Insight and Improvement Officer (x3)

About the role

Bristol City Council is looking for three Insight and Improvement Officers to join its Insight & Improvement team, helping shape services for children, young people and families through high-quality data analysis and insight. Working across major programmes in children's and education services, you will analyse complex datasets and produce reporting that supports evidence-based decision-making. The role is full time, fixed term for 12 months from the start date, with hybrid working (about two days a week in the office) and no direct line management responsibility.

Key responsibilities

• Design and maintain dashboards, reports and performance monitoring products for strategic and operational decisions.
• Work with services and programme teams to understand requirements and build analytical solutions.
• Develop performance indicators, outcome measures and benefits realisation reporting.
• Analyse data to identify trends, risks, opportunities and areas for service improvement.
• Contribute to statutory and non-statutory returns to external agencies, ensuring data quality and compliance.
• Investigate data quality issues and support improvements to data collection, recording and reporting.
• Present analysis through clear visualisations, reports and presentations.
• Support programme evaluation, promote best practice in data management and help build analytical capability across the directorate.

Required profile

• Degree-level qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent experience in data analysis, business intelligence or performance reporting.
• Experience developing dashboards and reports with tools such as Power BI, Excel or equivalent.
• Experience using SQL for data extraction, transformation or analysis.
• Ability to gather business requirements and turn them into reporting or analytical solutions.
• Knowledge of data protection, GDPR and information governance, and an understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion.

Required skills

• Power BI, SQL, Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Microsoft data platform (SQL Server, SSMS), Azure and Fabric.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and clear communication to technical and non-technical audiences.

What we offer

• Flexible working and flexitime.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension scheme.
• A generous annual leave allowance.

Interviews are expected in the week beginning 16 November 2026. Bristol City Council does not offer sponsorship for this role.