Data Manager

Job Description

Vacancy Details

12707 – Data Manager

Location:
UAE – Dubai About the Role GEMS Al Barsha National School is seeking a Data Manager with immediate effect.

You will be responsible for maintaining accurate and up to date personal staff and student information in the MIS and report on this where necessary. This will include monitoring, tracing and reporting on student attendance.

You will also need to have logical and analytical thinking skills and possess excellent ICT skills, including a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and experience in SIMS. You must be excellent in communication skills – verbal and written; should be able to prioritize, effectively plan and have good organisational skills.

You will require to liaise with the Leaders responsible for the timetable, Heads of Year and Heads of Subject Areas to create class lists for the coming academic year.

You will input data accurately and efficiently into Assessment Management systems and be able to import/ export to all school data from Microsoft Excel.

You must be a team player, service oriented and eager to learn.

About Your Benefits You must be a team player, service oriented and eager to learn.

BA Degree in any relevant discipline/subject suitable for this role

2-3 years work experience in a similar role

Exceptional skills in Excel

Good understanding of how the school works with experience in administration of data management systems

Experience with other educational software and application will be advantage

About GEMS Trusted for over 60 years and now a third generation education family, GEMS Education began in a single school room in Dubai. Today, we have the privilege of educating over 170,000 students from over 176 countries through GEMS owned and managed schools globally; over 270,000 students access resources through our services division.

About the School GEMS Al Barsha National School Dubai offers an inspirational curriculum based on the National Curriculum for England with Arabic language and UAE culture, heritage and tradition at the heart of everything. The school opened in 2016 and as an all-through educational provision, now caters for over 1,100 children from FS1 to Year 13. FS – Y3 provision is co-educational with Y4-13 boys and girls taught separately.

The school enjoys a prime location making it easily accessible to everything that Dubai has to offer as well as other Emirates. As well as being a fabulous place to work, Dubai is a vibrant, cosmopolitan, rapidly expanding city where the sun shines all year round. Here in Dubai you will enjoy an excellent lifestyle as well as extensive travel and leisure opportunities around the region and further afield.

About Application Process If you meet the criteria and you are enthusiastic about the role, we would welcome your application.

To complete the application you would need the following document(s):

1. Resume/CV
2. Passport-size photograph
3. CV

In line with the UAE’s Emiratisation goals, GEMS welcomes and encourages applications from UAE nationals to join our fast-growing team.

Important Note : GEMS Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its students. Applicants will be required to submit a current police criminal clearance check or equivalent from their home country or current country of residence prior to appointment.