Risk and Data Manager

Matrix Academy Trust, Walsall, WS4 2LA

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  June 2026

• Closing date

  2 May 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  17 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £45,715.00 - £47,503.00 Annually (FTE)

Risk and Data Manager job summary

Risk and Data Manager

Arrangements: Full time, 37 hours per week, all year round

Starting Salary: £45,715

Starting date: 1st June 2026

We are looking to appoint a proactive and analytical Risk and Data Manager to lead the development of risk frameworks and data driven decision making across the organisation. This role combines strategic oversight with hands on data analysis, ensuring that risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated effectively while leveraging data to drive performance and insight.

This new role will provide a key link between the central Risk and Policy function and the schools across the Trust whilst managing a standardised approach to data collection and reporting.

Key activities of the role include:

• Reviewing and making recommendations on due diligence documentation for new Academies joining the Trust
• Working with school-based staff to ensure remedial action is undertaken promptly in response to risk and policy issues.
• Overseeing the Trust’s use of MIS platforms (SIMS), ensuring schools are using systems effectively and in compliance with Trust expectations.
• Creating KPI reports for different end users e.g. strategic, central, school specific etc.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of analysing and interpreting complex data to inform decision making.
• Understand risk management principles and frameworks.
• Have experience of producing reports and presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrate strong time management skills, with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Be familiar with Management Information Systems and working within an education setting.

About us

It is an exciting time to join an expanding and thriving Trust. Our central Head Office supports nine Academies across the West Midlands. We always say ‘if it’s not good enough for our own families it’s not good enough for our pupils’ and we really mean what we say. Every child deserves an exceptional education.

We are committed to fostering a culture that values the health and well-being of all employees at Matrix Academy Trust. We are proud to offer a comprehensive well-being package to all employees, including access to 24/7 online GP, physiotherapy services and counselling services. We also offer all employees annual health checks which includes the flu jab, BMI checks and a general discussion with a qualified Nurse.

To apply, please complete our application form via My New Term. If you have any queries about the role please contact Ritchie Doidge (CFOO) on rdoidge@matrixacademytrust.co.uk

Application Deadline: 1st May 2026

Please note that suitable candidates may be called for interview and we reserve the right to remove any advertised role early.

Matrix Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and pre-employment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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 Matrix Academy Trust

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

Our vision is simple: every child deserves an exceptional education. We make this happen by doing the things which really make a difference. Working smartly means we have staff who want to work here. It ensures we have the capacity to care for every pupil, providing them with the best possible education – without exception.

A great school is one people want to work at and one parents want to send their children to. No matter how great our schools might be, we never rest on our laurels. We are restless in our efforts to keep improving and we instil this in our young people.

Welcome to Matrix Academy Trust.

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