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Wokingham Children's Safeguarding Partnership is seeking a skilled and motivated Senior Performance Analyst to play a key role in shaping safeguarding priorities across the partnership. Working within Children's Services, you'll provide high-quality performance information, analysis and insight that supports evidence-based decision-making and strengthens multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.

This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with a wide range of partners including education, SEND, health, police, probation and the voluntary sector. You'll be responsible for analysing and interpreting complex data, quality assuring statutory returns, identifying trends and emerging risks, and producing impactful reports and presentations for senior leaders and partnership boards. Your work will help ensure that local safeguarding practice is informed by robust evidence and focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for children and families.

Key responsibilities include:

Providing high-quality statistical and qualitative analysis to support partnership priorities.
Producing reports, briefings, dashboards and presentations for a range of audiences.
Quality assuring statutory and local performance data collections.
Identifying trends, risks and opportunities through data and research.
Working with safeguarding, education and SEND partners to develop shared insight and improve outcomes.
Keeping up to date with relevant legislation, policy and performance reporting requirements.
Representing the Partnership at local and regional meetings.

We're looking for an experienced analyst with strong numerical and communication skills, a track record of turning data into meaningful insight, and an understanding of children's services, social care, education and SEND.

If you're passionate about making a difference through data and want to influence strategic decision-making in a forward-thinking partnership, we'd love to hear from you.

For an informal conversation, please contact either Joanna.Ratcliffe@wokingham.gov.uk (hiring manager) or alix.williams@wokingham.gov.uk (recruitment team).

Closing date: Sunday 16th August 2026, at 11pm

Interview date: Tuesday 25th August

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.

Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to every applicant individually.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

We appreciate your interest in joining Wokingham Borough Council and thank you for taking the time to apply.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.

Salary range

£36,363 - £39,862 per year