Policy and Performance Officer
Derbyshire County Council – Corporate Services and Transformation
Closing date: 11 January 2026
Are you curious and do you always ask why? Do you like to find meaning in data? If you’re excited by the possibilities of using data and intelligence to improve outcomes for children and families, we’d love to hear from you! An exciting opportunity has arisen within Corporate Services and Transformation for an enthusiastic, versatile and self‑motivated Performance Officer. You will work alongside other colleagues, including a Senior Business Intelligence officer within Digital services, to support the development and implementation of the Families First Partnership (FFP) within Derbyshire. The role will sit within the Council’s Corporate Planning and Performance Team alongside other Performance Officers who provide data, analysis, insight and performance expertise to support the operational management and strategic planning of services. This role will lead on the development of a performance framework to support the FFP working closely and collaboratively with programme leads, strategic leaders and partners to understand their needs in terms of performance, data and demonstrating impact. The role will also include tracking performance, undertaking analyses, interpreting and visualising data, and reporting results to managers, leaders and other key decision makers. The post will be based at County Hall in Matlock and will include some hybrid working.
Qualifications
* You’ll have experience of analysing data or managing business performance.
* You’ll have good Excel and other technical skills and an excellent attention to detail. You might even have experience with Power BI or another visualisation tool but this is not essential.
* You’ll have experience of bringing together a wide range of intelligence and uncovering meaning within that data.
* You’ll be able to create a story with data so teams and managers can understand what numbers are telling them and how they can use this to continually improve.
* You will have experience of developing and maintaining effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders including staff at all levels in the organisation.
* You are educated to degree level or equivalent and have excellent IT, communication and presentation skills.
Contact: Sara Lewis – sara.lewis2@derbyshire.gov.uk
Provisional Interview Date: 28 January 2026
Job Details
* Seniority Level: Entry level
* Employment Type: Full-time
* Job Function: Other
* Industries: Government Administration
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