Business Intelligence Officer

We’re recruiting a Business Intelligence Officer to join our SEND Partnership team within Children’s Services.

You’ll turn complex information into clear, meaningful insight that helps us plan services and make informed decisions for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and their families, across Milton Keynes.

You’ll play an important part in helping us understand current and future demand for SEND provision. Using data and research, you’ll identify trends, support placement sufficiency planning and highlight opportunities to improve services.

Working collaboratively with colleagues and partners, you’ll produce clear reports, support statutory data returns and help make sure our information is accurate, timely and useful.

You’ll also help us make the best use of available funding by supporting business cases and monitoring relevant Section 106 contributions.

This is a rewarding role for someone who enjoys working with complex data and turning it into practical insight that helps the SEND Partnership make well-informed decisions and improve outcomes for children, young people and their families.

This is a Site-Based role, and you’ll be expected to work from the designated workplace.

Interviews for this role will be held on 11th December 2026 and will be held in Person 

Find out more about working with us here: www.mkcounciljobs.org.uk

We’re recruiting a Business Intelligence Officer to join our SEND Partnership team within Children’s Services.

You’ll turn complex information into clear, meaningful insight that helps us plan services and make informed decisions for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and their families, across Milton Keynes.

You’ll play an important part in helping us understand current and future demand for SEND provision. Using data and research, you’ll identify trends, support placement sufficiency planning and highlight opportunities to improve services.

Working collaboratively with colleagues and partners, you’ll produce clear reports, support statutory data returns and help make sure our information is accurate, timely and useful.

You’ll also help us make the best use of available funding by supporting business cases and monitoring relevant Section 106 contributions.

This is a rewarding role for someone who enjoys working with complex data and turning it into practical insight that helps the SEND Partnership make well-informed decisions and improve outcomes for children, young people and their families.

This is a Site-Based role, and you’ll be expected to work from the designated workplace.

Interviews for this role will be held on 11th December 2026 and will be held in Person 

Find out more about working with us here: www.mkcounciljobs.org.uk

Contract: Permanent

Working hours: 37

Pay frequency: Annual

• You’ll need a National Qualifications Framework Level 5 qualification, such as a degree in a relevant discipline, or relevant workplace experience of working with complex datasets.
• Confident working with detailed information, you can collect, bring together and analyse complex data and communicate your findings clearly in writing and conversation.
• A strategic thinker, you can see the bigger picture and turn analysis into practical recommendations and outcomes.
• Naturally curious and analytical, you’ll enjoy evaluating and interpreting information and developing processes and plans that support well-informed decisions.
• Comfortable managing your own workload, you’ll use your initiative, take ownership and keep work moving without needing close supervision.
• Dedicated, respectful and collaborative in your approach, you’ll work positively with colleagues and partners and contribute to our one-council way of working.

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
• Excellent pension - everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
• A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support.
• Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme - eligible employees can lease an electric or low-emission vehicle at a reduced cost through salary sacrifice, subject to National Minimum Wage and other eligibility requirements.
• Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.

Why join us? Along with more on our Benefits, discover why Working at the City Council could be the right move for you here Working at the Council | Milton Keynes

Roles are either ‘site based’ or ‘home based’.

Site based roles are mainly based at the workplace, with the option to work from home for up to two days a week, depending on service needs.

Home based roles are mainly based at home, with the expectation of attending the workplace up to one day a week.

The working arrangement for each role is set by the manager, based on service requirements.

Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.

We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference. 

We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.

We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.

If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.

Please note that this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have an independent and unrestricted right to work in the UK, without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.

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