Children\'s Social Care Performance Manager

The pay range for this role will be £52,413 – £60,357 (pro rata for part time colleagues).

We’re looking forward to welcoming new colleagues under this refreshed framework of pay, terms, and conditions. To promote fairness and consistency, all new starters will begin at the bottom of the pay band. This reflects our commitment to equity across the organisation and aligns with the approach taken with existing staff during the transition. While the starting salary is fixed, the role offers excellent scope for growth, meaningful contribution, and being part of a forward‑thinking team.

More information about the new terms and conditions can be found on our careers site under the \’More than just a job\’ brochure.

Children’s Social Care Performance Manager

BCP Council is committed to improving outcomes for children and young people across our area. We are looking for a strategic, collaborative leader to head our Children’s Social Care Performance & Intelligence function—delivering high‑quality analysis, insight and intelligence that drive better decision‑making and service delivery.

The role

As Children’s Social Care Performance Manager, you will provide the strategic lead for performance and management information across Children’s Social Care and related service units, working closely with internal teams and multi‑agency partners.

• Lead, manage, and develop a specialist team—setting high standards, providing coaching, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Design, implement and maintain comprehensive performance frameworks for Children’s Social Care and multi‑agency boards, including business cycles, reporting, scorecards; provide timely, accurate, and accessible management information and high‑level strategic analysis for senior leaders (Strategic Director, Members, and Service Directors).
• Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements for performance data and analysis (including Ofsted inspections and statutory returns), safeguarding the integrity, security, and quality of data/MI systems.
• Support developing strategic plans, overseeing performance processes, and delivering accurate analysis to support senior leadership and multi‑agency partnerships.
• Represent the service and BCP Council in multi‑agency forums and partnerships, promoting best practice and resolving service challenges.
• Maintain policy and technical expertise and knowledge in relation to changes in national and regional policy, legislative change, and technical advancements to adapt processes and advise senior managers and partners.

About You

You are an experienced performance leader with:

• Degree level with a qualification relevant to statistics and data analysis.
• Management Qualification (at level 3 or above) or equivalent experience, a track record of leading teams, embedding quality standards, and delivering measurable service improvements.
• Proven expertise in designing performance frameworks, leading statutory data returns, and preparing services for inspection/assurance.
• Experience of producing strategic plans, including preparing and presenting complex data.
• Strong analytical skills. Understanding one or more programming languages for data analysis (such as T‑SQL, Microsoft Access SQL, Python, R, etc.) would be an advantage.
• Understanding and experience of using Power‑BI for insight reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing skills, and experience operating across multi‑agency environments.

If you are interested in this role or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Stefanie Gehrig Clark, Head of Performance, on 01202 093506 or stefanie.gehrigclark@bcpcouncil.gov.uk for an informal discussion.

Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world‑renowned coastline. We offer career‑defining roles to transform and improve services, helping deliver a vision of a thriving, world‑class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

At BCP Council, we’re not just building a workforce— we’re transforming how we recognise and reward our people. Check out our attractive enhanced benefits and find out more about the new Pay and Reward package at Employee benefits | Working for BCP. Be the difference – join an organisation that values you. More About us | Working for BCP.

DBS

BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.