Job Description

About the role

In November 2024, the Department for Education published the policy statement 'Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive: Breaking down the barriers to opportunity', outlining the vision and core legislative proposals for children's social care. This followed the December 2023 National Framework for Children's Social Care, which detailed the vision for the system and desired outcomes.


The Families First Partnership programme has been established to support reforms, aiming to take a whole- system approach to rebalancing children's social care towards early intervention.


Following the launch, we are building additional local capacity to drive forward these changes to ensure that children and families in our local area benefit from earlier help and stronger support. This is an exciting time of change and a unique opportunity to play a key role in shaping one of the most significant national shifts in children's social care in recent decades.


We are looking to recruit a Senior Analyst to play an important role in ensuring the council can harness the potential of data, using evidence and best practice to support and inform the development of policy, strategy, plans and budgets, and in turn deliver the Corporate Strategy for Cambridgeshire County Council.


Specifically the role will support our Children, Education and Families directorate collate and assess data in support of the Families First programme to drive improvement and improve outcomes for local residents. The demand for our services has never been greater. With budgets of millions of pounds that impact on thousands of vulnerable people every year, services rely upon the analysis, information and advice provided by our team to make informed decisions - so you'll really have a chance to make a difference.


The role will sit within Cambridgeshire County Council's newly formed Policy, Performance & Intelligence Team. A team of 50 individuals who provide data, analysis insight and policy expertise to support the operational management and strategic planning of services.


We are a family-friendly employer and will be happy to negotiate on working arrangements to achieve a good work / life balance. The role is currently available on a two year fixed-term basis with the option of flexibility on working hours.

Please refer to the person specification when completing your supporting statement, as applications will be shortlisted against the required experience, knowledge, and skills of the role.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Andy Mailer, Performance & Intelligence Manager (Children's, Education and Families) at Andy.Mailer@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

Please note

: The application period for this role closes on Saturday 11th October 2025. We expect interviews to take place on the week commencing 20th October 2025 in person at Sunley House, Papworth.

Shortlisted candidates will be expected to complete a data analysis and presentation exercise as part of the interview, the details of which will be shared at least 5 days in advance of the interview date.


What will you be doing?

As a Senior Analyst, you will be responsible for providing data, insight and analysis to the service. Your role will include:

Leading projects to provide robust, timely and accurate analysis Working closely with the service to understand their needs and respond to requests Developing in-depth knowledge of the services you support, their policies and practice as well as the underlying Management Information systems that they use Leading on the provision of insight reports and benchmarking information Leading on the submission of quarterly data returns to the Department for Education Working with key stakeholders to plan and prioritise work Presenting analysis, insights and findings to a variety of stakeholders Visualising data to help non-data users to understand key insights

About you

Can you help data make a difference?


Are you ambitious, innovative, good with data and passionate with an enthusiasm for supporting evidence led decision making. If so, we may have the role you've been searching for!


We are looking for an individual with strong technical skills, who has a sound understanding of a range of data sources and can practically apply those skills to embed new data solutions. You will have experience of leading projects and supporting others, as well as excellent organisational skills.


Good communication skills, both oral and written, are essential for this role, as the post holder will be required to present complex and sometimes technical information in appropriate forms for a wide range of internal and external audiences.


You will have relevant previous experience in a similar field. High level of competence with Power BI, data analysis, and specialist data analytical software are also desirable. The successful applicant will be well supported to further develop their subject knowledge and technical skillset.


About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.


Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.


We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don't meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don't be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.


Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.


We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.


Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.


https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers


Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage...

A comprehensive

wellbeing package

to cover

all aspects of wellbeing

, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family Buy up to

4 weeks additional annual leave

(pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme Take your bank holidays

flexibly

to better suit

your personal circumstances

Make

Additional Voluntary Contributions

(Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings Access to

development opportunities

, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support

your personal and professional growth

Paid volunteering hours

each year so you can make a

positive impact on our community

during your normal working day Access to

Peer Support Groups

through our IDEAL staff

equality, diversity and inclusion

network Opportunities to nominate and receive

Employee Recognition Awards

An

Our Cambs Rewards

account, giving you access to in-store and online

discounts

as well as our

Car Lease

and

Cycle to Work

schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.