise with suppliers, manage contracts and support purchasing decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across levels including leadership.
• Good knowledge of GDPR and data protection requirements.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Experience with iSAMS or SIMS-to-iSAMS migrations.
• Knowledge of SQL, databases or data querying/reporting tools such as Power BI.
• Experience producing census returns and statutory school reporting.
• Degree level qualification or IT/data certifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the school's MIS, ensuring data integrity and security.
• Lead migration from SIMS to iSAMS, including cleansing, mapping, testing and staff training.
• Provide reporting and analytics for senior leadership, governors and external stakeholders.
• Train and support staff on MIS usage and data management best practices.
• Ensure GDPR compliance and school policies.
• Act as liaison with IT and external suppliers to resolve MIS issues.
• Manage user access and system configuration within the MIS.

Skills

MIS management

Data analytics

SQL

Power BI

iSAMS

SIMS migration

Data protection (GDPR)

Stakeholder liaison

Training staff

Report writing

Education

Degree in IT or data-related field

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Contract: Permanent, full time (40 hours), 5 days per week on-site

About the School

Our client is a leading independent co-educational day school in Surrey, educating students aged 11–18. With a proud academic heritage spanning several centuries, the school combines high academic standards with a genuinely individual approach to every student, alongside an outstanding co-curricular programme spanning sport, music, drama and the arts.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an MIS professional to take ownership of the school's Management Information System at a pivotal moment: the school is currently utilising SIMS and is transitioning to iSAMS during the next academic year. The successful candidate will play a central role in that migration, as well as in the day-to-day management of school data.

You will work closely with senior leadership, teaching staff and administrative teams to ensure data is accurate, secure, and used effectively to support strategic decision-making across the school.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the school's MIS, ensuring data integrity, accuracy and security at all times
• Play a leading role in the migration from SIMS to iSAMS, including data cleansing, mapping, testing and staff training
• Assessment, Reporting & Analytics.
• Produce timely, accurate reports and analysis for senior leadership, governors and external stakeholders (including census returns and statutory reporting)
• Provide training and ongoing support to staff on MIS usage and data management best practice
• Ensure full compliance with data protection regulations (GDPR) and school policies
• Analyse and interpret data to support school improvement initiatives and strategic planning
• Act as the key liaison with IT staff and external suppliers to troubleshoot and resolve MIS-related issues
• Manage user access, permissions and system configuration within the MIS

About You

• Proven experience managing an MIS within a school or educational setting
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and present complex data clearly
• Ability to liaise with suppliers and external vendors, manage contracts and support cost effective purchasing decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, comfortable working with staff at all levels including senior leadership
• Good working knowledge of data protection legislation (GDPR) and ISI data requirements
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Prior experience of iSAMS, or experience of managing a SIMS-to-iSAMS (or comparable) MIS migration
• Knowledge of SQL, database structure or other data querying and reporting tools such as Power BI
• Experience producing census returns and other statutory school reporting
• Degree level qualification or professional IT/data related certifications

This role is being handled by Connecting Education, who are a retained recruitment partner on behalf of the school. Successful candidates will be shortlisted as they apply, so please do register interest early!

All applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory reference checks in line with the school's safeguarding policy.