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This full-time, permanent role has a starting salary of £33,552 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week. The role offers hybrid working with the option to work flexibly from another location, or home, for part of the week.

Overview

Surrey Adult Learning are hiring a detail-oriented and proactive Management Information Systems Officer (MIS) to join the Business Finance & IT team based at the Woking Adult Learning Centre. The MIS Officer is a pivotal and varied role within the team, ensuring information systems run without downtime and that data is accurate and of high quality.

Responsibilities

• Being responsible for ensuring Surrey Adult Learning's information systems run without downtime
• Supporting management, teaching staff and operations staff to ensure data in the systems is accurate and of high quality
• Diagnosing system issues and proposing solutions where possible
• Supporting the Business Finance and IT Manager to work with system vendors and SCC IT and Digital team where needed
• Compiling returns and related datasets to funding providers, ensuring published deadlines are adhered to

Shortlisting Criteria

• Up-to-date knowledge of funding rules applicable to the Further Education (FE) sector, including ILR returns and other FE funding topics
• Experience compiling Individual Learner Record (ILR) returns and FE-related datasets
• Experience of data management in the education sector
• Working knowledge of database querying techniques
• Proficiency with SQL to extract data and provide accurate management information, especially for error reporting and resolution
• Awareness of information governance, data security and GDPR principles

Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (pro-rated for part-time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years, 31 days after 5 years
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and carer leave up to 5 days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• Local government salary-related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel and shopping
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub with abundant resources

Contact

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. For an informal discussion please contact Clive Banks by e-mail or telephone: 07968 833954.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 21st September 2025.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and expect all staff to share this commitment. A basic DBS check is required for this role and will be discussed further at interview. Online checks may be carried out on shortlisted applicants.

Local Government Reorganisation

Surrey County Council is preparing for Local Government Reorganisation to implement the Government-led policy of devolution. Surrey will reorganise into a smaller number of new unitary councils in April 2027, and this role will transfer with terms and conditions intact to one of the new unitary councils.

We look forward to receiving your application. Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria and choose to disclose a disability. The application process will provide opportunities to request reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.