Adam Gamble
Faculty Planning Officer
90 Cromwell Avenue, Stockport
Summary
Faculty Planning Officer in the Arts and Humanities Faculty at Manchester Metropolitan University for the past two years. I was previously a Quality Assurance Officer with 13 years' experience in a Sixth Form College. I have a high attention to detail and am very skilled in data analysis, using Excel in particular to manipulate a wide variety of data sets. I am extremely organised, able to work under pressure with competing deadlines and have a track record for report writing, operational support and developing systems which have enabled a more detailed analysis of data.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Faculty Planning Officer
Manchester Metropolitan University
03.2022 - Current
- Data analysis and Operations support to the Arts and Humanities Faculty.
- Interrogate large data sets including student number targets, market insight HESA data, Workload Model and league tables.
- Provide written reports on data analysis for the team and wider Faculty, providing insights on progress and issues.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues in the Strategic Planning Directorate, Faculty and Professional Services.
- Improve and develop analytical systems to provide further insights into data across the Faculty.
- Provide operational support within the team and Faculty, particularly in regards to space management.
Quality Officer
Xaverian College
04.2017 - 03.2022
- Data analysis of all student progress
- Develop and maintain data analysis systems to be used by teaching staff and middle leaders
- Produce regular student progress data reports for senior management and middle leaders
- Assist the Assistant Principal in development of Quality strategy and policy
- Assist the Assistant Principal in curriculum audits, advising middle leaders on areas for improvement from analysis of data and self-assessment reports
- Train new middle leaders in Quality and data processes
- Point of contact for all staff for Quality, providing advice and guidance
- Liaise with external stakeholders on internal and national data
- Assist in the planning, implementation, administration, recording and evaluation of professional development and training activities.
Attendance and Finance Officer
Xaverian College
10.2008 - 04.2017
- Responsible for all administration in the Attendance Office
- Data entry of student absences
- Responsible for the running of the 16-19 Student Bursary fund; from development of application criteria, setting up of spreadsheets and database to gather and manipulate data to the day-to-day processing of applications and payments to students
- Produced reports for middle leaders on student attendance data
- Accurate and timely processing of invoices
- Administration of purchase ordering.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - History
Manchester Metropolitan University
A-Levels - History, Media Studies, Film Studies
Bury College
GCSE - 9 GCSEs at A-C
Prestwich High School
Skills
High quality analysis of different sets of dataHigh Level of skill in Excel - proficient in advanced formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, creating macros in VBA, conditional formatting and building graphs and chartsCan produce complex, layered Excel workbooksWorking knowledge of Microsoft Office suite as well as Excel, including Access and PowerPointAble to produce high quality data reports for various stakeholders
Able to interrogate data within SQL and related databases
Excellent interpersonal skills, communicating with colleagues at all levels on a daily basis as well as external stakeholdersSolving key issues in strategy and processesThinking outside the box and coming up with valuable and innovative ideasExperience of managing other colleaguesAble to manage own workload within tight deadlinesVery high level of attention to detail
Timeline
Faculty Planning Officer
Manchester Metropolitan University
03.2022 - Current
Quality Officer
Xaverian College
04.2017 - 03.2022
Attendance and Finance Officer
Xaverian College
10.2008 - 04.2017
Bachelor of Arts - History
Manchester Metropolitan University
A-Levels - History, Media Studies, Film Studies
Bury College
GCSE - 9 GCSEs at A-C
Prestwich High School