Senior Performance Analyst (Corporate Performance)

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Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £46,142 (Level one) rising to £49,282 'pro rata for part-time'

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

We are recruiting a Senior Performance Analyst based at Loxley House. You'll lead work on our corporate performance framework, develop automated insight systems, and provide high-quality analysis for senior leaders. The role involves shaping performance culture, setting data standards, and managing a small team. We're looking for someone experienced in complex organisations, skilled with BI tools (SQL, Python, Power BI), able to analyse and communicate complex data, and committed to strong performance management and inclusive practice.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

We are recruiting a Senior Performance Analyst to lead the development, operation and continuous improvement of our corporate performance framework.

In this role, you will design and oversee automated performance reporting, ensuring senior leaders receive high-quality insight to support effective decision-making. You will act as the organisation's lead contact for performance management, shaping how performance information is used to track progress, manage risk and improve outcomes.

You will play a key role in strengthening a culture of performance across the organisation, setting and maintaining data standards and driving improvements that align with our wider digital ambitions.

The role also includes managing a small team and supporting colleagues across the organisation to use performance information confidently and effectively.

This is an opportunity to influence decision-making at a corporate level and play a central role in how performance intelligence drives improvement. If you are passionate about turning data into insight and impact, we welcome your application.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of delivering measurable outcomes within a complex organisation and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Experience of managing data and producing complex performance indicators, including statutory returns.
• Extensive experience using business intelligence tools (e.g. SQL, Python, Power BI) and working with databases and APIs.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and analyse complex datasets using appropriate methods.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt messages for different audiences.
• Knowledge of performance management frameworks, outcomes reporting and data quality standards, along with an understanding of methodologies for analysing complex datasets and developing business intelligence solutions.
• Experience of managing a team, planning workloads and delivering work to deadlines and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and delivering inclusive services.

This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Lee Whitehead (Head of Analysis and Insight) by email at lee.whitehead@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 29th March 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: Week commencing the 13th of April 2026

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

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About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.