This 14-month fixed-term post sits in BCP Council's Education and Skills Performance and Intelligence Team and supports special educational needs and disabilities reform, centred on the Experts at Hand programme. The work involves building trusted datasets, semantic models and Power BI dashboards that help colleagues track delivery and impact. Inclusion and Alternative Provision reporting is a particular focus, and the role includes coaching existing analysts in Microsoft Fabric and Power BI. Applicants need existing right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not offered.
What the job involves
- Review existing Education and Skills reporting datasets, including gold layer datasets and semantic models, and identify improvements
- Clean, transform and prepare data into trusted, business-ready gold layer datasets
- Build semantic models for Experts at Hand, Inclusion and Alternative Provision reporting
- Design and develop Power BI reports and dashboards for operational and strategic oversight
- Develop digital tools for Experts at Hand, Inclusion and Alternative Provision, translating reporting needs into practical solutions
- Expand Inclusion reporting to cover permanent exclusions, suspensions and attendance, including child-level data where available
- Support development of Alternative Provision reporting within the Education and Skills reporting app
- Train, mentor and support team members in Microsoft Fabric, T-SQL, semantic modelling and Power BI
Qualifications
- Degree or relevant work experience in the service area
Experience
- Developing dashboards and reporting tools for operational and strategic use
- Supporting and mentoring others to build technical capability
Skills & knowledge
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Fabric and Power BI
- Detailed knowledge of Children's Services, particularly SEND and inclusion
- Communicating clearly and persuasively with a range of stakeholders
- Analysing and presenting information, including statistical data, in reportsPlanning and delivering work, managing competing priorities and assuring quality
Checks & eligibility
- Basic DBS check at the appropriate level
- Existing right to work in the UK
Nice to have
- Experience of working with education, inclusion, SEND or children's services data
What’s offered
- Enhanced benefits under the new pay and reward package
- Clear progression within the pay band
- Support to grow your career at BCP
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
