Location
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Hours
Full Time
Salary
£43,680 per annum
About the Role
Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company with a public sector ethos and the freedom to innovate. We support services for children and young people across Kingston and Richmond, including social care, education, and health. This is a 2 year (24 month) fixed-term contract within the Business Services Directorate's Intelligence and Improvement Team.
This entry-level analytical position focuses on developing core data skills. You will deliver information and intelligence on service performance and effectiveness through data collection, validation, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination. Working collaboratively with Performance Leads, you will support intelligence and improvement projects, provide essential data support, and assist with analytical tasks.
Key responsibilities include supporting service managers to establish and maintain performance management systems, contributing to statutory returns and internal performance frameworks, ensuring data quality, and providing timely reporting to support commissioning programmes and strategic initiatives.
Experience
- Entry-level position; previous experience in data analysis or children’s services data is desirable but not essential.
- Knowledge of children’s services data recording and statutory reporting frameworks is advantageous.
- Experience with social care and/or education management systems, preferably Liquid Logic.
- Proficiency in building reports and data visualization using tools such as Business Objects, SQL, Power Query, Python, or Power BI.
About you
- Educated to degree level or equivalent (desirable).
- Maths and English GCSE or equivalent.
- Strong relationship-building skills to collaborate effectively.
- Ability to contribute to strategic thinking, problem-solving, and service improvement.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Strong attention to detail and problem resolution skills.
- Desire to develop technical data skills and analytical capabilities.
- High level of numeracy and accuracy.
Qualifications
- Degree level education or equivalent is desirable but not essential.
- Maths and English GCSE or equivalent required.