Data and Intelligence officers

Working 36.5 hours per week (hybrid working - able to attend key meetings across Birmingham when required), We are recruiting for two Data and Intelligence officers.

The first role is focused on Performance, Evidence and Analysis across Children and Families Directorate. In this role, you'll support the Children and Families Directorate and work closely with service teams, data and digital colleagues in developing intelligence, analysis and performance systems and products. You will play a key role in supporting the performance management framework for the Directorate using your knowledge and skills to develop insight and reporting tools.

The second role will be focused on supporting the data and evidence needs of the Family Hub Project. This will include monitoring and evaluation, performance management and cross cutting analysis across a range of partners. This role will also support wider evidence and analysis work across Children's and Families partners. You will be supporting effective data sharing and producing analysis to support the delivery of outcomes such as improving attendance.

Both roles offer opportunities to work on innovative projects and test out tools and technologies for supporting improved ways of working, supporting our modern data platform and cross-agency collaboration. Our data, intelligence and analysis underpin strategies and programmes to safeguard children and young people and improve their outcomes. As such, everything you do will be evidence-based, geared towards continuous improvement, and compliant with data protection legislation.

Do you want to make a difference to over 200,000 children and young people and their families in Birmingham? We're embarking on a one-of-a-kind improvement journey that will affect families across the city. We're putting evidence and a data-driven approach at the heart of this improvement journey to make sure we understand our citizens backgrounds, needs and views and can work collaboratively with our partners to design and deliver services that allow children and young people to thrive.

We're looking for two dynamic and creative analytical professionals to develop insightful and impactful evidence that will lead to better outcomes for our children and young people., An established professional, you'll have substantial experience and an excellent knowledge of qualitative and quantitative data management, transformation and analysis. You'll have excellent technical skills, particularly in Power BI and SQL, coupled with an ability to develop these skills in others, contributing to the team's ethos of continuous learning and improvement.

You'll combine advanced analytical skills with a can-do approach to problem-solving, working with teams to find new data sources, improving processes and testing innovative approaches to create insightful intelligence.

You'll be an experienced, creative and passionate advocate for children and young people, with experience of building and maintaining effective working relationships with a wide range of colleagues, stakeholders, and external organisations.

This is a great opportunity to use your skills and experience to ensure timely and trusted evidence is central to improvements we are delivering for Birmingham families. To be part of this dynamic team please get in touch.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities: * A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games. * An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive. * A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness. * A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people. * A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature. We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.