ITS School Data Systems Specialist

We are pioneers in girls’ education, united by a shared purpose: to help girls learn without limits. As part of our ITS team, you will help ensure colleagues across our family of schools can rely on accurate, well-managed data and effective systems to support confident decision-making and excellent education. What you’ll be doing As ITS School Data Systems Specialist, you will play an important role in supporting the school operational data systems used across the GDST. Working with platforms including SIMS and related systems, you will provide specialist advice, guidance and practical support to schools and Trust Office colleagues, helping to ensure our data is accurate, secure, well governed and used effectively. You will act as a subject matter expert for SIMS and wider school data systems, supporting more complex queries, improving processes and contributing to the development of integrations, data flows, reports and dashboards. You will also help build user confidence through training, guidance and user groups, working collaboratively with colleagues across schools, ITS, Data, HR, Finance, Legal, Innovation and Learning, and external suppliers to support consistent and effective practice across the Trust. What skills and experience you’ll bring to the role You will bring strong technical knowledge, sound judgement and a collaborative, service-focused approach. You will be confident working with school data systems and able to communicate clearly with colleagues who have different levels of technical knowledge and experience. You will need: In-depth knowledge of SIMS and strong understanding of school operational data systems. Experience of working with data sets, data analysis and/or business intelligence tools in a professional setting. A good understanding of how tools such as Excel and Power BI can be used to support reporting, analysis and decision-making in an educational setting. Experience supporting operational systems in a service-focused environment,