Education Support Professionals Ltd

We are delighted to be partnering with one of the UK's most influential and growing MSPs. Are you passionate about IT enough to have a vision for IT in schools, while working a good percentage of your time from home? Our client is seeking a talented IT consultant to join this rapidly expanding organisation. Don't miss this ground-floor opportunity to work with a varied set of customers/stakeholders and to define and deliver sustainable IT solutions for schools Our client is looking for an IT Consultant who can shape technology and lead the necessary change. You WILL be making a difference. From project management to strategic design, you'll act as a trusted advisor to local authorities, construction companies, and private organisations. Your background as an IT Manager/Operations Manager, coupled with your strong stakeholder engagement and decision-making skills, will ensure success. This is a hybrid role, working from home but with weekly visits to a variety of clients in the Greater Bristol/Gloucester/Wiltshire/Oxfordshire/Somerset region Who we want to hear from: School ICT/Network Managers or Senior Engineers with a proven record in IT Technology Network Infrastructure, Wireless, Cabling, Cloud, etc. Education IT professionals who lead from the front with a strategic mind and a vision. Why this role? Impactful work: Transform education environments. Expand your skills with top industry training. Work from home with site visits. This company believes in a work/life balance Competitive pay and excellent benefits : Expenses paid Car allowance Private Medical Insurance (for you and family) Death in service Birthday days off!

A leading educational institution in Broad Green is seeking an Information Systems Manager to lead and evolve core business systems. This pivotal role requires overseeing platforms such as iSAMS and Sage, driving improvements and analytics with tools like Power BI. Candidates should have proven experience with school MIS, SQL, and stakeholder management. The role offers significant ownership and collaboration across various teams, with excellent benefits including free lunches and pension contributions.

We are seeking an experienced Information Systems Manager to own, lead, and evolve the core business systems landscape within Berkhamsted school, a multisite independent school environment all based in Berkhamsted town. This is a pivotal role, bridging IT, Data, Finance, HR, and Academic teams, ensuring business critical platforms are reliable, well governed, secure, and delivering real organisational insight. You will have end to end ownership of systems including iSAMS (MIS), iTrent (HR & Payroll) and Sage (Finance), working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to drive continuous improvement, automation, and high quality reporting. Why Berkhamsted School? This is a high impact role offering real ownership, autonomy, and the chance to modernise and improve how data and systems support education. You'll work closely with senior leaders, influence strategy, and help shape the future of business systems across the school. Berkhamsted is a well developed, well funded and digitally progressive organisation with a substantial IT team as evidenced by their annual IT Conference. Always with a view to the future they facilitate excellent rounded education whilst building digital literacy and resilience. It was one of the first schools to implement 1 1 devices which has enabled digital learning across the school. In addition to a close knit team of IT professionals, you'll receive excellent benefits including access to facilities, free lunches during term time, excellent pension and a host of other benefits. This is primarily an onsite role, easily accessible by car from M25 and M1, and mainline train stations from London or Midlands, however Hybrid may also be considered in time or for the right candidate. Key Responsibilities Business Systems Ownership Act as product owner for core platforms: iSAMS, iTrent and Sage, plus associated integrations and portals Plan and deliver upgrades, patches, and annual cycles (e.g. payroll year end, iSAMS rollovers, Sage updates) Ensure system availability, performance, licensing compliance and vendor SLA management Data, Reporting & Insights Lead the analytics roadmap using Power BI, delivering executive dashboards and governed datasets Maintain and evolve SQL based reporting (SSRS, SAP Business Objects) Champion data quality, ownership, and standards across student, staff and finance data Integrations & Security Own integrations between business systems and identity platforms (Entra ID / Azure AD), finance, HR and academic tools Ensure secure access models, SSO/MFA configuration, and least privilege principles Support audits, compliance requirements, and statutory returns Leadership & Collaboration Line manage Business Systems staff and embed strong service discipline Partner with Finance, HR, Data and Academic leadership to translate operational needs into system improvements Manage third party suppliers, consultants and implementation partners Continuous Improvement Identify and deliver automation and digital process improvements using low code tools (Power Platform) Lead small to medium scale projects with clear benefits, governance and change management What We're Looking For Essential Experience Proven ownership of a school MIS (ideally iSAMS but will also consider Schoolbase, sims, arbor, bromcom etc) and related HR/Finance systems Strong working knowledge of SQL, reporting tools, and data models Experience delivering system upgrades, migrations and integrations with third party vendors Hands on capability with tools such as Power BI, PowerShell, T SQL, APIs, IIS and SharePoint Confident stakeholder manager with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly Desirable Experience in the education sector, ideally multisite Exposure to Power Platform, Dataverse, or Azure data services Familiarity with Agile, Kanban or ITIL ways of working

A specialised, highly regarded technical service business, with a small but growing team of systems implementation engineers providing the very best of breed cyber security, systems and networking services, needs you! This majority home and field based role would entail working closely with technical staff in various UK based clients to scope, implement and support their best of breed technology solutions. This is a highly client facing role which will develop your customer development and technology pre-sales skills You will already have a demonstrable knowledge of Networking Principles, Fortinet NSE4 or better, M365, Intune, Entra, Azure, DNS, DHCP, IP subnetting etc. You will gain access to unlimited training and CPD, become an expert in Fortinet and other technologies. As well as opportunities as the service and business continues to grow. The dynamic and professional culture of the business, along side a deep specialisation in networking and technology systems would suit someone with great problem solving abilities and an aptitude for creating and supporting best of breed technology solutions. Experience with the education sector is highly advantageous especially someone who also have service provider or MSP experience as well. Largely a remote and field based role so could be based anywhere in the Uk, with 1 day in the office per week in SW UK.