Business Information Officer

Business Information Officer

Permanent

Grade C

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Hybrid working

About the role

We are seeking a passionate and proactive Commercial Business Information Officer to support a broader team in ensuring that the Councils investment in housing delivers strong value for money robust financial control and high-performing contractual arrangements. Working with the Commercial Manager you will be responsible for the continued development and provision of a comprehensive management information service to various levels of staff within the directorate.

This role sits at the heart of housing delivery working closely with Finance Procurement and operational teams to strengthen commercial discipline and supplier performance across the supply chain.

This role is hybrid working and you could be working from offices across the city.

What youll be doing

• Assisting in the management of revenue and capital budgets for Asset Management developing and preparing associated commercial & budget management reports.
• Attending performance related Commercial Meetings to present data as required.
• Responsible for the interpretation of regular and ad-hoc information requests using appropriate information systems analysis of their feasibility and the development of output reports - maintaining appropriate audit trails.
• Providing advice guidance and assistance as appropriate to managers and staff on availability and delivery of data.
• Ensuring that information held on management systems is accurate and up to date.
• Responsible for the extraction collation validation and submission of information within agreed timescales - involving regular contact with staff from other directorates Contractors and other sections within the directorate.
• Documenting all processes and procedures relating to the production of standard reports and maintaining records as necessary.

About you

You will be a confident commercial professional with strong financial acumen and rigorous attention to detail.

You Will Have:

• Experience in a commercial financial or construction-related discipline.
• Ability to manage your own workload reprioritising as necessary to meet the needs of the service.
• Understanding of the construction maintenance and housing services market.
• Ability to apply data analysis and statistical techniques to large and complex data sets.
• Ability to extract and present complex financial / contractual information clearly to a range of audiences.
• Strong IT skills (particularly Excel SharePoint Power BI Teams) and commitment to use of technology and AI tools to help meet service objectives.

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application this is required for shortlisting.

Unfortunately we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer andwe arecommitted to employing retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments additional support accessibility needs or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact:Resourcing@ ref 3708

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance withUK Home Office requirements before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Job Description and PersonSpecification Commercial Business Information Officer JDPS (3).pdf

We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration.

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