Head of Business Intelligence (Internal Applicants Only) en Leicestershire County Council

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Fixed Location Worker

Salary: £72,024 - £81,300 per annum

Working Hours: 37 hours, full time

Contract Type: Fixed Term (initially 1 year subject to extension)

Closing Date: 2^nd October 2025

Interview Date(s): 7^th October 2025

About the Role

This high-profile role will develop, lead and manage the council’s Business Intelligence Service providing high quality advice, intelligence and analysis across the full range of services delivered by the council and key partnerships.

The postholder will oversee and coordinate a unified approach to data analytics and insight to support evidence-based decision making, transformation, commissioning, performance management, and service delivery. 

The position will manage technical projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing the organisation’s business intelligence capabilities, including identifying opportunities to use advanced analytics and data science methods for addressing complex issues.

The role will also support local government reorganisation and key corporate initiatives that require data management, integration and analytics, consultation and survey oversight.   

About You

To apply for this post, you must: 

1. Senior management and leadership experience in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment with proven ability to inspire and motivate staff, setting targets and goals for the delivery of services. 
2. A track record of leadership and development of high performing technical and specialist teams
3. Evidence of achievement in service improvement, transformational change, strategic planning and responding to regulatory assessment. 
4. Evidence of providing high quality strategic advice and insight to Senior Managers and Boards/ Members.
5. Practical evidence of establishing and maintaining good working relationships with a wide range of partners, customers or stakeholders, developing a positive personal and organisational profile and building partnerships.

Your supporting statement should be no longer than 3 sides of A4. This should state why you are applying, what you can offer and how you meet the essential criteria.

You must also understand, and demonstrate a commitment to, equal opportunities, and the ability to apply this to all situations.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

This post is politically restricted therefore the post holder is disqualified from undertaking certain political activities under the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: 

Zafar Saleem, Assistant Chief Executive, Telephone: (0116) 305 4952, Email: [email protected]

Jayne Glasgow, Assistant Director IT, Communications & Digital, Telephone: (0116) 305 4116, Email: [email protected]

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services, we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support .

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions

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