Performance Analyst

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Analyst to join our Commissioning Service who work across Adults' and Children's Social Care to develop effective, value for money services for Milton Keynes' residents. Working closely with commissioners, the corporate performance team and stakeholders across the city council and externally, you'll be responsible for the co-ordination and management of performance information relating to domestic abuse, commissioning and contract management. You'll analyse performance data and provide expert advice and high-quality information to senior managers so they can gain insight and make better evidence-based decisions. You'll be pivotal in helping to embed PowerBI into our reporting practices, you'll give clear guidance to senior colleagues, and internal and external stakeholders, and you'll be able to represent the service on operational and strategic boards. This role is designed for a home worker, with the requirement to come into the office once a week. We provide a range of IT products that allow you to work from home effectively.,

• Support the Commissioning Service and Domestic Abuse team as they work to improve performance and outcomes that benefit local people.
• Help us develop policies and procedures and value for money analysis that helps to deliver the council's strategic aims and objectives, particularly the Domestic Abuse Strategy and Action Plan.
• Lead reporting activity to identify trends, variations from agreed targets, and other relevant benchmarks.
• Drive forward the digital ambitions for the service by developing systems and strategies for performance management.
• Research, implement and manage the most effective methods of data collection, storage, and analysis, considering the impact of new technologies and bearing in mind the uses to which data will finally be put.
  
  Educated to degree level or equivalent in statistics or information management.
• Self-motivated and keen to expand their skills, with evidence of up-to-date knowledge of relevant professional developments and ability and willingness to continue professional development in the field.
• Familiar with the work of public sector e.g. local government, our stakeholders and the communities we serve. If you have experience of working with social care or other statutory datasets, this will be an advantage.
• Ability to think strategically and conceptually and able to apply such thinking to practical outcomes.
• Experience of working with Framework or Liquidlogic databases and be able to use analytical tools as SQL, PowerBI, SSRS or other SQL reporting tools. If you have a project management qualification such as PRINCE2 or equivalent training, this will be an advantage.
• Able to communicate with different audiences clearly and effectively, influencing and persuading stakeholders and partners and encouraging participation.
  
  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.
• 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.