Performance Analyst

Job summary

You’re working with colleagues across CQC to turn performance data into insight that really lands—helping teams understand what’s working, what’s not, and where action will make the biggest difference. Your analysis shapes conversations from frontline teams to senior leaders, supporting learning, improvement, and transparency.

• As a Performance Analyst, you might have helped design new performance measures aligned to CQC’s corporate plan, making it easier for teams to track progress and demonstrate impact.
  

• As a Performance Analyst, you could have led analysis that identified variation in performance across the organisation, working with improvement colleagues to understand the drivers and support meaningful change

Job description

You’ll work closely with others to deliver shared outcomes. In this role, you’ll:

• Analyse and report performance: Produce regular reporting, analysis and presentations that are clear, joined‑up and accessible, supporting informed decision making from inspectors through to senior leaders.

• Design and improve measures: Maintain and develop performance measures, identifying improvements to metrics and presentations while working with others to resolve data quality issues.

• Support learning and improvement: Use data to identify performance variation, engage stakeholders to understand what’s driving it, and work alongside quality improvement colleagues to enable positive change.

Person specification

We will be looking for specific skills, knowledge and experience in your application form:

• Data analysis in practice: Experience analysing data and explaining patterns, trends or differences in a clear way that others can use to make decisions.
  
• Handling and presenting data: Experience extracting, managing and working with data using tools such as Excel or similar, and presenting information in simple, accessible formats.
  
• Using evidence to influence: Experience using analysis or evidence to support decision making, including explaining findings to colleagues or leaders.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).
• Training and development opportunities.
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.
• NHS pension scheme, with around 14% employer contribution.
• Discount schemes (including eligibility for a Blue Light card, at a cost of £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

TBC

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk

Further information

https://cqc.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/2932?c=cqc