We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.The Insight Team's role is to question, influence and provide understanding to make life better in Coventry. The Insight Team collects, analyses, interprets and publishes a wide range of insights about the city, and engages with residents, communities and partners to champion a culture of evidence-based decision-making across Coventry. Activities undertaken by the Insight team include:Business intelligenceCustomer and location intelligenceEngagement and consultation supportEvaluative researchPerformance managementPartnership workingProviding advice and guidance on equalities and diversity issues and ensuring the Council discharges its Public Sector Equality DutyAreas of work supported by the Insight team include:Children's servicesCompliments, comments and complaintsCustomer servicesGeographical information systemsGrowth and prosperityHousing and homelessnessLocal land and property gazetteerPopulation health managementSocial careOur ValuesIn line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.
Our Values are:
Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.
What is the job role?We are looking for a Business Intelligence and Insights Analyst to join the Performance and Insights Team with your initial focus being on supporting Children Social Care Services working within a very busy, innovative, forward-thinking team. We are working together with Children Services to bring positive change in the lives of people in the city. The BI and Insights Analyst role will be to:Take a lead on specific intelligence performance reporting and insights. To support the council to better understand its data through enabling data linkages, modelling and visualisation. You will work closely with relevant services to provide intelligence and insight to make decisions to improve and strengthen their performance.The role will also include working across the Planning and Informatics Team on different projects.Who are we looking for?The successful candidate will have;Knowledge of reporting and data systemsknowledge of performance and reporting frameworksAbility to analyse and interpret complex issues and exercise critical judgement in arriving at practical solutionsPartnership working skillsInterpersonal and influencing skillsExcellent IT Skills (Power BI, SQL)You will be asked to write a personal statement when applying for this role. Please include the following information in your statement:Your advanced research, data analysis and ICT Skills to extract, report and present dataYour partnership working skills and how you work with internal and external stakeholders to achieve successful outcomesIf you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:Members of the Armed Forces and veteransAre currently in care or have previously been in careIf you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health conditionFor full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.Interview date: Monday 9th January 2025About CoventryCoventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies
