Data Analyst - SEND Reforms | Hybrid, Impactful Insight

Suffolk County Council; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 29 days annual leave (pro rata)

LGPS pension scheme

Travel, health and wellbeing benefits

Performance-based progression and pay

Job summary

Suffolk County Council is seeking a Data Analyst to design and govern BI solutions for Children and Young People’s Services, especially SEND reforms. You will drive self-service reporting and collaborate with IT and partner organisations to deliver data-focused intelligence for improved outcomes.

The role requires extensive BI and data analytics experience, strong leadership, and the ability to coach teams and stakeholders across the directorate. Hybrid working in Ipswich is available.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Business Intelligence, data analytics and performance reporting.
• Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for strategic decisions.
• Strong leadership, coaching and people management skills.
• Experience designing and delivering technical training to build team capability.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement across services, partner organisations and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and governance of BI solutions across Children and Young People's Services, focusing on SEND reforms using Power BI, SQL and SSRS.
• Drive self-service reporting culture by improving data access and decision-making tools.
• Collaborate with IT, transformation teams and partners to develop reporting infrastructure and data-sharing solutions.
• Transform complex data into meaningful intelligence to support service improvement and planning.
• Develop technical capability within the CYP Intelligence Hub via coaching and training.

Skills

BI leadership

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Training and coaching

Governance and delivery

Tools

Power BI

SQL

SSRS

Job description

Suffolk County Council is seeking a Data Analyst to design and govern BI solutions for Children and Young People’s Services, especially SEND reforms. You will drive self-service reporting and collaborate with IT and partner organisations to deliver data-focused intelligence for improved outcomes.

The role requires extensive BI and data analytics experience, strong leadership, and the ability to coach teams and stakeholders across the directorate. Hybrid working in Ipswich is available.