Job Introduction
We’re seeking someone who enjoys collecting, collating, and evaluating information to join our Commissioning team as a Business Intelligence Officer on a one-year fixed term contract.
Our team is responsible for buying services on behalf of adult and children’s social care, which includes colleagues involved homelessness prevention and tackling domestic abuse.
As the Business Intelligence Officer, you’ll work on statutory data and financial returns, and use data to help colleagues plan, make robust commissioning decisions and improve practice.
A DBS is required for this role as you’ll be working with sensitive data and financial information.
Milton Keynes City Council is a modern and friendly place to work. We offer an excellent benefits package including an enhanced pension, generous holiday allowance starting at 28 days as well as a great range of training and development opportunities to help you in your career. Colleagues may be site-based or home-based, depending on the needs of the role and their own preference.
Main Responsibility
- Compiling data and financial returns on both a weekly and monthly basis.
- Produce accessible, well presented information reports in a variety of styles and formats.
- Working to improve sufficiency and the quality of local care and support markets.
- Working in collaboration with commissioners to advise on key business needs.
The Ideal Candidate
- Enjoys collecting, collating, evaluating and interpreting complex information, and enjoy developing processes and plans to inform decisions and recommendations.
- The role would suit a person with existing knowledge of the key business needs of adult social care and has experience of working in local government.
- Self-motivated and can use their own initiative.
Package Description
We are really proud of the benefits we are able to offer our staff here at Milton Keynes City Council, including:-
- Local Government Pension Scheme, excellent pension scheme widely regarded as one of the best available.
- 28 days annual leave per year in addition to statutory and public holidays, rising to 32 days after 5 years.
- Holiday Purchase Scheme.
- Our Professional Development Centre provides access to courses such as in-house management development programmes endorsed by the Institute of Leadership, coaching and mentoring and access to our Smarter Learning portal
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Health Cashplan.
- MK Advantage benefits package – a range of savings on a wide range of retail, leisure and entertainment products and services such as Pizza Express, M&S, B&Q, John Lewis and Arriva Travel.
- Blue Light Card - Employees working within Social Care can qualify for a range of discounts from national retailers to local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and much more!
- SmartGo – Aimed at encouraging low-carbon transport and healthy lifestyle with discounted travel e.g. Halfords, Arriva, Europcar, National Railcards and Stagecoach.
- Homebuy Scheme (for eligible roles).
- Smarter working which provides the opportunity to work from various locations including from home for a proportion of your role (subject to business needs).
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity entitlements.
- Childcare Subsidy.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes is a diverse, welcoming, and expanding place, built on smart ideas with even bigger plans for the future. We have world class attractions, beautiful open spaces, and a great standard of living.
Milton Keynes City Council is one of the largest employers in the region, making a difference every day for local people. We’re responsible for all local government services in MK including education, housing, highways, and social services - around 240 services in all.
Our values are to be dedicated, respectful, and collaborative. If this sounds like you, join us for a stimulating and fulfilling career measured on results, and a rewarding work-life balance.
