Management Information Officer

Management Information Officer
Southwark
£21/hr
Start date: ASAP
AKTON Recruitment is working closely with the local authorities and we are looking for a Management Information Officer in the Southwark area. 3 - 6 months
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To ensure that performance Management Information is of good quality, that it supports the work of the Senior Analyst and the operational management at a local level.
To support Children and Families front line workers, manager and the wider performance team in developing proactive products leading to solutions focusing on improving outcomes for children and families.
To support in the delivery of high quality, comprehensive, value added performance data, that facilitates excellent social work practice, supports the achievement of outstanding outcomes for children and meets quarterly and annual statutory return duties to the Department for Education.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. To maintain confidentiality on all information relating to service users and staff (past and present), ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act.
2. To produce statistical information that supports performance management and operational managerial decision making based upon data that is reliable and of good quality.
3. Develop specific knowledge and skills that support the remit of the Senior Performance Analysts - Safeguarding and Care
4. Support training and guidance to managers and practitioners around data and performance management and how these products are utilised to support effective social work practice.
5. To support in the research, collation, capture, storage and publication of evidence and datasets to support strategic planning and decision-making within Children and Families.
Knowledge, including educational qualifications:

• Good understanding of the national and local context for children's services, including Early Help, Safeguarding and Looked After Children including Care Leavers.
• Good understanding of legislation, policy and the regulatory frameworks governing Children's Services.

Experience:

• Relevant professional qualification or experience of children's services.
• Experience of performance management, data cleanliness, quality assurance processes and operations in a high performing team.
• Ability to support in the production of information for external regulators including for inspection.

Experience of using a range of software and systems relevant to children's services in support of data extraction, manipulation, presentation and submission, for example:

* Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Word, Excel, Access);
* Business Objects Infoview & Web Intelligence,
* Mosaic,
* Synergy,
* BI tools (preferably PowerBI)