Senior Performance Analyst

EMEA3 Recruitment; Chichester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

West Sussex County Council is seeking a Senior Performance Analyst to join the Children’s Services Data and Performance Team in County Hall, Chichester. The role combines data management, analysis and reporting to support statutory, strategic and operational needs, with hybrid working (2 days in the office).

Responsibilities include collecting and analysing data from multiple sources, creating dashboards in Power BI, and delivering regular performance reports to senior staff and partner

Qualifications

• Relevant degree, or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Experience in undertaking complex data analysis contributing to strategic plans and policies.
• Experience providing professional and accurate advice to senior staff and partner organisations.
• Experience dealing with people and establishing credibility at all levels of the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Collect, process, and analyse data to support statutory, strategic, and operational responsibilities.
• Gather information from service operations and from various sources, externally and internally, using an inquisitive mind and good communication skills.
• Cleans e, integrate, and analyse the data and present results clearly using charts, graphs, infographics, etc.
• Create, produce and maintain regular performance reports and dashboards on Power BI.

Skills

Data analysis

Power BI

Communication

Data management

Presentation

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Workload planning

Education

Degree or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Job description

About Us

West Sussex County Council Children Young People and Learning Directorate provides universal and targeted support services to children across the county. This role will be based in the Children’s Services Data and Performance Team, providing operational management information daily to staff and managers. The Children’s Services Data and Performance Team uses a variety of SQL based reporting from a number of databases used by multiple services across the Directorate. In addition, we use Power BI as a visualisation tool to develop more intuitive reports that can support the strategic view as well as operational activity.

The Opportunity

Salary: £39,862 to £42,839 per annum
Working Pattern: Full Time (37 hours)
Contract Length: 2 x Fixed Term Contracts until March 2028
Location: Based at County Hall, Chichester (hybrid working with 2 days a week in the office)

Interview Date: Tuesday 8th September

Internal candidates wishing to apply for the Fixed Term Role role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.

• Do you have a passion for data management and have highly developed analytical skills?
• Do you have excellent computer literacy with an accuracy level to match?
• Are you an excellent communicator and can you present data clearly and concisely in a way that enables others to understand it easily?

If so, then we might have the perfect job for you! Read on to find out more about these exciting opportunities to join the team and to bring data to life.

As a Senior Performance Analyst:

• You will collect, process, and analyse data to support the Local Authority’s statutory, strategic, and operational responsibilities as well as allowing us to monitor and respond accordingly to the needs of the services.
• You will gather information actively from service operations and from a variety of sources and systems, externally and internally, using an inquisitive mind and good communication skills.
• You will cleanse, integrate, and analyse the data and present the results in an easy-to-understand way using charts, graphs, infographics etc.
• You will also be responsible for the creation, production and maintenance of regular performance reports and dashboards on Power BI.

Experience and Skills

Key Skills:

• Highly computer literate with sound and accurate IT skills in order to develop new information systems, undertake qualitative and quantitative analysis of highly complex data, information and other documentation and to produce reports and create electronic presentations.
• Professional approach with the aptitude and confidence to provide clear advice with highly developed skills of negotiation and persuasion to influence and successfully convince others of the need to take a specific course of action.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to exchange complicated information with a range of audiences and to provide advice and guidance.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills in order to analyse complex and varied data and information, to understand and interpret findings and present results of analysis in the most appropriate and useable format.
• The ability to identify opportunities for continuous improvement to ensure effective use of resources and to organise, prioritise and plan own workload and to supervise others to meet deadlines and targets.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate problems and resolve issues independently, planning solutions and make sound pragmatic decisions.

Qualifications and/or experience:

• Relevant degree, or equivalent qualification or experience, demonstrating that level of applied knowledge in data management and analytical techniques.
• Demonstrable practical experience in undertaking complex data analysis which contributes to the development of strategic plans and policies.
• Experience of providing professional and accurate advice to a range of senior staff and partner organisations which impacts on the business.
• Experience and confidence in dealing with people and the ability to establish credibility at all levels of the organisation.

Rewards and Benefits

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE06504.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Ben Sawkins (Team Manager) at [e-mail] or [e-mail]. For issues or queries regarding your application please contact [e-mail].

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact [e-mail].

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.