Job Description

Job Introduction

An interesting opportunity for a Lead Analyst to join our Adult Social Care Performance Team, part of our wider Performance and Systems Team who are responsible for performance data reporting and the submission of statutory returns.


The Adult Social Care Performance Team is responsible for showing the effectiveness of our services used by residents with a social care need.


The Lead Analyst role is a new position that was created to deliver high quality support to colleagues and to respond promptly to any ad hoc data requests.


If you're interested in being our Lead Analyst, working in a dynamic team and making a positive contribution to how the city council delivers adult social care, then we would like to hear from you.

This is a site-based role.

Interview for this role will be held W/C 11 August.

Milton Keynes City Council is a modern and friendly place to work. Find out more about working with us here: www.mkcounciljobs.org.uk


Role Responsibilities
Support the delivery of improved service performance and outcomes for Adult Social Services, across the city council and for the citizens and residents of Milton Keynes via scrutiny of data reported. Produce reports that will be used to analyse, scrutinised by the Senior Leadership team, and published with service level outcomes. Support the team in the production of accessible, well presented monitoring information reports that will enable identification of significant trends and variations from agreed targets and relevant benchmarks. Ensure all statutory return deadlines are met and that the programme of new reporting developments can continue at pace. High and regular responsibility for adapting, designing, and developing systems for service insight.

Ideal Candidate
A degree qualification in data-related discipline, such as data science, data analysis, statistics, or any related disciplines. Considerable experience of working within Adult Social Services analysis team in local government, and collaborating with partners, the community, and members as well as other directorates or with similar transferable experience. Considerable experience of co-ordinating and delivering Adult's Social Care Statutory Returns, including knowledge of health data. Proficient in SQL coding and PowerBI, SSRS or other reporting/visualisation tools. Demonstrable experience of working, influencing, persuading, and encouraging participation by diverse stakeholders and partners.

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.
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.