Data and Systems Lead

Acer Trust, Oxford, OX2 9JE

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £16,751.00 - £18,136.00 Annually (Actual)

Data and Systems Lead job summary

Job title: Data and Systems Lead

Team: Central Team

Reporting to: Chief Operations and Finance Officer (COFO)

Contract: 52 weeks or Term time only + 2

Grade: 9

Hours/week: 18 or 20

Location: Based at one of the schools in the Trust, with occasional travel to other school sites (hybrid working option available)

Main purpose of the role

Acer Trust is seeking an experienced Data & Systems Lead to help develop the effective use of data and information systems across our family of nine schools. This is a key role within the Trust's central team, working with school and Trust leaders to ensure that our systems and reporting support school improvement, strategic decision-making and organisational effectiveness.

Working closely with the Chief Operations and Finance Officer and the Trust's educational leaders, you will act as the Trust's lead practitioner for its Management Information System and wider data platforms. Alongside maintaining and developing these systems, you will identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting and the way information is used across the Trust. You will lead the development of Trust-wide dashboards, produce ad hoc data analysis, advise colleagues on the effective use of systems, and help implement improvements that reduce administrative burden and provide leaders with meaningful, accessible information.

We are looking for someone who combines strong analytical skills with a practical and collaborative approach to problem solving. You will be comfortable working independently, building effective relationships with colleagues across our schools and understanding how systems can be developed to better meet organisational needs. Experience of Power BI or similar reporting tools is essential, while experience of education data systems would be advantageous but is not essential.

This role would suit someone who enjoys understanding how organisations work, identifying opportunities for improvement and working with others to implement practical solutions. Although experience in education is welcome, we are equally interested in candidates from other sectors who can demonstrate experience of developing systems, improving processes and using data to support effective decision-making.

The role is part-time and based at one of our schools, with occasional travel across Trust sites and the option for hybrid working. The role can be fulfilled on a year-round basis (18 hours per week) or term time plus two weeks (20 hours per week). It offers the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the way information and technology support schools across the Trust.

Acer Trust is a multi-academy trust committed to high standards, collaborative working and continuous improvement across our nine schools in Oxfordshire. If you have the experience, judgement and initiative to help us make better use of our systems and information, we would be pleased to hear from you.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact hr@acertrust.org.uk to arrange a discussion. To apply, please submit your application via MyNewTerm. The closing date for this role is 5pm on Tuesday 02 September 2026 and interviews will be held on Friday 04 September 2026.

Safeguarding Children and Young People

Acer Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Acer Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and may be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

Applying for the job

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About Acer Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Acer Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/acer-trust

The Acer Trust was formed in early 2017 having previously been a single school Multi Academy Trust (West Oxford Schools Trust). We are now a multi academy trust of seven Oxfordshire schools; currently we have four primary schools and three secondary schools in our Trust.

Our core aim is to work in collaborative partnership as a family of schools, united through the Acer Trust, to improve outcomes for all the learners across those schools.

Our plan is drive for constant improvement in the quality of educational experience for every learner in our family of schools. The founding partner schools in the formation of the Acer Trust were Icknield Community College, Watlington; Wood Green School, Witney; Chalgrove Community Primary School and Matthew Arnold School, Oxford. Stadhampton Primary School joined the Acer Trust in February 2019. Watlington Primary School joined in August 2019 and Botley Primary School joined in March 2020. Glory Farm Primary School and The Cooper School joined in January 2024

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