Reporting and Intelligence Lead

Reporting and Intelligence Lead

Permanent

Grade 6 - £54,495- £64,811

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

Turn data into insight that shapes strategic decision-making

Are you an experienced business intelligence or performance reporting leader with a passion for using data to drive better decisions? Birmingham City Council is looking for a Reporting and Intelligence Lead to join our newly established Commercial and Procurement Services.

This is a unique opportunity to lead the development of reporting, business intelligence and data governance across one of the UK's largest local authorities. You'll transform complex commercial and procurement data into strategic insight, helping senior leaders make informed decisions while embedding a culture of data-driven performance, continuous improvement and accountability.

About the Role

As the Reporting and Intelligence Lead, you'll provide strategic leadership across reporting, business intelligence and performance by:

• Leading and developing a high-performing reporting and intelligence team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Setting the strategic direction for Commercial and Procurement Services' performance reporting framework, developing meaningful metrics that align with organisational priorities.
• Delivering high-quality analysis and business intelligence, providing senior leaders with clear insight into performance, trends, risks and opportunities.
• Establishing and maintaining robust data governance, quality standards and reporting processes to ensure the integrity and reliability of commercial information.
• Working collaboratively across procurement, finance and corporate teams to improve data quality, address reporting gaps and enhance information management.
• Acting as the strategic link between business needs and reporting capability, translating organisational priorities into effective reporting and intelligence solutions.
• Supporting governance, audit and assurance activities by providing reliable evidence, ensuring reporting complies with legislative, regulatory and organisational requirements.
• Championing data-led decision-making, using insight to measure progress against strategic priorities including value for money, social value, sustainability and economic growth.

About You

We're looking for an experienced reporting and business intelligence leader who combines strong analytical capability with excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills. You'll bring:

• Significant experience leading business intelligence, performance reporting or data analytics functions within a complex organisation.
• Strong expertise in analysing large, complex datasets to generate strategic insight, identify trends and influence executive decision-making.
• Experience developing reporting frameworks, performance dashboards and management information for senior leadership and governance boards.
• A thorough understanding of data governance, data quality management and information standards, ensuring reliable and trusted reporting.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex technical information into meaningful business insight for a wide range of audiences.
• Strong leadership skills with experience developing high-performing teams and promoting a culture of continuous improvement and evidence-based decision-making.
• A relevant qualification in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, Information Management or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).

Why Join Us?

At Birmingham City Council, you'll play a leading role in shaping how commercial and procurement decisions are informed through data and intelligence. In return, we offer:

• The opportunity to lead the business intelligence function supporting one of Europe's largest Commercial and Procurement Services.
• A senior leadership role where your expertise will directly influence strategic decision-making and organisational performance.
• Opportunities to further develop your leadership, data analytics and business intelligence expertise through ongoing professional development.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities where service needs allow.
• A competitive Local Government Pension Scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
• Access to a wide range of employee wellbeing initiatives and staff benefits.
• A rewarding career where your leadership will strengthen data-driven decision-making, improve commercial performance and help deliver better outcomes for the people of Birmingham.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, andwe arecommitted to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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