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We’re looking for a Senior Analyst (Public Service Innovation) to turn data into meaningful change across the West Midlands. This is a high-impact role at the heart of inclusive growth, across homelessness and systems change and inclusion. You’ll combine strong analytical expertise with outstanding communication skills, translating complex data into clear, compelling insight for senior leaders. Working in a matrix environment, you’ll build trusted relationships across government, partners, and communities to influence policy, drive collaboration, and deliver real-world impact. If you’re as confident with data as you are with people, this is your chance to make a difference at scale.
Job Responsibility:
Present, communicate and disseminate data appropriately and with influence and persuasion to a range of WMCA and external stakeholders using written, verbal and interactive visualisation tools, including communicating the limitations of data
Provide input and guidance to colleagues for the effective design and implementation of programme-specific outcomes and impact evaluation approaches
Champion social research across the West Midlands system to ensure the intelligence and analysis needs are met, including inclusive growth
diversity, equalities, and inclusion
homelessness
environment
and other strategic priorities as required
Work flexibly and with integrity to meet the needs of the WMCA and the SENZ function
Advocate good data governance and data management standards and guidelines in line with the hub-and-spoke approach to research, intelligence, analysis and data in the WMCA
Applying a range of methods to collate, analyse research, intelligence, analysis and data from a range of sources and synthesise findings relating to the Office for Public Service Innovation and Homelessness
Use data integration tools to integrate and store evidence from multiple sources, ensuring that data is of good quality and is interoperable with other data sets, enabling reuse
Lead and manage complex analytical projects using appropriate project management techniques
Oversee budget planning and resource allocation for programme delivery, ensuring value for money and alignment with funding conditions and appropriate financial management and governance processes
Support the development of blended finance approaches and investment-readiness initiatives to unlock social finance and grant opportunities, such as the pilot with Big Issue Invest
Create mechanisms for monitoring financial performance of funded initiatives, ensuring accountability and sustainability
Ensure Value for Money and follow the appropriate governance processes for dealing with any financial activities
Requirements:
Conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis
Producing reports, advice, and briefings for senior stakeholders
Ensuring relevant legal, ethical, procurement, and quality assurance practice are followed
Working with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver findings
Strong ICT and mathematical skills demonstrated through relevant qualifications and/or work experience
Applied knowledge of statistical methods and data analysis techniques
Use of appropriate tools and techniques for the analysis and synthesis of qualitative and quantitative data and evidence
Strong verbal and written communication skills to senior stakeholders
Modelling, cleansing and enrichment of data and evidence
Applied understanding of data quality assurance, validation, and linkage
Ability to identify gaps in the evidence base and to make sound recommendations for how this can be managed
Ability to identify salient points and trends from research and analysis or other information and draws out sound, logical inferences, for example, picks out key messages from dense data sets into key business insight
Understanding of the legal and ethical compliance needs of research projects, and knows when to seek further support on legal or ethical issues
Ability to navigate complex governance, political sensitivities and communications requirements
What we offer:
Local Government Pension Scheme (one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK)
Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme where you can build an additional pot of money alongside your pension with contributions exempt from Income Tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs)
28 days paid annual leave (with an option to purchase more) + Statutory days
EV car benefit scheme
Healthcare plans
Discounted gym membership, will writing, and mortgage advice
An option to buy a bicycle, including e-bikes and adapted pedal cycles, at a discounted rate
3 days of paid leave each year to volunteer
Interest-free financing through SmartTech to buy the latest technology
Discounted shopping with over 2,000 big-name retailers, and more
You can now also obtain a Costco membership through the WMCA
Boundless unlocks unlimited entry to top-rated UK attractions and loads of extra benefits and discounts
Eye Care Scheme, offering a free eye test and a financial contribution towards your glasses