Systems and Business Intelligence Developer

ABOUT THE COLLEGE 

Lakes College is a technical vocational Further Education College delivering education and training to full-time and part-time learners and apprentices to degree level. We have a vibrant campus in West Cumbria with state of the art vocational workshops and resources, including the National College for Nuclear Northern Hub.

Our mission and purpose are to:

 ‘Enable people to recognise and develop their potential’.

We are a people business and our mission applies as equally to our staff team as to our learners and employers’. We are a Good college and have ambition to be Outstanding by together developing our culture, standards and expectations. We encourage innovation, collaboration and reflection to lead to new ideas and methods. We gather, evaluate and use data to drive operational improvement.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking to recruit a Systems and Business Intelligence Developer to join our established Data Services Team.

The successful candidate will contribute to the provision of excellent business intelligence reports and visualizations across the College, which will inform operational planning and gauge progress towards targets and KPIs. You will be expected to develop bespoke reporting solutions and work with the Data Services Team to provide accurate, clear and easy-to understand management information for a range of internal and external stakeholders.

As part of the role, you will transform data into meaningful and actionable business intelligence through the development and implementation of data systems, and key performance reporting capabilities. Managing all aspects of the college’s Data Services systems and data infrastructure, you will design, maintain, and review interfaces and reporting tools suitable for all stakeholders across the College, including senior management, to support the delivery of world class education and meet college’s strategic priorities.

You will possess a Computing related degree or possess equivalent experience as well as 5 GCSE's or equivalent (including Math's & English). The ideal candidate will have proven experience of working with complex relational databases and demonstrable knowledge of Reporting Services and SQL servers (2012 edition or later).

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU!

·        Generous annual leave – 29 days plus 8 days bank holiday plus 2 discretionary days (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)

·        Automatic entry into the Local Government pension Scheme.

·        A dedicated and friendly team of professionals who are keen to develop and learn.

·        Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and development through mentorship and coaching.

·        Free onsite parking.

·        Subsidised onsite restaurant.

·        A cycle scheme tech scheme and discounted gym membership.

·        Fantastic facilities to resource our ability to teach our students.