Performance Analyst - fixed term contract until March 2026

Job Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council Children’s Services for a full-time Performance Analyst to work with our Education & Skills Performance Team.

This is a short-term opportunity for an experienced analyst within the Education and Skills Performance team with a particular focus on SEND and Inclusion. They will support the team with statutory requirements; the forthcoming SEND inspection as well the overall transformation journey. 

They will be collaborating with key stakeholders across the Council including Team Managers and colleagues in Education & Skills Services, colleagues in the wider Children’s Services Performance Team, Data and Analytics Service and external partners/services to gather and analyse data and evidence that will support the Education & Skills Service’s direction of travel.  

Particular task will include:

• Support with implementing the performance framework by updating and improving existing scorecards as well as identifying more efficient ways to share the data on a reliable and self serve basis (Power BI).
• Work proactively and in collaborations with the business as well as system support to ensure maximum data accuracy in source data. 
• Support Performance Manager and Head of Service with data requirements. Knowing where to get relevant data and how to extract it.
• Support in forthcoming SEND OFSTED/CQC inspection as and when required.
• Support with statutory returns.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is confident working using their own initiative as well as a part of a team. You will have excellent IT and Microsoft Office skills including the ability to draw analysis and reports. You will be experienced in using Power BI to its full capacity. Knowledge of SQL, Synergy and SCM would be an advantage.

The post is a fixed term contract until March 2026.

If you are interested in this role or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Stefanie Gehrig Clark, Head of Performance on 01202 093506 for an informal discussion.

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline.  We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services.  By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils. 

We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward.  If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.

DBS

BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.