Business Intelligence Officer

We're seeking a Business Intelligence Officer to join our Education Sufficiency team, which is part of our wider Access to Education, Employment and Training (AEET) service. You'll work closely with colleagues across the city council and externally with our various education partners and agencies to ensure children can access their statutory right to high quality education. You'll provide expert and high-quality information and advice both verbally and in writing to the AEET leadership team and across the Children and Families Service Group relating to business intelligence for education, children's services and any other related teams across the council. You'll analyse performance data from our statistical neighbours and national sources. This includes gathering, storing, analysing and providing access to information that helps gain insights and supports better evidence-based decisions that influence education service policy. The role will also take responsibility for a number of key statutory returns covering education and schools, including SCAP (school capacity survey). You'll be pivotal in supporting children to access their right to high quality education by supporting with strategically planning the supply of education provision across the city in line with demand and ensure children can access local provision. Please see attached job role for further information relating to the post.,

• Manage and provide high quality business intelligence that is consistent, relevant, timely and can be put to use in:
+ Ensuring that MKCC meets its statutory duties in relation to the place sufficiency of education in the short, medium and long term via accurate data trend and analysis work. + Influencing future education place planning strategy and policy across Milton Keynes. + Supporting and challenging settings and schools to ensure access to local high-quality education. + Generating reports providing insight and analysis to specific issues. + Compiling research-based evidence to inform service improvement. + Supporting wider data analysis as and when required by the service and wider service group.
• Produce accessible, well presented information reports which enable managers to identify significant trends and variations from agreed targets and relevant benchmarks. These reports will include detailed narrative explaining the level of performance and the prognosis for the future, as applicable.
• Ensure that reports and statutory data returns required by the service group, education services, the council and government are completed accurately and on time, providing relevant and necessary quality assurance moderation as appropriate.
• Ensure that MKCC is maximising any possible income streams to support the wider education sector including being responsible for creating justification business cases for the collection of any education related s106 contributions as well as for the monitoring of any education s106 monies collected.
• Research, implement and manage the most effective methods of data collection, storage, and analysis, bearing in mind the uses to which data will finally be put, optimising the use of new technology when and where appropriate. This includes the effective use and development of key management information systems.
• Ensure that data quality, data sharing and data security issues are managed and resolved as appropriate through liaison with relevant colleagues and other partners, at all times managing risks effectively.
  
  Educated to National Qualifications Framework Level 5 (degree) or above in relevant discipline or relevant experience in the workplace as an analyst or working with complex datasets.
• Knowledge and skill in collecting, collating, analysing, and communicating complex data both in verbal and written form to a high standard.
• Ability to think strategically and conceptually and be able to apply such thinking to practical outcomes.
• Someone who enjoys collecting, collating, evaluating and interpreting complex information, and enjoys developing processes and plans to inform decisions and recommendations.
• Able to act on own initiative and is self-motivated.
  
  Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference. We're very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative. We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it's time for a new role. If you'd like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
• Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
• Excellent pension - everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
• A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
• Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme - low-cost leasing of electric and low emission vehicles.
• Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Our roles are either designated 'site based' or 'home based'. 'Site based' roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst 'home based' roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.