About the Role

This role will work across Leeds Conservatoire & University Centre Leeds

This role is to contribute to the development, configuration, and build within Tribal SITS (Strategic Information Technology Services), including its products, components, and integrating systems.

The post holder will work closely with suppliers and programme stakeholders, and will be an intrinsic part of all discussions relating to realising the implementation, utilisation and maintenance of the student record system and its interfaces.

As a Graduate Trainee, the post holder will undertake a programme of learning with Tribal, delivered over 100 days within a 12 month period, as part of full-time employment within the HE Quality and Standards directorate for Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds. The training programme will enable the Graduate Trainee to:

• Understand the skills, principals and practice of effective software implementation and how to support the management of the Tribal student information system (SITS).
• Develop soft skills and reflect on own ability to perform effectively as an internal consultant at Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.
• Develop essential functional and technical skills through hands on configuration.

What You Will Do

• Will train with Tribal to be able to contribute to building SITS Tasks, Vista, interfaces, and system configuration where required,
• Provide expert SITS technical knowledge and be able to trouble shoot and resolve existing functionality.
• Contribute to the Group's HE MIS projects that include technical and business process change, in particular those that support APIs and integration with the new Student Record System and to the implementation of revised functionality consistently across the Group HE's systems.

About You

• Recent or new graduate with a degree in a relevant subject and some knowledge and experience of product development, integrations and testing
• Eagerness to train and learn, to further develop knowledge of programming languages, web services or other appropriate technical skills and experience of working on projects and software development initiatives
• An ability to stay calm under pressure
• Ability to extract complex data from diverse data sources to inform key management decisions
• Proactively seek data accuracy of areas of responsibility, resolving data-related issues effectively, is essential.

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
  • Support Staff 27 days (increasing to 32 days after 5 years service)
  • Academic 37 days
  • Senior Management 37 days
• Generous Pension schemes
  • Teachers' Pension Scheme
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
• Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements