Data and Funding Manager - West London College : Job Details

Hours: 36 hours per week, full-time

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £39,553 - £45,209 per annum

Closing Date: 8th September 2025

Location: Southall, Ealing and Hammersmith Campuses

About us

At West London College, we are committed to championing innovation and creativity, and we invite you to join us on this journey. We welcome applicants who can share our values of Ambition, Innovation, Accountability, Collaboration and Inclusion. We have three college sites across West London: Ealing, Hammersmith, and Southall. By bringing your skills to the College, you will have a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in our students’ education and future. As a diverse College in the UK, we offer an exciting, innovative and stimulating work environment with a wide variety of employment opportunities and a culture focused on Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement. For further information about the College, please visit our website.

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Data and Funding Manager to join our Management Information Systems (MIS) team.

This is a pivotal role within the College, ensuring compliance with all current funding rules whilst maximising learner funding across all delivery areas. The post holder will lead the Data and Funding Team, driving high standards of data accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across all funding returns, audits, and reporting cycles.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading compliance with funding rules, ensuring a robust cycle of internal audit, quality assurance, and reporting.
• Overseeing accurate and timely funding returns and data submissions to funding bodies and partners.
• Managing the setup and audit of timetables and registers, optimising room and staff allocations.
• Supporting enrolment and leading on the processing and reporting of learner information.
• Monitoring changes to funding regulations and ensuring they are implemented effectively.
• Managing, developing, and motivating the Data and Funding Team, including appraisals, 1:1s and KPI monitoring.
• Ensuring GDPR compliance and contributing to continuous process improvement within MIS.

This role requires strong leadership, excellent attention to detail, and a proactive approach to maintaining compliance while supporting the College’s strategic aims. Some evening and weekend work may be required to meet business needs.

What we offer

Our team are important to us, and we offer a wide range of benefits to recognise the hard work put into supporting our learners. As a Team member, you will receive:

• Excellent Holiday Allowance, plus bank holidays (8) and College closure days at Christmas (3)
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Interest-free loans for Season tickets; Computers
• Contributory average salary with Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Continuous Professional Development Events (CPD)
• Access to Perkbox, our rewards and discount platform
• Access to the College's Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Discount at the College's on-site hair and beauty salon

Important Information

The safety and welfare of our learners and staff are extremely important to us, and this is why we pride ourselves on our safeguarding procedures. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activities relevant to children.

For further information about our Safeguarding and Prevent policy, please view the documents attached.

We encourage and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or identity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership.

To apply, please complete an application form before the closing date specified, as CVs will not be accepted. Please ensure you also include a supporting statement as part of your application where you need to address how you fit the Person Specification detailed in the Job Description attached to be considered for the position.

In submitting your application for this position, it is strictly prohibited to use any form of AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools or automation. By applying, you confirm that all content is your own and not generated or assisted by AI.

We reserve the right to close the submission deadline earlier than expected, so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.