Digital & Data Manager

Unity Mat, Birmingham, B46 3JE

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Anticipated 1st September 2026

• Closing date

  15 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • IT support
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £43,358.00 Annually (Actual) *Salary subject to pay increase in September*

Digital & Data Manager job summary

What we need

We are seeking to appoint an experienced IT professional, with management experience, to lead the Trust's digital and date service. Previous experience in an educational setting would be advantageous, along with experience of using Arbor (or similar MIS systems).

This role is Trust wide across three schools in Warwickshire and regular travel across Trust sites is expected.

Key duties of the role include, but not limited to:

• Managing the Trust's digital infrastructure, data systems
• Line manage the IT service/team on a day-to-day basis
• Develop and implement IT strategies aligned with the Trust's priorities
• MIS (Arbor) leadership
• Data analysis and reporting to leaders and/or Trustees
• Oversee data management, compliance and statutory requests
• Lead on implementation and compliance of the DfE Digital & Technology Standards

Please refer to the attached job description for further details.

Reward & Benefits

We offer:

• A competitive salary
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with significant employer contribution (currently 18.7%)
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Flexible working
• Excellent training and development opportunities, including our Strategic Leadership Development Programme
• Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme (including medical advice, financial & legal support, mental health support and many more)
• Occupational Health service
• Family Friendly and Employee Health & Wellbeing policies
• Free Parking

Safer Recruitment

Unity MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow robust safer recruitment processes, including online searches, during all recruitment. Please see application pack for further details

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from candidates of all ages, backgrounds and those with disabilities.

We reserve the right to close the recruitment early if a large volume of applications are received and a suitable candidate is recruited into post.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Unity Mat

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Unity Mat website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/unity-mat

Unity MAT is a small ambitious Trust made up of 3 special schools in Warwickshire.
Originally founded in 2017, by Brooke and Woodlands schools, the Trust was joined in September 2021 by Welcombe Hills .
All 3 schools are all through special schools with a whole range of complex needs. This means that they have a shared understanding of the challenges and issues our schools face, whilst recognising and appreciating that each school—and each child—is different.

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