Data and Systems Manager
St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust, Rotherham, S60 2EN17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
13 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
26 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £47,181 - £50.269
Actual salary
- £45,001 - £48,529
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Trust Data and Systems Manager will lead on the strategic management, analysis, and optimisation of student, staff, and organisational data across all academies within the Trust. The successful candidate will ensure that high-quality, compliant data systems (such as Arbor) and analytical tools (such as Power BI) are utilised effectively to drive school improvement, secure statutory compliance, and support executive decision-making.
Crucially, the postholder will perform their duties in a manner that supports and promotes the distinctive Catholic mission, values, and ethos of the Trust and its constituent schools.
Key Responsibilities
1. Ethos and Mission
- Support and actively contribute to the Catholic vision, values, and distinct character of the Trust.
- Maintain positive, collaborative, and respectful working relationships with all stakeholders, including the Executive Team, the Central Team, Headteachers, local governors, and the Diocese.
- Ensure data handling policies and practices reflect the ethical standards and pastoral care essential to a Catholic educational community.
2. Strategic System Management & Integration
- Oversee the administration, development, and standardisation of the Trust’s Management Information Systems (MIS) across all primary and secondary schools.
- Lead on the migration or onboarding of new schools into the centralised Trust systems.
- Manage user permissions, system access profiles, and data workflows to maintain an optimal balance between accessibility and absolute data security.
- Liaise with external system providers and third-party software applications to ensure seamless integration and data synchronisation.
3. Data Analysis, Insight & Reporting
- Design, build, and maintain centralised data dashboards (e.g., via Power BI) to visually present unique and personalised key performance indicators (KPIs) regarding all aspects of Trust performance and contextincluding pupil attainment, progress, attendance, and behaviour.
- Provide the Executive Leadership Team, Trust Board, Local Academy Committees and School Leaders with highly accurate, timely, and concise strategic reports to evaluate school performance.
- Deliver deep-dive data analysis to help isolate trends and identify in-school variations or vulnerable student groups needing intervention.
4. Statutory Returns & Compliance
- Coordinate and take accountability for the flawless and timely execution of all statutory data returns, including School Censuses, Workforce Censuses, and specific Diocesan data tracking.
- Act as a key point of guidance on data protection regulations (UK GDPR/Data Protection Act 2018), ensuring all schools manage student and staff information securely and lawfully.
- Ensure the creation of and adherence to data sharing agreements across the Trust.
- Supervise the electronic transfer of student records between schools during key transition phases (e.g., Year 6 to Year 7).
5. Training and Support Network
- Establish and lead a Trust-wide professional network for school-based data and administration staff to embed best practices, unified data entry protocols, and high standards of accuracy.
- Design and deliver professional development (CPD) and training programs to upskill "non-data specialists" so they can successfully translate data insights into classroom impact.
- Support academy leadership teams through key operational peaks, such as the new academic year setup, timetabling integration, and exam results analysis periods.
What the school offers its staff
At St Francis, we are passionate about being the Employer of Choice for our staff. We are committed to identifying and nurturing talent, succession planning for the future and implementing outstanding training and development so that our staff progress in their careers from the earliest starting point of ITT and apprenticeship through to executive leadership.
We are also dedicated to providing the highest level of support for wellbeing and personal growth. We want our staff to genuinely love coming to work and we will work tirelessly to create a working environment to ensure that this is the case.
Growth and Vocation
- Trust wide CPD
- Leader Development Programme
Wellbeing & Health
A comprehensive wellbeing Package providing:
- 24/7 Digital GP
- Counselling & Mental Health Support
- Physiotherapy Access
Community and Ethos
- Warm and Welcoming Environment
- Collaborative and Supportive Community across all schools and staff groups
- Supportive and Inclusive
Lifestyle Perks
- Terms and Conditions aligned to the Burgandy and Green Book along with LGPS and Teachers Pension Schemes
- Staff Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Access to national schemes with exclusive retail discounts
Flexible working opportunities
The ideal candidate would work across the full year although Term Time plus 3 weeks would be considered.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
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About St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@stfranciscmat.com
St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust was established in September 2022 as part of the Bishop of Hallam’s vision for education. Today the St Francis family embraces 14 schools, 12 Primary Schools and 2 High School across the Local Authorities of Doncaster, Nottinghamshire and Rotherham.
We are set to grow to 24 schools at capacity. We are so proud of each and every school in our Trust and are passionate about protecting our schools’ individuality, character and unique communities.
Rooted in our Gospel Teachings, our ethos is one of sharing excellence and providing platforms for schools to come together, learn from each other and develop to be as good as the best. In this way, we believe that our staff get the most inspiring professional development, our children get the highest standard of provision and our community thrives.
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