Data and Funding Team Leader - West London College : Job Details

Hours: 36 hours per week, Full-time

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £34,449 - £37,263 per annum

Closing Date: 26th September 2025

Location: Cross-Campus

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 Data and Funding Team Leader to join our Management Information Systems (MIS) department. Reporting directly to the Data and Funding Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and compliance of the College’s learner records, registers, and timetabling data.

You will lead the Data and Funding Team in applying quality assurance processes and procedures, ensuring data integrity and compliance with funding audit requirements. Working closely with colleagues across the College, you will provide advice, guidance, and training on enrolment, ILR (Individualised Learner Record) processes, and funding matters.

This role also involves:

• Leading on ILR production and conducting data quality audits.
• Coordinating funding returns for external agencies such as DfE, GLA, and Student Finance.
• Supporting curriculum planning, timetabling, and enrolment processes.
• Using systems such as PDSATs and FRM reports to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Actively supporting staff with data queries and offering training as required.

This is a vital role within the College, supporting effective curriculum delivery and ensuring funding is maximised through accurate and timely data management.

To be eligible to apply for this role, you must possess the relevant qualifications listed in the Person Specification. For more information, please review the Job Description, which outlines the role and person specification in further detail.

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.