Performance Analyst

Reed; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 69,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Reed is seeking a proactive Performance Analyst to support the Metropolitan Police Service in London, driving performance insights for the County Lines Programme and Operation Yamata. You will own reporting, analyse large datasets, and translate findings into actionable recommendations for senior leaders and frontline teams.

As a trusted partner, you’ll develop dashboards, improve data quality, and communicate complex information clearly to stakeholders across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel and Pivot Tables for large datasets.
• Data cleansing and validation to ensure accuracy.
• Trend/Performance analysis to identify risks/opportunities.
• Data reconciliation across multiple sources to ensure consistency.
• Creating charts, reports and MI packs for senior stakeholders.
• Identifying data quality issues and anomalies.
• Presenting findings to stakeholders and senior management.
• Turning raw data into meaningful business insights.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual performance reports.
• Analyse large datasets to identify trends, risks, opportunities and operational insights.
• Respond to ad-hoc analytical requests from senior stakeholders.
• Create PowerPoint presentations and management information packs.
• Monitor data quality and investigate inconsistencies.
• Translate complex data into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Support strategic decision-making through evidence-based analysis.
• Build strong relationships with operational teams, managers and senior leaders.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes and outputs.
• Develop dashboards and explore innovative ways to present performance information.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Pivot Tables/large datasets

Data cleansing/validation

Trend/Performance analysis

Data reconciliation

Charts/reports/MI packs

Anomalies/data quality issues

Presenting to stakeholders

Turning data into insights

Tools

SQL/Databricks SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Power Query

VBA/Macros

Dashboard development

Reporting automation

AI tools for reporting

MDX

Job description

Are you a naturally curious analyst who loves turning data into meaningful insight?

We're recruiting a Performance Analyst to join a specialist Metropolitan Police Service team supporting the nationally recognised County Lines Programme and Operation Yamata. This is a unique opportunity to use your analytical expertise to support frontline policing, influence senior decision-making, and contribute to the fight against serious organised crime across London.

This is far more than a reporting role. You'll become a trusted partner to operational teams, helping them understand performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and demonstrate the real-world impact of their work to senior leaders, the Home Office, and national policing stakeholders.

Location: Putney Bridge Police Station, SW15

Payrate: £440 per day Umbrella (Inside IR35)

Contract: 6 months - Full time Monday to Friday

Working Arrangements: 3 days per week office based.

What You'll Be Doing

As the team's Performance Analyst, you'll take ownership of performance reporting, data analysis, and insight generation, ensuring operational activity is accurately recorded, understood, and communicated.

Key responsibilities include:

• Producing monthly, quarterly, and annual performance reports.
• Analysing large datasets to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and operational insights.
• Responding to ad-hoc analytical requests from senior stakeholders.
• Creating engaging PowerPoint presentations and management information packs.
• Monitoring data quality and investigating inconsistencies.
• Translating complex data into clear recommendations and actionable insight.
• Supporting strategic decision-making through evidence-based analysis.
• Building strong relationships with operational teams, managers, and senior leaders.
• Identifying opportunities to improve reporting processes and analytical outputs.
• Developing dashboards and exploring innovative ways to present performance information.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking someone who can quickly become a valued member of the team and confidently work with minimal supervision.

The successful candidate will be:

Naturally curious and analytical

A proactive problem-solver

Comfortable challenging existing processes

Confident presenting to senior stakeholders

Able to build strong relationships across diverse teams

Organised and able to manage competing priorities

A self-starter who takes ownership and delivers results

Most importantly, we're looking for someone who doesn't just produce reports, but actively seeks ways to add value and improve how the team uses data.

Essential Skills & Experience

You’ll have experience in a Performance Analyst, Data Analyst, MI Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst, Insight Analyst, Commercial Analyst, or similar role.

You should be confident in:

• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Pivot Tables and large dataset analysis
• Data cleansing and validation
• Trend and performance analysis
• Data reconciliation across multiple sources
• Creating charts, reports, and management information packs
• Identifying anomalies and data quality issues
• Presenting findings to stakeholders and senior management
• Turning raw data into meaningful business insight

Desirable Skills

Experience with any of the following would be highly advantageous:

• SQL / Databricks SQL
• Power Query
• Power BI
• Tableau
• VBA / Macros
• Dashboard development
• Reporting automation
• Copilot or AI tools for reporting efficiency
• MDX

We're looking for someone who can take the baton and run with it. Someone who is naturally curious, enjoys digging into data, can confidently present their findings, and wants to become a trusted adviser to the team rather than simply produce reports.

If you're passionate about data, enjoy solving problems, and want your analysis to have a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you.