Insights Analyst

Achieving for Children; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Achieving for Children seeks an Insight Analyst (SEND Portfolio) to join our Intelligence & Improvement Team on a 24-month fixed-term contract. You will move beyond basic reporting to explain why things happened and forecast what comes next, influencing service delivery across Windsor & Maidenhead.

You will lead data strategy for SEND Reform, build predictive models, and design analytics that track and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Qualifications

• Advanced SQL querying and data manipulation.
• Experience designing dashboards that inform decisions.
• Ability to translate statistical findings into plain-English recommendations for executives.
• Familiarity with Children’s Services data and management systems is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Drive Strategy: act as the dedicated data lead for SEND Reform Plan and advise operational leaders.
• Forecast & Model: develop predictive models to project demand for SEND placements and early interventions.
• Measure Impact: design tracking systems to prove what works for children and young people.
• Streamline Operations: manage complex data workflows and statutory returns.

Skills

SQL

BI & Visualization

Storytelling

Sector Context

Tools

Liquidlogic

Synergy

Job description

Achieving for Children (AfC) is hiring an Insight Analyst (SEND Portfolio) to join our Intelligence & Improvement Team on a 24-month fixed-term contract. his isn't about standard tick-box reporting. We are looking for someone who moves past the \"what happened\" to solve the \"why\" and predict \"what happens next.\"

In this role, you’ll be the strategic data lead behind our SEND Reform Plan and Alternative Provision strategy - building predictive models, uncovering deep trends, and directly influencing service delivery across Windsor & Maidenhead.

What You’ll Do

• Drive Strategy: Act as the dedicated data lead for our SEND Reform Plan, directly advising operational leaders.
• Forecast & Model: Develop predictive models to project demand for SEND placements and early interventions.
• Measure Impact: Design tracking systems that prove what works for children and young people.
• Streamline Operations: Manage complex data workflows and statutory DfE returns.

What We’re Looking For

• SQL Expertise: Advanced ability to query, join, and manipulate complex relational datasets.
• Strategic BI & Visualisation: Track record of designing clear, decision-ready dashboards.
• Storytelling & the \"So What?\": Ability to translate advanced statistical findings into plain-English recommendations for senior executives.
• Sector Context: Familiarity with Children’s Services data and management systems (e.g., Liquidlogic, Synergy) is a strong advantage.

Location: Hybrid (Windsor & Maidenhead offices + flexible home working)