Performance Analyst - Climate & Sustainability Insights

Dorset Council UK; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset Council is seeking a data-focused professional to lead performance reporting for the Climate and Nature programme. You will turn sustainability data into clear insights, supporting evidence-led decision making for Council boards and senior leaders.

You will work with colleagues across the authority, coordinating data collection and producing reporting products that translate complex data into accessible information for elected members and management.

Qualifications

• Experience presenting management information to senior stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to tailor methods to the audience.

Responsibilities

• Lead performance reporting and monitoring for the Climate and Nature programme, turning data into insights.
• Ensure data is collected and reported consistently across the council to support decision making.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

Power BI

Job description

You will be joining the Strategic Performance, Intelligence and Risk service which is responsible for driving high-quality data and reporting products to support evidence-led decision making for Dorset Council and providing value for money services to residents.

What's In It For You

Working in collaboration with colleagues in the Sustainability team, you'll have the opportunity to evidence and provide insights into how Dorset Council is working towards delivery of one of our strategic priorities, "Respond to the climate and nature crisis", by delivering reporting products and analytical insight based on good quality data and evidence.

You'll be working in a vibrant team that share your values and understand the importance of good quality data. You'll be given the opportunity to work collaboratively within this dedicated team, and others from across the authority, as well as the autonomy to deliver using your own initiative (backed through supportive leadership).

What Can You Expect To Be Doing

As a council we have a responsibility to be open and transparent in how we are performing against our priorities and objectives. This is underpinned by the need for good quality data, reporting products, and insights.

You will be leading on performance reporting and monitoring for the Council's climate and nature programme, turning sustainability data into clear insights and reporting. The post will play a key role in helping us track progress, and support evidence-led decision making, against our climate and ecological commitments, including providing meaningful performance information to the Climate and Nature Delivery Board, Senior Leaders, and Elected Members. You'll have the opportunity to work with officers and systems from across the council to ensure data is collected and reported in a consistent manner and translated into meaningful reporting products and insights.

About You

You will be confident in using data and have strong stakeholder management skills, adapting methods to suit the audience. You will have a keen eye for detail, curious mindset, and good communication skills. Experience in presentation of management information and reports, and excellent knowledge of IT applications and database packages (including Power BI) is essential.