Description Are you a data-driven problem solver with a passion for improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND? Do you thrive on turning complex data into meaningful insights that drive strategic decision-making? If so, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for a highly analytical and strategic individual to join Cornwall Council’s Inclusion and SEND Service as our SEND Performance & Intelligence Officer. In this pivotal role, you’ll lead on performance monitoring, data analysis, and intelligence reporting to support service planning, inspection readiness, and continuous improvement across the SEND system. You’ll work closely with colleagues, partners, and senior leaders to ensure that data is accurate, accessible, and used to inform impactful decisions that improve the lives of children and young people with SEND in Cornwall. About the Service: Cornwall Council’s Children and Family Services are committed to ensuring every child and young person receives the support they need to thrive. The Inclusion and SEND Service is at the heart of this mission, working to deliver high-quality, inclusive education and support for learners with additional needs. About the Team: You’ll be joining a forward-thinking, collaborative team that values innovation, partnership, and continuous improvement. We work closely with families, education providers, health services, and national partners to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and young people with SEND. The Role: This is a key analytical role within Cornwall Council’s Inclusion and SEND Service. As SEND Performance & Intelligence Officer, you will report to the SEND Innovation & Partnerships Lead and play a central role in shaping the strategic direction of SEND services through high-quality data and intelligence. You’ll lead on the development of dashboards, reports, and visualisations using tools like Power BI, and provide expert insight into trends, sufficiency planning, and performance indicators. You’ll also support statutory returns, such as SEN2, and ensure data quality and compliance with national standards. This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented, and collaborative professional who can translate complex data into actionable insights and support evidence-based decision-making at all levels. This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies. This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check. Working Pattern: 37 hours Monday - Friday What you’ll need to succeed: Are you a data-driven problem solver with a passion for improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND? Do you thrive on turning complex data into meaningful insights that drive strategic decision-making? If so, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for a highly analytical and strategic individual to join Cornwall Council’s Inclusion and SEND Service as our SEND Performance & Intelligence Officer. In this pivotal role, you’ll lead on performance monitoring, data analysis, and intelligence reporting to support service planning, inspection readiness, and continuous improvement across the SEND system. You’ll work closely with colleagues, partners, and senior leaders to ensure that data is accurate, accessible, and used to inform impactful decisions that improve the lives of children and young people with SEND in Cornwall. Strong analytical skills and experience working with complex datasets. Advanced knowledge of Excel and Power BI, including dashboard creation. A solid understanding of the SEND Code of Practice and relevant legislation. Experience in performance monitoring, forecasting, and strategic reporting. Ability to contextualise data within local and national policy frameworks. Excellent communication skills and the ability to present data clearly to diverse audiences. Experience with systems such as Synergy, MOSAIC, or similar case management tools. A proactive, organised, and detail-focused approach to managing priorities and deadlines. Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert What you’ll get in return: Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met. Our core employee rewards and benefits include: · a competitive salary. · a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions · a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave. · A national award-winning employee health and well being programme · Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services. Additional Information: Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role The full role profile is attached here We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview. For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact rupert.lawler@cornwall.gov.uk Application Process Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process. Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application. Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.