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Education Performance & Intelligence Officer

HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL · Liverpool, Merseyside

Salary
£21,247 – £22,932Estimated
Type
Temporary
Posted
Yesterday

Overview

Your experience in policing has given you a strong grounding in the National Intelligence Model, analytical products, and evidence-based decision-making, which directly apply to designing performance frameworks and interpreting complex data in this role. You are used to handling sensitive information with strict governance and producing clear, actionable reports for senior stakeholders, skills that are central to driving service improvement in an education setting.

About this role

Job Introduction

Our Story

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Education Performance and Intelligence Officer to join our Education/Inclusion Team.

There are x2 positions available: 37 hours fulltime permanent and 22.2 hours part time temporary for 12 months.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled data and performance professional to play a key role in driving service improvement through high-quality business intelligence, performance analysis and strategic insight.

You will lead on the production, analysis and interpretation of key performance information across Education and Inclusion services, supporting effective decision-making and helping to improve outcomes for children and young people.

The role involves working closely with managers, partners and senior leaders to develop performance frameworks, produce statutory returns, support inspection activity and provide evidence-based analysis to shape services and strategic planning.

Key Responsibilities

As our Education Performance and Intelligence Officer, you will:

  • Design, develop and analyse performance frameworks to support service delivery and performance management
  • Produce and submit accurate and timely statutory and local performance returns for government departments, regulators and inspectors
  • Analyse and interpret complex data, identifying trends, risks and opportunities for improvement
  • Develop detailed reports, dashboards and performance commentary for managers, elected members and partners
  • Use tools such as SQL and Microsoft Power BI to produce high-quality business intelligence and statistical analysis
  • Support the development and effective use of systems including OLM Eclipse, Synergy and other case management systems
  • Work collaboratively with partners to improve joint service performance and reporting processes
  • Contribute to service planning, strategy development and performance improvement activity
  • Undertake benchmarking, research and analysis to identify best practice and inform service delivery
  • Ensure compliance with legislation, guidance and data governance requirements

Hours: 37 per week & 22.2 hours per week (working pattern to be agreed) on a hybrid working basis with a requirement to attend the office at Rutland House, Runcorn on Monday’s and at least one other day.

Our Offer

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

  • A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service with the option to purchase an additional four-days of unpaid leave for our Annual Christmas Closedown
  • Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
  • 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Investment in your personal development
  • Free Car Parking at HBC sites
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Penny France 0151 511 3858 penny.france@halton.gov.uk

Interviews will take place on Thursday 27th August 2026

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Why this fits a police background — match score 65/100

  • Intelligence & OSINT
  • Working to legislation & regulation

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