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Job Description

Insight & Analytics Senior Intelligence Business Partner | 8492 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £64,089 to £71,512 per annum (Scale N) | County Hall

Insight & Analytics (I&A) are recruiting for a Senior Intelligence Business Partner to provide close support to Children's Services leadership in ensuring that data and intelligence services meet agreed departmental strategic priorities and programmes.

This new role establishes an enhanced I&A presence both as senior support to Children's Services leadership, and as a core element of the Children's Services leadership team. Deliberately embedded in the leadership team with complementary service focused responsibilities, it has full understanding of Children's Services strategic objectives, plans and programmes, and provides proactive advice and guidance on the art of the possible provided by data and intelligence to ensure prioritised demands are met.

The role will straddle both I&A and Children's Services, and will require a deep understanding of both strategic and operational programmes and priorities. It will require an in-depth appreciation of, and ability to provide advice and guidance on I&A and broader data and intelligence capabilities to meet requirements. This is a crucial role in ensuring not only Children's Services, but the organisation as a whole are able to make the very best use of data and intelligence in making informed strategic and operational decisions, to ensure our programmes of work and associated services to the children of Norfolk are optimised and as efficient and as effective as possible.

The post holder will need to have proven experience, skills and comfort with working in a challenging senior leadership environment, with all the attributes that comes with. In particular the role will require the ability for advanced engagement and diplomacy, the ability to be robust, and negotiate with and influence senior stakeholders. It will require a willingness to challenge accepted wisdom in order to advance the understanding of data and intelligence, and have a working knowledge of the tools and technology that support this. As a relatively unique role straddling both I&A and Children's Services, these attributes will need to be applied in a balanced fashion in both environments.

This is an ideal opportunity for an individual familiar with the power that data and intelligence provides in both the strategic and operational context, is committed to providing the very best services to children and families in Norfolk, and who is prepared for a significant but hugely rewarding challenges in the Children's Services space. It is through the power of providing not just data, but predictive intelligence to underpin strategic decisions around Children's Services priorities and spend, that this role will be pivotal in helping improve the efficiency of services to those elements of the population most in need.

Please read the Senior Intelligence Business Partner job description and additional context about the role below before applying, and please provide a CV and/or supporting statement that evidences how you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • 'Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the fullJob description and person specificationto help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 29 June 2025 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 6 July 2025 23:59