About Us

Strode College is an outstanding Further Education College with a local and national reputation for excellence; we have excellent teaching and support and our students aspire to and achieve the results they need to move on to their next opportunity. The college is placed in the top 10% of colleges nationally, and is one of the top performing colleges in the south west. We work hard to meet the needs of our local community; whether they are young people taking vocational or A-level qualifications, those seeking high quality local degree programmes or adults who are developing their professional skills or seeking a change of career. The College provides specialist work-based training in the form of Apprenticeships and work related professional qualifications. Our dedicated Employer Engagement team works closely with local businesses to support them to meet their workforce needs, sourcing apprentices and providing training. We are delighted to have been part of the T-level pilot scheme and are expanding the qualifications we offer from September 2021. T-levels are central to the government reforms of the technical education system and we are proud to be one of the first to deliver these to our students. All of this activity means Strode College is keener than ever to attract ambitious, hardworking, talented staff to enable us to continue to provide outstanding education every day for every student. The role: Head of Funding and Management Information Systems (MIS) Are you looking for a change? Strode College are recruiting for our Head of Funding and Management Information Systems (MIS). You could be seeking a new strategic role or wanting to make the move to a beautiful part of the country, or both! 1 This is full time post of 37 hours per week 2 The salary is on the management scale of MS8 £44,037 – MS9 £45,172 per annum. 3 The successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service. Further information about the Disclosure scheme can be found at www.disclosure.gov.uk or by contacting the information line on 0870 90 90 811 4 The post is subject to a six-month probationary period. This is seen as essentially a supportive time however unsatisfactory performance may lead to termination of contract. During the probation period mandatory training units must be undertaken. The training sessions are Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults, PREVENT, Health and Safety, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 5 Holiday entitlement is 37 days per annum plus 50% of Christmas closure days. Additional days may be given subject to the College meeting annually agreed performance targets 6 The appointee will be brought automatically into the Local Government Pension Scheme. Contributions are 6.5% of salary. 7 It is a condition of appointment that the salary will be paid directly into a bank or building society account. 8 Sick leave will be in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Strode College Board of Governors.