Policy and Performance Officer

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, interpretating 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.

What will you bring to the role?

• You’ll have experience of analysing data or managing business performance.
• You’ll have good excel and other technical skills and have 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.

If you're educated to degree level or equivalent and have excellent IT, communication and presentation skills, we would like to hear from you.

If you require further details on the post please contact Sara Lewis at sara.lewis2@derbyshire.gov.uk

Provisional Interview Date: 28 January 2026

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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This role currently offers hybrid working options which will be to subject service needs, there'll be an opportunity to discuss working arrangements for this position at interview.

Important: Derbyshire County Council holds a sponsorship licence, but this role does not offer visa sponsorship. Please apply only if you already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, as applications that do not meet this requirement will be rejected.

We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.