Evidence and Analysis Lead

Evidence and Analysis Lead Children and Families

Permanent

Grade 6-

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

Working 36.5 hours per week

(hybrid working typically 1-2 daysa week in the Council House and be able to attend key meetings across Birmingham in person whenrequired)

Do you want to make a difference to over200000 childrenand young people and their families in BirminghamIn the Children and Families Directorate at Birmingham CityCouncil weare looking for a bold and ambitious Evidence and Analysis on a one-of-a-kind improvementjourney that will affect families across evidence and a data driven approach at the heart ofthis improvement journeyto make sure weunderstand our citizensbackgrounds needs and viewsandcandesignand deliverservicesthatallowchildren and young peoplein Birminghamtothrive.

Werelooking for a dynamic andcreativeanalytical leaderto lead a team of analyststoproduce insightful and impactful evidence that willlead to better outcomes forour Children and Young People.

About the Role

In this roleyoullprovide strategic leadershipvisionand direction to the area of partnerships and performance taking responsibility for ensuring the service achieves its goals. Working alongside a wide range of senior stakeholdersyoullstrive to embed a culture of transformation empowering and developing your team to drive performance and improve toidentifyinterdependenciesto produce a range of trusted andtimelyanalysis products for operational corporatestatutoryand public users

This role fundamentally supports the improvement of outcomes for children across Birmingham. The dataintelligenceand information your team collects and analyses will underpin education strategies and innovation programmes so this is a fantastic opportunity to work on projects thatbenefityoung people and their communities. As such everything you do will be evidence based geared towards continuous improvement and compliant with data protection legislation

About You

An established professional with a degree level qualification in a relevant subjectyoullhave substantial project management experience and an excellent knowledge of qualitative and quantitative social research proven team leadership and management experience in designing developing and implementing information and data management systems including data collection collation analysis and reporting.

As a leaderyoullbe experienced driven creative and a passionate advocate for children and young experience of building andmaintainingeffective working relationships with awide range of colleagues stakeholders and external clear direction andobjectivesfor your team using your influencing skills to inspire empower and motivate to instil a culture that values compassion high-performance and inclusivity shaping and developing the skills of your team so thateveryperson can get the most from their isa great opportunityto use your skills and experience to ensuretimelyand trusted evidence is central to improvements we are delivering for Birmingham families.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

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

- We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.

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.

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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.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy Birmingham City Council here.

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