Quality Reporting & Systems Lead

Posting date:	06 February 2026
Salary:	£29,390 to £33,602 per year
Additional salary information:	Competitive
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	22 February 2026
Location:	Nottingham, NG1 7HG
Company:	Nottingham College
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	NottmCollege/TP/1217/318

Summary

Your future is here

A place to inspire

Shape the way Nottingham College sees and improves its performance

We are looking for a Quality Reporting and Systems Lead to design, deliver, and continually enhance the tools and insights that drive rapid quality improvement across the College. You will collaborate with Curriculum Area Managers, Heads of Faculty, Assistant Principal’s, Apprenticeship Managers, the Systems Development team, and MIS to ensure our dashboards, reporting platforms, and quality systems are robust, intuitive, and action focused.

At Nottingham College, you will have the autonomy to help develop solutions that work, the backing to develop your practice, and the chance to make a tangible impact on students, staff, and stakeholders. If you are passionate about turning data into decisions, and decisions into improvement, we would love you to lead the way with us.

Who We Need

An experienced professional who can lead the development and effective use of performance reporting and quality systems across FE, HE, and Apprenticeships. You will combine technical knowhow (dashboards, reporting, ALPs, Strata, TLA systems) with strong stakeholder engagement and training delivery, helping leaders and curriculum teams use data proactively to monitor performance and plan improvement.

Challenges

• Driving adoption and impact: Supporting leaders and managers across diverse provisions not only to access dashboards but use insights to inform timely actions.
• Aligning stakeholders and systems: Working with curriculum leaders, MIS and Systems Development teams to build tools that are consistent, accurate, and easy to use.
• Managing intelligence and risk: Analysing performance to spot trends and risks early then presenting clear, evidence-based recommendations that lead to improvement.
• Keeping ahead of innovation: Leveraging emerging practice and AI to improve reporting, benchmarking, and quality assurance approaches.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of performance dashboards and reporting platforms that enable rapid quality improvement, with ongoing monitoring and iteration.
• Provide training for leaders, managers, and teaching teams on the effective use of HE, FE, and Apprenticeship data and dashboards (including ALPs, dashboards, TLA systems, Strata, and new/emerging tools).
• Support curriculum teams to use reports and dashboards proactively to identify trends and inform quality improvement planning.
• Analyse data to identify areas of risk across provisions and courses, sharing findings and recommendations with the Quality Reporting and Compliance Manager.
• Administrate the college complaints process for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring timely resolutions.
• Provide support, guidance and development for colleagues across the college on relevant quality activities across all provisions.
• Actively seek innovative practice in performance data reporting and the use of AI.
• Support production of quality reports (termly, end-of-year, and ad hoc), including analysis and presentation of statistical data.
• Analyse outcomes and trends alongside regional and national releases where appropriate.
• Contribute to wider Quality functions as required, working as part of the wider Quality Team.

Opportunities

• Driving improvement: Support initiatives that enhance the quality and impact of performance reporting across FE, HE, and Apprenticeships.
• Professional development: Stay at the forefront of AI innovations and national developments in quality assurance reporting.
• Building strong partnerships: Collaborate across College teams and with external stakeholders to align systems, insights, and action.
• Shaping future facing provision: Help integrate innovative practices and technologies into our reporting and quality activity.

What You Will Bring

The ideal candidate will be an analytical, detail driven and collaborative professional with a strong track record of working with complex data, systems, and quality processes. You will bring:

• Evidence of complex data analysis and evaluation, producing concise, accurate reports that draw out clear insights for a wide range of audiences.
• Strong Excel expertise, including analysis of large datasets to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Experience using wider data and performance software (e.g., Power Apps, Power BI) to develop tracking and monitoring systems and processes.
• Experience using AI tools for data analysis, compiling reports, or streamlining business processes.
• Experience supporting or coordinating business processes that drive quality improvement.
• Experience providing guidance, support and training to other staff on systems, processes or quality activities.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information clearly and confidently.
• Strong relationship building skills, enabling effective collaboration across a range of levels, teams and functions.
• Highly effective organisational and prioritisation skills, able to manage competing demands and deliver to deadlines.
• A high level of analytical and written skills, with meticulous attention to detail.

For further details on this post, or if you have any questions that the job description and person specification do not answer, please contact: Kirsty Bailey, Quality Reporting and Compliance Manager -kirsty.bailey@nottinghamcollege.ac.uk

Interviews / Assessments are planned for: w/c 2nd March 2026

Why Join us

• Competitive salary – £29,390 - £33,602 per annum FTE. (This will be pro-rata for term time only or part time posts)
• 35 days Annual Leave + 8 Bank Holidays + Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days annual leave
• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Discounts at various stores and services across the UK via our Vivup App
• Various travel schemes including cycle to work, local transport season tickets and car salary sacrifice scheme
• Opportunities for professional development including 8 dedicated Continued Personal Development (CPD) days and our Request to Invest Programme

A place to belong

At Nottingham College, we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, valued, and understood.

We’re proud to be recognised as a Carer Confident employer, acknowledging the tailored support we offer to staff who balance their roles with caring responsibilities. As part of the Endometriosis Friendly Employer scheme, we’re actively tackling the stigma around menstrual health and providing meaningful support to those affected.

Our commitment to wellbeing continues as we work towards becoming a Menopause Friendly accredited employer, ensuring those experiencing menopause and peri-menopause feel heard and supported.

Mental health matters here too — our network of accredited Mental Health First Aiders is always growing, helping to foster a culture of compassion and understanding across the college.

Through our Wellness Cafés – informal gatherings that invite open conversation – colleagues are encouraged to share experiences and support one another. Whether navigating health challenges or balancing work and personal life, wellbeing is prioritised at Nottingham College, allowing you to thrive in your career.

Nottingham College is a place where you can share your ideas, work with people from all kinds of backgrounds and together, make a positive difference. Within our inclusive workplace, everyone is given the opportunity to belong. As part of this we are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that successful candidates may need.

Nottingham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of our students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks including employer references, and an enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

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We shortlist and interview for our roles throughout the duration of the advert. Therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the stated closing date should we have a high volume of candidates. Please note that interview dates may be subject to change depending on availability