Performance Analyst

Performance Analyst - SEND Reforms

Are you passionate about using data to improve outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)?

Do you enjoy developing Power BI dashboards and turning complex information into clear, actionable insights?

Can you work collaboratively with services and partners to support evidence-based decision making and service improvement?

Would you like to play a key role in helping deliver transformational change across SEND services?

The Performance and Safeguarding Team is looking for an experienced and motivated analyst to support the delivery of SEND reforms across Brighton & Hove. This role will provide high-quality performance analysis, reporting and business intelligence that helps services understand demand, monitor improvement activity and improve outcomes for children, young people and families.

Contract type: Permanent

There is full information about the role below and attached but, if you would like an informal discussion, please contact Robert Balfour, Performance Lead [email protected].

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant contribution to the improvement and transformation of SEND services through the effective use of data, analysis and business intelligence.

Working within the Performance Team, you will support the implementation and ongoing development of SEND reforms by providing insightful analysis, performance reporting and data visualisations that help managers, practitioners and senior leaders make informed decisions.

A central part of the role will be the development, maintenance and enhancement of Power BI dashboards and reporting solutions. You will work with a range of data sources to create meaningful performance measures, monitor progress against improvement plans and provide clear evidence of impact and outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing Power BI dashboards, reports and business intelligence products to support SEND services.
• Analysing complex datasets to identify trends, risks, opportunities and emerging issues.
• Supporting the monitoring and reporting of SEND reform activity and improvement programmes.
• Producing accurate and timely performance information for managers, senior leaders, councillors and external partners.
• Improving data quality, reporting processes and intelligence products to support better decision making.
• Supporting statutory returns, inspection activity and assurance processes.
• Translating complex technical information into clear and accessible insight for a range of audiences.
• Working collaboratively with operational teams to understand business needs and develop meaningful performance measures.

We're looking for someone with strong analytical skills and experience of working with large and complex datasets. You will have excellent Power BI skills, alongside experience using tools such as Excel and SQL to extract, cleanse, analyse and present information.

You will be confident communicating analytical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences and have the ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders. Experience of performance management, business intelligence or data analysis within local government, education, SEND, children's services or a related public sector environment would be particularly valuable.

In return, you'll have the opportunity to contribute directly to a high-profile programme of change that will help improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND and their families. You'll join a supportive team that values innovation, continuous improvement and collaborative working, with excellent opportunities for professional development and growth.

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Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Why work for us?

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• be connected
• be confident
• be innovative and creative
• be diverse and inclusive
• be healthy and psychologically safe For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us which gives details of our wellbeing support, our benefits including leave and pensions as well as details of our training and development.

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We are keen to hear how your experience and skills align to our values and the skills and experience needed to perform well in our roles with clear real examples from you. To support you in this, we have guidance on using the STAR model which can help you ensure you are telling us your whole story. We also provide clarity on the skills we are looking for in our adverts and in the job description/person specification attached to each job advert.

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Additional information

We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.

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Salary: Annual Salary £39,862