Performance Officer
Woking, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 8 hours ago
This role has a starting salary of £42,958 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week.
We have a great opportunity to join our Performance and Intelligence team for Education and Lifelong Learning as a Performance Officer. We have one permanent vacancy due to retirement and a fixed-term role to cover maternity leave.
We support hybrid working with the right balance. We come together in person in Woking for 1 day per week on average (20% of the working week) and support working from home the rest of the time.
Our Offer to You
The Performance and Intelligence team are part of the Quality, Practice, Relationships and Support division which sits within the Children, Families and Lifelong Learning Directorate. The role reports to the Head of Performance for Education and Lifelong Learning in a team consisting of five performance officers and one strategic analyst.
Our aim as a performance team is to support the organisation to ensure that no one is left behind. We take a support and challenge approach to practice by providing a sophisticated performance profile that includes a robust set of data, reporting and feedback mechanisms.
As a Performance Officer you will be responsible for making sure the front-line service teams receive and have access to the information they need to sustain and further develop improvements to practice. This will partly be through an existing reporting schedule and meetings with senior members of the service, as well as maintaining and building new data visualisation dashboards to help them access their own performance information.
The performance team also manage all statutory data returns including the SEN2 return for pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan and the Alternative Provision census. Performance officers take a leading role in the submission process and so a deep understanding of at least one of these service areas would be beneficial.
Your Application
In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:
The job advert closes at 23:59 on Sunday 28th June 2026 with interviews planned to follow.
Contact Us
Please contact Kirstin Butler for any questions relating to the role – Kirstin.butler@surreycc.gov.uk. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
Local Government Organisation (LGR)
Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to new unitary councils in April 2027. Your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of these new councils, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.
Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents! Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council
Our Commitment
We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview.
Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we’re committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.
We have a great opportunity to join our Performance and Intelligence team for Education and Lifelong Learning as a Performance Officer. We have one permanent vacancy due to retirement and a fixed-term role to cover maternity leave.
We support hybrid working with the right balance. We come together in person in Woking for 1 day per week on average (20% of the working week) and support working from home the rest of the time.
Our Offer to You
- 26 days’ holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years’ service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Up to 5 days of carer’s leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
- An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
- Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
- A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents.
The Performance and Intelligence team are part of the Quality, Practice, Relationships and Support division which sits within the Children, Families and Lifelong Learning Directorate. The role reports to the Head of Performance for Education and Lifelong Learning in a team consisting of five performance officers and one strategic analyst.
Our aim as a performance team is to support the organisation to ensure that no one is left behind. We take a support and challenge approach to practice by providing a sophisticated performance profile that includes a robust set of data, reporting and feedback mechanisms.
As a Performance Officer you will be responsible for making sure the front-line service teams receive and have access to the information they need to sustain and further develop improvements to practice. This will partly be through an existing reporting schedule and meetings with senior members of the service, as well as maintaining and building new data visualisation dashboards to help them access their own performance information.
The performance team also manage all statutory data returns including the SEN2 return for pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan and the Alternative Provision census. Performance officers take a leading role in the submission process and so a deep understanding of at least one of these service areas would be beneficial.
Your Application
In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:
- Experience working with and analysing education-related data
- The ability to analyse and interpret data
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders
- Good communication skills
- Experience working alongside senior managers to deliver successful outcomes
- A technical understand of SQL, Tableau and/or Liquid Logic’s System C would be a bonus.
- Can you give us an example of how you have analysed and used information to support continuous improvement?
- The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting at least one of the education statutory returns to DfE. How would you go about preparing for this critical project and what are your key considerations?
- Sometimes, through analysis of data, we need to give senior managers difficult messages. What is your approach to this?
- What is your experience of working in a busy environment and how do you manage your workload and new/competing requests?
The job advert closes at 23:59 on Sunday 28th June 2026 with interviews planned to follow.
Contact Us
Please contact Kirstin Butler for any questions relating to the role – Kirstin.butler@surreycc.gov.uk. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
Local Government Organisation (LGR)
Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to new unitary councils in April 2027. Your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of these new councils, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.
Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents! Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council
Our Commitment
We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview.
Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we’re committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.
