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Are you ready to use your data and analytical skills to create meaningful change and help deliver excellent services to children and families in Southwark?
If yes, we have the perfect role for you!
We are looking for a Senior Performance Analyst to join our team and play a key role in supporting our frontline staff in delivering high-quality services to our most vulnerable children and families in the borough.
About the Role:
In this role, you will work closely with frontline staff, their managers, and senior officers to ensure that performance and data are recognised as everyone’s responsibility. You should be a confident performance professional with a collaborative and open working style, ensuring that the outstanding work of our frontline staff is accurately reflected in our performance metrics.
As a Senior Performance Analyst, you will:
- Deliver high-quality data analysis and visualisations to guide evidence-based decision-making.
- Use tools like Power BI and Mosaic to transform data into actionable insights that drive better service outcomes.
- Support continuous improvement by providing recommendations on resource allocation and service planning.
- Help ensure compliance with reporting requirements, including statutory returns to the Department for Education and other regulatory bodies.
You will also manage a small team focused on data quality, performance, and statutory reporting, including submissions to Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE).
About You:
We are seeking a Senior Performance Analyst with a strong background in Children’s Social Care. To succeed in this role, you will:
- Have exceptional data and analytical skills, along with excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal abilities.
- Work closely with services to understand their needs and support them in achieving departmental and corporate objectives.
For a detailed list of qualifications and requirements, please refer to the job description and person specification at the bottom of the advert.
Contact Information:
For an informal, confidential discussion about the job opportunity, please contact Craig Benning at .uk
Additional Details:
This role is a permanent full time, 36 hour per week position.
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
Recruitment Timeline:
- Advert close date: Sunday 1st December 2024
- Shortlisting date/s: week commencing 2nd December 2024
- Interview date/s: week commencing 9th December 2024
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
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- Job Description & Person Specification - Senior Performance Analyst
