SEND Senior Data and Intelligence Analyst

This is a fantastic opportunity to be an integral part of delivering the national SEND* reforms in Oldham. Working within the Education Intelligence team, you’ll be using your skills (with products such as Excel, PowerBI, SQL & Fabric) on a range of analyses and projects, from dashboards to complex forecasting tools. The insights and intelligence that you produce will make a real difference to the children and young people with SEND.

• Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, * Produce dashboards, analyses and reports for a range of stakeholders, for effective reporting and decision making.
• Develop forecasting and other tools to improve our understanding of future trends, or the impact of change programmes.
• Build relationships with colleagues across SEND and Education, but also with wider partners in health and other organisations, acting as a key adviser on issues of intelligence, insight, data collation and quality,.
• Ensure the Council fulfils its statutory and other obligations regarding data and statistical returns providing robust, accurate and consistent data and evidence.

• Experience of data analysis and interpreting statistical data in a large complex organisation
• Knowledge of synthesising and analysing large and complex multi dimensional data from multiple and differing sources where data is not always compatible or comparable
• Experience of presenting intelligence/insight in a range of formats to meet the needs of different audiences., If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Pulled from the full job description

• Annual leave
• Employee discount
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership, We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:
• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.