Performance Analyst - Vulnerable Children (FTC)

Swindon Borough Council; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Swindon Borough Council is seeking a Performance Analyst to strengthen performance insight across the Children s Services. You will design and deliver high-quality performance reports and dashboards, providing clear, timely intelligence to senior managers and the regulator.

You will oversee KPI analysis, statutory returns and operational metrics across the Children s Social Care framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and corporate priorities while embedding a culture of

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and ability to turn data into insights.
• Solid understanding of performance management frameworks and data quality.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver high-quality performance reports and dashboards for senior managers and regulators.
• Oversee analysis and reporting of KPIs, statutory returns and operational metrics across Childrens Social Care.
• Embed a strong performance culture and support continuous service improvement.

Skills

Power BI

Advanced Excel

Job description

Performance Analyst - Vulnerable Children

Ref: 181966

Salary: £32,597 p.a. plus benefits

Please note: 3.3% national pay award increase to be applied in October.

37 hours per week

Fixed Term Contract - 12 months

Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that's who we're doing it for - the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you'll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It's all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

Your next role

We are looking for a skilled Performance Analyst to play a key role in strengthening performance insight across Children's Services. You will design and deliver high-quality performance reports and dashboards, providing clear, timely intelligence to senior managers, service leaders and the regulator. Working across the full Children's Social Care performance framework, you will oversee the analysis and reporting of KPIs, statutory returns and operational metrics, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and corporate priorities. You will be central to embedding a strong performance culture and supporting continuous service improvement.

About you

You will bring strong analytical skills, advanced experience in Power BI and Excel, and the ability to turn complex data into compelling insights through clear visualisation and storytelling. Confident working both independently and collaboratively, you will build effective relationships with colleagues and partners, influence decision-making, and support performance reviews and benchmarking activity. We are looking for someone with a solid understanding of performance management frameworks and data quality, and ideally some knowledge of Children's Social Care, you will be motivated by using data to drive real-world improvements for residents and services.

This is a fixed term contract for 12 month maternity cover.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act "for the effective performance of a customer-facing role").

The team operates a hybrid working model with all officers expected to be in the office for a minimum of two days per week.

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It's why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you'll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We'll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we'll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you'll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

For further information about the role please contact James Rawlins, Intelligence Lead, [e-mail]

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application, please email [e-mail]

Closing date: 6 September 2026

Interview date: 18 September 2026 (in person)