Senior Data Administrator

GCS Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Impactful data initiatives

Team environment

Contract to permanent potential

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is seeking a Senior Data Administrator for a 3-month contract in the education sector. You will support data operations across multiple sites, manage MIS, dashboards, and cloud-based data systems to drive data-led decision making.

This hybrid role offers a collaborative team environment with GDPR governance focus and potential to become permanent, enabling you to influence organisation-wide data initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in educational data administration and MIS systems.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure/Intune and Google Workspace.
• Experience with data reporting, governance, and compliance.
• Excellent analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• SQL, database management, BigQuery, or reporting tools experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimise MIS, reporting, and cloud-based data systems.
• Support statutory and external reporting requirements.
• Ensure GDPR compliance, data integrity, and governance standards.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and actionable insights for key stakeholders.
• Provide training and support to users across the organisation.
• Act as a senior escalation point for data-related queries and issues.

Skills

Educational data

MIS systems

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Data governance

Tools

Azure/Intune

Google Workspace

SQL

BigQuery

Job description

Senior Data Administrator | 3-Month Contract (Potential to Go Permanent)

Are you an experienced Data Administrator with a passion for data, systems, and reporting? We're seeking a talented professional to join a growing education organisation, supporting data operations across multiple sites and helping drive data-led decision making.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and optimise MIS, reporting, and cloud-based data systems.
• Support statutory and external reporting requirements.
• Ensure GDPR compliance, data integrity, and governance standards.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and actionable insights for key stakeholders.
• Provide training and support to users across the organisation.
• Act as a senior escalation point for data-related queries and issues.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in educational data administration and MIS systems
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure/Intune and Google Workspace
• Experience with data reporting, governance, and compliance
• Excellent analytical and stakeholder management skills
• SQL, database management, BigQuery, or reporting tools experience desirable

What's on Offer?

• Hybrid working
• Opportunity to work on impactful, organisation-wide data initiatives
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Initial 3-month contract with strong potential to become a permanent position