Job Introduction
We’re recruiting a Business Intelligence Officer to join our Children’s Services Planning and Transformation team.
You’ll work closely with city council colleagues, as well as external partners and agencies, to provide high‑quality, relevant and timely business intelligence.
This intelligence will help us make sure there’s enough school, childcare, and care placements locally to meet demand, which is one of our statutory duties, and support our evidence‑based decision‑making.
You’ll provide expert analysis and advice in various formats (verbal, briefing notes and presentations) to the leadership team, colleagues and, where appropriate, regionally and nationally.
You’ll identify the need for any changes to policy or provision. You’ll also be responsible for completing reports and statutory returns on time, and for developing data‑driven insights to maximise potential income streams linked to developer contributions.
Through this role, you’ll contribute to local children having access to high‑quality local provision that best meets their needs, improving their lives.
While this role will initially focus on Special Educational Needs (SEN) place planning and related SEN workstreams, the postholder will also support wider workstreams as required.
This role may be suitable for home working, following an assessment. Home-based roles require a minimum of one day in the office/site per week.
Interviews for this role will be held on 22 May
Milton Keynes City Council is a modern and friendly place to work. Find out more about working with us here: www.mkcounciljobs.org.uk
Main Responsibility
- Provide high quality business intelligence that supports planning, service improvement and future strategy.
- Produce clear, accessible reports that explain performance and highlight trends.
- Complete statutory data returns accurately and on time.
- Help ensure we make the most of available income linked to placements, including supporting contributions cases.
- Develop and improve data collection, storage and analysis methods.
- Support colleagues to manage data quality, data sharing and data security.
The Ideal Candidate
- Educated to National Qualifications Framework Level Five (or has equivalent experience working with complex datasets).
- Enjoys analysing, interpreting and explaining data in a straightforward way.
- Ability to think strategically and apply that thinking to practical solutions.
- Able to work independently, use their initiative and stay self-motivated.
- Likes developing processes, spotting patterns and helping others understand information.
- Works in a way that’s dedicated, respectful and collaborative.
Package Description
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
- Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
- Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme – low-cost leasing of electric and low emission vehicles.
- Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Why join us? Along with more on our Benefits, discover why Working at the City Council could be the right move for you here Working at the Council | Milton Keynes
Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.
We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.
We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.
If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.
