We're looking for a Management Information Analyst to join us on a fixed term basis until March 2022. The role becomes part of a newly formed team, collecting, manipulating, interpreting and assessing different forms of performance information and providing easy-to-understand comprehensive information analysis to the Corporate Management Team, Strategic Leaders and to the Mayor that supports decision making. The role will help build positive relationships with internal customers and stakeholders to develop a better understanding of what is being delivered across the region, what is working well and identifying what the impact is to the residents of the West Midlands.

What will you be doing?

• Provide easy-to-understand, meaningful reports to support the performance management and high-level decision making
• Generate reports from management information sources and provide subsequent analysis to allow full and accurate monitoring and reporting
• Develop and maintain monitoring systems to track programme and project performance and progress
• Work closely with key stakeholders across the business, engaging with cross-functional teams and building effective relationships 
• Provide a strategic overview of all programmes and management information (corporate dashboard information) reporting anomalies or areas of concern and challenge any discrepancies with Accountable Leads
• Work with the Office for Data Analytics to ensure the provision of regional data to support performance assessments and reporting against WMCA’s strategic objectives
• Develop, manage and maintain any be-spoke data systems required, and not provided by IT, to capture and analyse performance and investment portfolio data
• Own actions log for Programme Continuous Improvement Reviews, Internal Audit Recommendations and Assurance Recommendations, highlight when deadlines for these have slipped and address with action owners

About you

We're looking for someone with extensive knowledge and experience of management information tools, systems and methodologies together with experience of presenting complex management information in easy to follow and understand formats. We're looking for someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Extensive knowledge and experience of using packages such as SharePoint, data cubes, dashboard tools as well as Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint to build and present complex reports in a user-friendly format
• Knowledge and understanding of regional data sets related to economic and social conditions
• Proven experience in two or more of the following: performance management, programme/project management, continuous improvement, business process change, risk management, governance or internal audit
• Ability to communicate and support and influence across all levels of the organisation
• Strong analytical, interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining performance
• Self-motivated and able to perform with minimal supervision
• Exhibit a high degree of pro-activity and creative thinking 

About the team

Our Finance & Business Hub provides essential high-quality, responsive, and agile enabling services to the West Midlands Combined Authority and its directorates in areas such as human resources, procurement, commercial investments, assurance and appraisal, financial control and administration, and financial and business planning and performance reporting.

We are a cohesive team of forward thinking, insightful, innovative and high-performing professionals who, through our consultative and business partnering approach, influence, support and coach managers and senior leaders to help them achieve business objectives. By doing so, we help to ensure sound decisions are made and it is in this capacity that we are seen as a respected point of contact within the organisation.

About us

Our role in the West Midlands has never been more important and in these extraordinary times we’ve shown we can step forward, speak up for our region and bring people together. Everything we do is focused on making life better for people in the West Midlands – that’s our reason for being here and it drives every move we make. We lead and support others to deliver our shared future vision for the region – a happier, healthier, better connected place to live and work. 

We fully believe that we are only as great as the people who work for us and are committed to providing a positive, healthy and inclusive working environment where our people feel valued and respected. We are a “Leaders in Diversity” accredited organisation, are in the Inclusive Top 50 Employers List and are one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women.

Our employees feel they can make a difference and are excited by the growth and the potential to shape the future. As we undergo a period of significant change, our employees are engaging with what is going on and we are encouraging a culture where people feel they can contribute towards improvements.

We’re ambitious, forward thinking and determined to find better ways of working, always leading the way in what we do. We trust and support each other to get the job done, and encourage creativity, originality and curiosity from those who work with us. We’re committed to creating an accessible and diverse workplace, one that nurtures an inclusive environment where our people can be themselves.

If your values align with ours and you’re committed to working towards creating a future we can all be proud of, we want to hear from you.

Additional information

We are designing our organisation of the future and planning a new, flexible approach to the way we use our office space.  This approach will mean most of us working from home some of the time and using our office space to come together to share ideas and learn from each other. We will continue to use digital technology for meetings, collaboration and communications - bringing teams together virtually wherever they’re working, saving time and spending on travel.

We are committed to developing an organisation that is representative of the diverse communities that we serve and welcome applications from all sections of the community. The following groups are currently underrepresented: young people, Black, Asian and ethnic minority groups and women at senior levels.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who meet the essential job role criteria. We will make reasonable adjustments, in line with the Equality Act, for disabled applicants if these are needed. Wherever possible we will offer flexible working options which assist work-life balance.

We’re dedicated to providing a broad range of rewards and benefits and constantly benchmark our benefits packages to ensure they are attractive for all our people. As well as a competitive salary, employees also receive 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and access to a great pension scheme.

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