Job Introduction
Data Analytics and Intelligence Officer
Salary: Grade PO2/3, SCPs 29 - 35 - £39,862 - £46,142, Fixed Term 12 months, 37 hours per week, Based in Sir Henry Mitchell House
Working for the Bradford Children and Families Trust offers the opportunity to work with some great people who are passionate about delivering change in a city whose culture offers as much diversity as it’s geography. You can make a real difference to families and children and be an active part in delivering the service Bradford families should receive.
We are fully committed to equal opportunities, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
About the Role
We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Data Analytics & Intelligence Officer. It’s an exciting time to join Bradford Children & Families Trust, we have a strong Senior Leadership Team who have a clear vision to use data and intelligence to improve the lives, and outcomes, of children and families across the Bradford District. Children are at the heart of everything we do.
Our strategic vision and values are upheld across the Trust, fostering a reliable and supportive environment for both staff and the children in our care.
Our approach is rooted in restorative and relational practice, fostering trust, mutual respect, and meaningful relationships with children, families, and professionals.
You will be part of the Data Analytics and Intelligence team, who produce and visualise data, information, and intelligence, to give the Trust insight to inform effective policy development and implementation as well as efficient service design, change and delivery.
You will develop and deliver effective data analysis tools, aligned to the needs of the Trust. You will work with the Service to specify reporting requirements plus build and automate reports using MS Power Bi and MS Fabric
You’ll also:
- Work with key stakeholders internally and externally to support the Trust’s vision
- Select, and use, the appropriate tools and techniques to analyse, and visualise data, in order to draw out implications, and to provide insight to the relevant audience.
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Experience of working with large, complex multi-relational databases
- Evidence of effective engagement and partnership working
- Evidence of communicating and explaining complex data and intelligence in an accessible way
- Have the ability to work with, and contribute to, a team
- An appetite for working through complex issues, to find solutions
- Highly motivated self-starter
- A desire to make a difference
- Have excellent innovation skills to join us on our journey to excellence
- Have a flexible approach when the need arises
You’ll also be joining an organisation that truly values its people, offering a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance, including:
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement: 31 days rising to 34 with service (plus bank holidays)
- Excellent local Government pension
- Competitive salary and pay progression structure
- Supportive carer and parental policies
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services
- Supportive staff networks
- Access to Blue Light Carddiscounts, including cost of living support
- Professional development/support and opportunities career progression
The Code of Practice on the English Language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Action 2016 requires that Councils ensure that all applicants applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency of English.
The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate. Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.
Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment .
If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 9th November 2025
Interviews will be held on: Monday 17th November 2025
Interview process: There will be a skills test and a formal interview