Overview
We are recruiting a permanent Service Performance Analyst to join the Digital and Services Team in the Strategy, Transformation and Assurance Directorate. This is a new post that provides an exciting opportunity for someone who is motivated and passionate about improving public services. The role will work closely with the Service Performance Lead, who has overall responsibility for setting direction and influencing senior leaders.
As a Service Performance Analyst, you will support the Lead by providing high-quality analysis, insight, tools and guidance to help services measure and improve performance. You will be central to building the evidence base and consistent standards that underpin our approach to service performance.
Responsibilities
* Contributing to the development and maintenance of frameworks, metrics and standards for service performance (including the Service Model)
* Supporting the Lead in providing guidance, tools and templates to help services measure performance consistently and effectively.
* Producing dashboards and narrative insight to help leaders understand service outcomes and areas for improvement.
* Assisting services to complete maturity assessments and track transformation progress.
Experience / Skills Required
We are seeking candidates with the following set of skills and experience:
Essentials
* Strong analytical skills with proven experience as a Performance Analyst, Data Analyst, or Business Analyst.
* Proven experience of building and maintaining dashboards or reporting tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, or advanced Excel).
* Ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries and build constructive relationships.
* Clear communication skills, able to explain complex analysis simply and persuasively to non-technical audiences.
* Self-motivation and adaptability, comfortable working independently as well as part of a team.
* Experience of producing guidance, toolkits or frameworks to support colleagues.
Desirable
* Experience of service performance measurement or service improvement in a large or complex organisation.
Contact and additional information
To discuss this role further please contact Adele Millard, Service Model Lead: adele.millard@environment-agency.gov.uk
Competences
Competence 1: Data and Information Management
Tell us about a time when you took the lead in analysing and presenting complex data to support a service or organisational decision. How did you decide what data and metrics to use, ensure accuracy and reliability, and present your findings in a way that influenced others to act?
Competence 2: Customer and Partner Relations
Tell us about a time when you worked with customers or partners to produce analysis or insight. How did you make sure their needs were understood, and how did your work make a difference to the service or outcome?
Competence 3: Achieves Results
Tell us about a time when you had to deliver analysis or insight under significant time pressure. How did you prioritise your work, maintain quality, and ensure your outputs were delivered on time and made a difference?
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
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Additional details
Seniority level: Associate
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
The Environment Agency is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes flexible working arrangements.
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