What is the job role?
The Role
We’re looking for a Part Time (18.5 hours a week) Business Analyst to join the West Midlands Commissioning Hub team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting all 14 West Midlands Local Authorities and Trusts by providing high-quality data analysis and insights.
You will be working within the West Midlands Commissioning Hub, a team hosted by Coventry City Council that supports and delivers regional commissioning of children’s services. The team has expanded its reporting responsibilities and now needs an additional Analyst to support with the range of data analysis it delivers.
This is post is initially a two year fixed term contract.
You will:
1. Support intelligence performance reporting and insights for the West Midlands Commissioning Hub and the 14 Local Authorities and Trusts in the region.
2. Develop data models and visualisations using tools such as Power BI.
3. Produce reports, dashboards, and analytical products to inform strategic and operational decisions.
4. Gather and prepare high-quality data from multiple sources, including education, social care, and national datasets.
5. Present insights clearly and confidently to influence decision-making across regional partners.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Who are we looking for?
About You
We’re looking for someone with:
6. Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
7. Experience in data analysis and reporting, ideally within a Local Authority.
8. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI, with knowledge of SQL.
9. Excellent communication and influencing skills.
10. A degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
You’ll be highly organised, able to manage competing priorities, and passionate about using data to make a real difference for children’s services across the West Midlands.
For more information, or to discuss the role, please email Andrew Sjurseth at
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
11. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
12. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
13. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date(s): week commencing 9th Feb
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.