iSAMS and Data Manager

Job description / Role

Job overview

As this is a temporary role, candidates must already have a valid UAE visa.

Uptown International School (UIS) is a leading educational institution located in the vibrant city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. We are dedicated to providing a high-quality international education that fosters creativity, critical thinking, and global citizenship among our diverse student body.

Position: iSAMs and Data Manager - UAE residents only
Contract type: Temporary
Position type: Administration

Job role

Reporting

• R3 reports syncing with gradebooks and setup
• Communication with parents regarding accessing reports on iSAMs
• Parental access issues when reports are published
• R3 spreadsheets: Phase 2, 3 and 4 analysis spreadsheets
• R3 summary analysis reports
• R3 ragging spreadsheets - every grade, every subject in secondary
• MBR/DDSP spreadsheet report for KHDA in January

iSAMs

• iSAMs day-to-day issues and communications
• iSAMs administration at the request of staff

ECA support

• ECA sign up – sync iSAMs with iCloud and remind the parents of their login details (title, forename, surname, email, child’s forename, child’s surname, and child’s date of birth)

New student support

• Verify new student’s record – name, contacts, nationality, religion, Arabic A/B, Islamic A/B on iSAMs
• Assign new student’s academic house and boarding house
• Create Renaissance accounts for new students and send them to the homeroom teachers
• Send the parent portal ID and password to the new student’s parents – resolve parent portal issues during reporting period
• Add the student’s class in teaching manager so they appear on gradebook

Skills and qualifications

Key relationships (internal and external):
School Registrar, Admissions Manager, Marketing and Communications, Heads of Schools or Data Leaders, Principal, Head of Business Operations

• Minimum qualification of bachelor's degree in related discipline or industry standard qualifications and/or experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively within a diverse team