Business Intelligence Manager

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About the role

Do you have a curious mind, are you driven by the complexities of data and what it can tell you? Come and work with us - w e are looking for someone to join us as soon as possible to support the strategic performance and business intelligence needs of our Children's Services directorate . This is an exciting time to join Children's Services as we conti nue to explore new approaches to reporting and analytics and to support the service to become ever more data-driven .

The Business Intelligence Team in Children's Services has recently moved from the Corporate Directorate into the Children's Services Directorate and sits within the Commissioning and Partnerships Service area , reporting directly to the Head of Performance and Governance. This service brings together strategic partnerships and planning, work that underpins the Directorate and facilitates strategic partnership. This function ensures that the Directorate is well organised, oversees strategic co-ordination and ensures that there is synergy in strategic planning. The Business Intelligence and Performance Team forms a key part of this service area and provides business intelligence, statutory performance reporting, management information and analytics. This role forms part of the extended senior leadership team.

Working for Dorset Council:

Dorset is an exciting place to work, live and visit with an excellent working culture within the council . Enjoy visiting areas of outstanding natural beauty, miles of picturesque beaches and coastline as well as excellent schools make Dorset the ideal place to raise a family.

The Council operates a hybrid working model and flexi-time to suit your work-life balance that can be achieved without the need to relocate should you wish. Applications are invited from talented individuals residing anywhere that have a genuine passion for the job . Please contact us should you wish to discuss working arrangements.

What will you be doing?

We are looking for a highly experienced BI and Performance professional, with expertise in the areas of Children's p erformance and reporting . You will work closely with manager s across Children's Services and with colleagues in our central Strategy and Performance and ICT teams to shape BI, Data and Performance reporting and the use of new data applications and analytics .

This is an exciting time to join Children's Services as Dorset Council are one of three wave 1 Pathfinders for the 'Families First For Children' element of the Children's Social care reforms . Using your well-developed professional BI & Performance experience, you will be able to identify creative BI & Data solutions to address a range of insight, intelligence, and reporting challenges, and we hope that you will use your customer-focused attitude to contribute to the success of the team . You will also lead the team to ensure Children's statutory and regular reporting obligations are delivered on time and to a high standard .

Key stakeholders will include the council's directorate management team, operational managers, project teams, corporate strategic team, internal ICT and digital colleagues and any regional benchmarking groups.

We adopt an agile approach to working, with opportunities to work either in the office or remotely depending on the activity. We encourage collaborative working across the team, where projects can often overlap team areas. As a service we also like to make full use of the technology available to us, including hybrid facilities which allow for with a mix of in-person and remote in the same setting.

You will work with the Children's Services leadership team, supporting them by proactively identifying opportunities for Business Intelligence, performance reporting and the use of data to both improve and transform ways of working. You will also use your significant influencing skills to ensure that activity is carried out in support of the council's wider strategic objectives and overarching council plan. Full details are provided in the context statement.

About You

As the Children's Business Intelligence and Performance Manager , you will need to demonstrate strong stakeholder management, and experience of working with senior leaders and managers to both understand and advise on their data/performance requirements.

Essential for the role:

• A degree or equivalent experience, or relevant professional qualification
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
• Knowledge of relevant policy and legislation, including statutory reporting requirements
• Significant business intelligence and performance reporting experience

  Working with senior management and leadership teams to understand, develop and drive performance reporting and business intelligence requirements

• Knowledge of data security and data governance in relation to reporting, BI and analytics

  Diplomatic skills, particularly in engaging with, negotiating and persuading a range of stakeholders.

• Working collaboratively with partners
• Experience of using Microsoft PowerBI or similar
• Ability to challenge others respectfully and constructively
• Sound understanding of how business intelligence and performance reporting can contribute to organisational effectiveness

The role holder will directly manage the officers and analysts within the Children's Business Intelligence and Performance Team , allocating work and supervising team members. As such, experience of management would be an advantage.

Further Information

This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders .

Interviews will be either week commencing 25th November or 2nd December 2024.

If you would like an informal chat with the hiring manager please contact Alice Deacon ( [email protected] or 01305 22 4394 or for more details on the responsibilities of the post please contact the outgoing post holder Chloe Grier [email protected] or 01305 22 8531 .

About Us

We're passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

• provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
• have ambitious aspirations
• are excited about our future
• care about Dorset and all the people who live here
• know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

• have access to a range of employee benefits
• be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
• have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours . We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

If appointed, the personal information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn .

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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