MIS Administrator

Are you a detail-oriented, proactive individual with a passion for organisation and data management? Looking to kick-start or grow your career in administration or education support services? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

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Job Details

We’re seeking a motivated Administrative Support Officer to join our dynamic College Information Services team. You’ll play a vital role in delivering high-quality support across key areas, with a particular focus on bursary processing, data protection, and efficient coordination of information handling.

This is a fantastic role for someone with excellent administrative skills and a commitment to student support, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Process bursary applications, checking eligibility and liaising with students.
  • Maintain accurate financial records and ensure policy compliance.
  • Work closely with Finance and Student Services for timely payments and reporting.
  • Assist with maintaining GDPR-compliant records and handling data requests.
  • Support the Data Protection Officer in promoting good data handling practices.
  • Provide day-to-day support to senior leaders, including scheduling and minute-taking.
  • Assist with general MIS tasks aligned with college priorities.

 

 Job Requirements:

Essential:

  • GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths (Grade C/4 or above)
  • Experience in administrative or customer-facing roles
  • Excellent communication, IT, and organisational skills
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to confidentiality

Desirable:

  • Experience in education or public sector environments
  • Knowledge of data protection or GDPR
  • Relevant administrative or IT qualifications

 

The right candidate will have:

  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
  • Self-motivated with excellent personal organisation.
  • Flexibility and adaptability in a busy working environment.
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Why choose us?

Our strategy is to create a Career Focused, Digital Learning environment, ensuring that the learner experience and our relationship within our community, local and regional employers, are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be selected as finalists for the AoC Beacon awards for effective use of digital Technology in FE. Providing a high achieving, focused learning environment allowing our students to achieve the grades they need for higher educations, or the skills and aptitude required to secure a suitable role in their chosen career. Our college is set in the leafy suburbs of Essex, with easy access to surrounding areas and amenities, we are based in a well-connected location both by road and rail.

What we offer:

* subject to terms & conditions

This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.  It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Self-declaration is subject to Ministry of Justice guidance on the disclosure of criminal records, further information can be found on GOV UK

USP College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, we therefore expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service, and any other checks that the role requires to ascertain suitability for working with children and/or vulnerable adults, which may include online searches.

We will hold and process any personal data, including sensitive (special category) personal data, relating to you in accordance with our legal obligations, in the manner set out in the Privacy Notice for staff and in accordance with our Data Protection Policy, which is set out on the College’s website, found here. You should familiarise yourself with our Data Protection Policy (and all other subsidiary policies to it) and comply with them at all times. Neither the Privacy Notice for Staff nor those policies form a part of your contract of employment.