Associate Reporting and Performance Lead

WMJobs; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible/hybrid working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Staff wellbeing benefits

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking an Associate Reporting and Performance Lead to join our Transformation, Reporting and Intelligence team. This permanent role focuses on developing performance reporting frameworks, dashboards and management information to support smart, evidence-based procurement decisions across Commercial and Procurement Services.

You'll lead data analysis, governance and continuous improvement, working with senior leaders to translate complex data into actionable insights

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering performance reporting frameworks, management information and business intelligence solutions.
• Advanced data analysis skills, including extracting, manipulating and interpreting large datasets using Excel and reporting or visualisation tools.
• Experience working within regulated or governance-led environments, ensuring reporting is accurate, compliant and evidence based.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to translate procurement objectives into meaningful performance measures.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining performance reporting frameworks that measure procurement performance against strategic priorities and organisational objectives.
• Producing high-quality management information, dashboards and performance packs that provide meaningful insight for senior leaders and governance boards.
• Analysing complex procurement, supplier, contract, spend and financial data to identify trends, risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Working with colleagues across Commercial and Procurement Services to improve data quality, strengthen reporting processes and establish a trusted single source of information.
• Supporting audit, assurance and governance activity by providing accurate evidence, reporting and performance analysis.
• Using commercial intelligence to monitor strategic priorities, including social value, ESG, supplier performance and value for money.
• Leading and developing team members while promoting a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and data‑driven decision making.

Skills

Performance reporting

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Governance & compliance

Tools

Excel

BI tools

Job description

Birmingham City Council,

Associate Reporting and Performance Lead

Permanent

Grade D - £45,091 – £53,460

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Equal Pay Programme

Working 36.5 hours per week

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

Drive data-led decision making across Commercial and Procurement Services

Are you an experienced performance and data professional who can turn complex information into meaningful insight? Birmingham City Council is looking for an Associate Reporting and Performance Lead to join our newly established Transformation, Reporting and Intelligence team.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape how performance is measured across one of the UK's largest local authority procurement functions. You'll develop reporting frameworks, provide strategic insight and ensure leaders have the information they need to make informed commercial decisions. Working at the heart of Commercial and Procurement Services, you'll help embed a culture of evidence-based decision making, continuous improvement and accountability.

About The Role

As an Associate Reporting and Performance Lead, you'll play a key role in developing the Council's commercial intelligence capability by:

• Developing and maintaining performance reporting frameworks that measure procurement performance against strategic priorities and organisational objectives.
• Producing high-quality management information, dashboards and performance packs that provide meaningful insight for senior leaders and governance boards.
• Analysing complex procurement, supplier, contract, spend and financial data to identify trends, risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Working with colleagues across Commercial and Procurement Services to improve data quality, strengthen reporting processes and establish a trusted single source of information.
• Supporting audit, assurance and governance activity by providing accurate evidence, reporting and performance analysis.
• Using commercial intelligence to monitor strategic priorities, including social value, ESG, supplier performance and value for money.
• Leading and developing team members while promoting a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and data‑driven decision making.

About You

We're looking for someone who combines strong analytical capability with excellent stakeholder management skills. You'll bring:

• Experience designing and delivering performance reporting frameworks, management information and business intelligence solutions.
• Advanced data analysis skills, including extracting, manipulating and interpreting large datasets using Excel and reporting or visualisation tools.
• Experience working within regulated or governance-led environments, ensuring reporting is accurate, compliant and evidence based.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to translate procurement objectives into meaningful performance measures.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, presenting complex information clearly to senior leaders and a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience improving data quality, developing reporting processes and embedding robust governance across performance information.
• Proven experience leading or developing colleagues, with a commitment to continuous professional development and high performance.

Why Join Us?

At Birmingham City Council, you'll help build the intelligence and reporting capability that supports one of the UK's largest and most ambitious Commercial and Procurement Services. In return, we offer:

• The opportunity to shape strategic reporting and influence key commercial decisions across a complex organisation.
• A collaborative and forward-thinking team committed to innovation, insight and continuous improvement.
• Opportunities to develop your expertise in business intelligence, commercial analytics and performance management.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities where service needs allow.
• A competitive Local Government Pension Scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
• Access to a wide range of employee wellbeing initiatives and staff benefits.
• A rewarding career where your work will strengthen governance, improve decision‑making and help deliver better value and better services for Birmingham's residents.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact: [e-mail]

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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