Assistant Data Manager - Immediate start - - Sunmarke School

About Us

Fortes Education has been a leading education provider in the UAE for over four decades with premium international schools and nurseries that have experienced outstanding success and growth. Our schools offer the most innovative and character-building education in the entire Middle East region.

Our core ethos and philosophy of education is Positive Education (PosEd). Through PosEd, our schools foster active engagement in learning, celebrating character strengths and accomplishments. We encourage children to cultivate fulfilling relationships with others and seek meaning and purpose in their own lives. We enable children to become happy learners and develop into innovative thinkers, confident young adults, and life-long learners. Our students develop resilience, a growth mindset and deep character strengths that allow them to flourish in an ever-changing world.

About Sunmarke School – Where Amazing Happens

Sunmarke School provides an ambitious and inspiring, values-based education that nurtures the hearts and minds of students so that they can flourish and achieve their dreams. Powered by our suite of signature programmes, Sunmarke is a uniquely innovative school, transforming young lives. This was reflected in Sunmarke School winning the coveted ‘Most Innovative School’ award at the international Which School Advisor ceremony in Dubai and London.

Sunmarke is an all–through school which offers a premium education across a fantastic range of pathways for students, including the National Curriculum of England, GCSE/IGCSE, ‘A’ Levels, BTEC and the IB Diploma Programmes. Our students regularly win examination boards’ ‘best in world’, ‘best in Middle East’ and ‘best in country’ awards every year, across a diverse range of subjects. The latest incredible IB results show that Sunmarke School is in the top 3 schools in Dubai and 69th in world rankings. Our suite of Signature Programmes is unrivalled in Dubai, with inspiring opportunities for students to experience transformative learning opportunities. These include Environmental and Sustainability Studies, where students learn in Forest School settings, as well as utilising cutting-edge hydroponic technology to examine how science can support sustainability in future terrains; a world-class STEAM centre and curriculum, which offers students an incredible opportunity to apply their learning in solving real-world problems, from Foundation Stage through to Year 9; Augmented and Virtual Reality AR/VR experiences alongside our cutting edge use of Artificial Intelligence for staff and students; outstanding performing arts opportunities with full black box and auditorium facilities alongside peripatetic music spaces and media suites; and a fantastic sports programme augmented with professional coaches, which led Sunmarke to be overall champions at the BSME Games.

Sunmarke School has been judged by the Dubai School Inspection Bureau (DSIB) as a ‘Very Good’ school since our third year of operation and is consistently judged ‘Outstanding’ by British Schools Overseas (BSO).

We present an exciting opportunity to join our all through school and to play an important part in our journey beyond “outstanding”. Sunmarke School, Dubai is one of our flagship schools, located at a prime location in Jumeirah Village Triangle.

About You

We are seeking to appoint an organised, detail-oriented Assistant Data Manager support the smooth and accurate management of student data across the academic year, supporting both daily operations and key SIMS routines. Working closely with the Data Manager and SIMs Officer, the Assistant Data Manager will assist in maintaining high-quality data standards, ensuring that student information is accurate, timely, and secure, contributing to the school’s strategic planning & compliance with data protection policies.

Key Responsibilities

MIS & Data Management:

• Support the Data Manager in maintaining and improving data systems, dashboards, and databases.
• Ensure data integrity across multiple platforms, including student information systems, assessment tools
• Assist in the collection, cleaning, and validation of data for internal and external reporting.
• Generate data reports, analytics summaries, and visualisations for school leadership and senior management.
• Maintain and update student timetables.
• Support in the creation of the new academic year and support end of year process.
• Provide ad hoc MIS support and reports to staff and SLT.
• Import external data including GL assessment into MIS (Currently SIMs).
• Maintain and update the school's database system. (SIMS, GL Assessment)
• Support the implementation of data-related policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Liaise with IT teams to ensure smooth data integration and system updates.
• Provide end-user support and basic training for staff in data entry, reporting, and usage.
  
  

Assessment And Reporting

• Organising the collection of internal and external assessment data through the creation of SIMS marksheets, grades set, aspects.
• Design and check report templates.
• Monitor deadlines for data returns.
• Produce accurate and timely school report cards for parents.
• Creating and managing PBI dashboards.
• Support in the KHDA end-of-year assessment data upload.
• Assist in preparing SEF/BSO/DSIB data reports, updating online portals.
• Support in GCSE, A-Level and IB headlines and analysis in SIMS/PBI.
  
  

Essential

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in data management, preferably in an educational or administrative setting.
• Strong Excel and database management skills (experience with Power BI, SQL, or Google Data Studio is an advantage).
• Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of a school MIS (SIMS, iSams)
• Familiarity with Power BI dashboards and data entry.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and data integrity.
• Effective communication with both teaching and support staff.
  
  

Desirable

• Working knowledge of SIMS.
• Experience within a school data team or similar environment.
• Experience working with NovaT
• Understanding of KHDA systems and processes.
• Ability to use data analysis for school improvement.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and data protection legislation.
  
  

Professional Attributes

• Highly organised and able to work under pressure.
• Discreet and trustworthy with sensitive information.
• Proactive and solution oriented.
• Flexible working hours during peak times (e.g., results days, reporting deadlines).