Intelligence, Performance and Analysis Manager  

Salary:  £37,890- £41,881 per annum       

 37 Hours per week permanent

If you are excited by the possibilities of using data and intelligence to improve outcomes for children and families, we’d like to hear from you. We’re looking for someone who is confident at leading a team to influence services to use intelligence and data. This role will report directly into the Head of Intelligence, Quality Assurance and Engagement.

One of the main functions of the role is to support the development of a team of data analysts to develop intelligence led approaches from single or multiple sources across the Children & Families service to inform service delivery/improvement using restorative principles. This may include; leading workshops with senior leaders, team managers and practitioners to work restoratively with high challenge/high support principles, producing reports for lead members and the senior leadership teams, attending strategic and operational meetings to share findings and constructively challenge areas of potential weakness, signing off statutory returns, contributing to the inspection framework and ensuring an outward focus on best practice to inform continuous improvement.

The role will also be responsible for our statutory Childrens services data returns.

We’re currently starting to roll out self-service reporting through Power BI. The position will support the data team and the business to do this.

The position is primarily based within the Intelligence, Performance & Engagement team at 1 Staffordshire Place, Stafford.  However, we actively encourage the use of smart working, including working from home and other locations.

For internal applicants applying on a secondment basis have sought permission from your current manager, please click ‘Apply’ below.

Previous applicants need not apply.

This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

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Closing date; 30/11/2020
Interview Date: 10^th and 14^th December   (if applicable)

For more information about the role please contact: Lynsey Bissell- Head of Intelligence, Quality Assurance and Engagement. Lynsey.bissell@staffordshire.gov.uk tel; 07814772105

Please be aware, only application forms completed online will be accepted. We will not accept CV’s or Word application forms.

Our Values

The County Council has adopted a set of values that seeks to achieve the best outcomes for its citizens, communities and employees.

Our People Strategy sets out what we all need to do to make Staffordshire County Council a great place to work, where people are supported to develop, flourish and contribute to our ambitious plans. 

Our values are at the heart of the Strategy to ensure that the focus is on what is important to the organisation and the people it serves:

• Ambitious - We are ambitious for our communities and citizens
• Courageous - We recognise our challenges and are prepared to make courageous decisions
• Empowering - We empower and support our people by giving them the opportunity to do their jobs well.

Benefits for working for us….

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

• An excellent local government pension scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement from 24 up to 33 days (plus 2 extra statutory days and bank holidays) depending on job role and length of service
• The option to buy up to an additional 2 weeks annual leave
• A range of flexible working options, depending on your job role, which includes agile working, flexible retirement
• Family Friendly Policies - maternity, adoption, paternity and parental leave
• Volunteering Scheme
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• Access to health and wellbeing support (including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Counselling Services)
• Eye care vouchers
• Car lease scheme / cycle & car loan scheme / employee car share scheme
• Bus and rail travel discounts