Registry & Data Manager

Huntress; Brighton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntress is seeking a Registry & Data Manager to own student records, data quality and registry operations within a busy education environment. This temporary cover role is full-time (37 hours per week) and office-based, with a flexible pattern between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

This role combines data, compliance, systems and team leadership. You’ll oversee attendance, audits, statutory data submissions and timetabling, ensuring information is accurate and delivered on time across courses

Qualifications

• Experience supervising or managing a team.
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail with high data volumes.
• Ability to prioritise competing deadlines.
• Confidence using management information systems and data-reporting tools.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills and data management understanding.
• Experience of timetabling and/or student data audits is advantageous.
• Clear and confident communication with colleagues at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Registry and Attendance teams, including workload management and performance.
• Oversee student records, attendance processes and related policies.
• Own statutory student data submissions, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Investigate data discrepancies, identify root causes and coordinate corrections.
• Manage audits relating to student data and funding compliance.
• Collaborate with senior colleagues to ensure course, student and funding information accuracy.
• Oversee course changes, leavers, destinations data and waiting lists.
• Manage timetabling processes and reflect changes in systems.
• Coordinate key student-facing events involving registration, enrolment and timetable information.
• Act as a key user of student information systems and provide training and support.

Skills

Team supervision

Attention to detail

Prioritisation

MIS & data tools

MS Office

Data management

Timetabling

Communication

Tools

MIS

Reporting tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Registry & Data Manager

Temporary Cover | Full Time | 37 hours per week

Flexible working pattern between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday

Office based position

Our client is seeking an experienced Registry & Data Manager to take ownership of student records, data quality and registry operations within a busy education environment.

This is a key management position combining data, compliance, systems and team leadership. You'll be responsible for ensuring student and course information is accurate, reliable and delivered within important statutory deadlines, while managing teams responsible for registry and attendance.

You'll be responsible for:

• Leading and supporting the Registry and Attendance teams, including workload management, development and performance.
• Overseeing student records, attendance processes and related policies.
• Taking operational ownership of statutory student data submissions, ensuring information is accurate, compliant and submitted on time.
• Investigating data discrepancies, identifying root causes and coordinating corrections.
• Managing internal and external audits relating to student data and funding compliance.
• Working with senior colleagues to ensure course, student and funding information is accurate.
• Overseeing course changes, leavers' processes, destinations data and waiting lists.
• Managing the organisation's timetabling processes and ensuring changes are accurately reflected within the relevant systems.
• Coordinating key student‑facing events involving registration, enrolment and timetable information.
• Acting as a key user of student information systems, supporting colleagues with training, documentation and technical queries.

You’ll also need:

• Experience supervising or managing a team.
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail when working with high volumes of data.
• The ability to organise competing priorities around fixed deadlines.
• Confidence using management information systems and data-reporting tools.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills and a good understanding of data management.
• Experience of timetabling and/or student data audit would be advantageous.
• Clear and confident communication skills when working with colleagues at all levels.

If you're an experienced data or registry professional looking for a role with genuine responsibility and scope to make a difference, we'd be keen to hear from you!

Huntress does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation.

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