Lead Performance Analyst

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 09 November 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 25 October 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC9 £47,604.34 - £57,196.54

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week

Location: Fife House, Glenrothes

Purpose and Values of Fife Children’s Services Partnership

“Children in Fife” is the Children’s Services Planning Partnership for Fife. The partnership involves a range of partners that provide services for children, young people and families. We work together to improve outcomes for children, young people and families through a more preventative way of working, with a vision of “making Fife a Place where every child and young person matters”.

Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values: Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Collaboration and Integrity. We strive to ensure that these core values are reflected in our dealings with children, young people, and families, as well as in the culture of our partnership working.

Supporting Statement  

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.

Ways in which you have developed performance management information to meet user needs

(Consider the following:  how you have identified appropriate approaches to meet the needs of data users; how you have applied ideas in a creative or innovative way to meet the needs of data users; how you have used relevant software/IT tools (e.g. Microsoft Excel, Power BI) to analyse data and to develop effective performance reporting of the data.)

Ways in which you have demonstrated the ability to work with a diverse range of data users

(Consider the following:  how have you established positive and purposeful relationships with data users; how have you identified and understood the different user needs of a diverse range of data users; how your interpersonal and communication skills have helped you to meet these diverse user needs) 

Ways in which you have demonstrated that you can manage a range of work projects simultaneously

(Consider the following: how you have identified and planned the work required to meet user needs; how you managed competing and changing demands and priorities)

Job Details

Children in Fife recognises the importance of using data well to improve our strategic planning and the impact of our improvement work. 

We are recruiting a Lead Performance Analyst to play a lead role in this task, through the ongoing development of a performance management and quality assurance framework to support our children’s services working.

As Lead Performance Analyst for Fife Children’s Services, you will need:

To play a lead role in data analysis and modelling to support the implementation, review and updating of the Fife Children’s Services Plan – including the development of a comprehensive Joint Strategic Needs Assessment for children in Fife every three years.

• To provide data and information to meet the needs of improvement activity across the partnership.

• To support the ongoing self- evaluation and quality assurance of our core approaches to partnership working.

• To support a proportionate approach to improvement through the design and development of performance reporting.

• To provide advice on the appropriate use of data to senior leaders and partnership working groups.

• The post will be line managed by the Partnership Coordinator for Children in Fife (currently the QIO (Strategy, QA and Performance) in the Education Directorate, Fife Council).

Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements

• You will have significant professional experience in a statistical or similar analytical role in a large organisation, with outstanding numerical skills, and an in-depth knowledge of statistical and analytical approaches.

• You will have a relevant degree e.g. Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Business Analysis or other related professional qualification or have equivalent, relevant experience. 

• You will be able to analyse problems and determine solutions, understanding and applying appropriate techniques to gather and analyse data, and producing information in a graphical format.

• You will be an advanced user of Microsoft packages that support data analysis and visualisation (e.g. Excel, Power BI). 

• You will have a practical understanding of relevant data issues, including personal data security, data protection, and database design management.

• You will be a clear thinker who is able to simplify complex issues for target audiences, demonstrating innovative thinking and the creative application of ideas.

• You will have strong customer skills and be able to understand and meet the needs of a range of stakeholders.

• You will have shown an ability to manage and lead small projects. 

• You will be able to work under pressure and cope with uncertainty, adapting your approaches in response to changing demands and managing your own time appropriately.

Further Information

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For Further Information Please Contact: Donna.Cessford@fife.gov.uk