Birmingham City Council
Associate Transformation, Reporting and Intelligence Specialist
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Grade 7 - £66,627 - £85,845
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.
Lead the transformation of commercial intelligence, systems and performance
Are you an experienced strategic leader with expertise in business intelligence, digital transformation and performance management? Birmingham City Council is looking for an Associate Transformation, Reporting and Intelligence Specialist to lead the transformation of performance, systems and intelligence across our newly established Commercial and Procurement Services.
This is a senior leadership opportunity to shape how data, technology and performance drive decision-making across one of the UK's largest local authorities. You'll lead multidisciplinary teams responsible for reporting, commercial systems and transformation, ensuring procurement is supported by robust intelligence, modern technology and a culture of continuous improvement.
About The Role
As the Associate Transformation, Reporting and Intelligence Specialist, you'll provide strategic leadership by:
- Developing and delivering the long-term strategy for commercial systems, business intelligence, reporting and performance, aligned with the Council's Future Target Operating Model.
- Leading specialist teams responsible for reporting and intelligence, systems and digital transformation, creating a high-performing culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement.
- Establishing performance frameworks, KPIs and management information that provide meaningful insight and support strategic decision-making across Commercial and Procurement Services.
- Driving the adoption of new technologies, including AI and automation, ensuring technology investments deliver measurable business benefits and improved service outcomes.
- Leading the governance of commercial systems, data architecture, information security and system integration to ensure reliable, secure and high-quality information.
- Building strong relationships with senior leaders, elected members and external partners, influencing strategy and championing data-driven decision-making across the organisation.
- Managing significant budgets, technology investment programmes and strategic transformation initiatives that strengthen commercial capability and organisational performance.
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About You
We're looking for an experienced strategic leader who combines commercial understanding with expertise in digital transformation, business intelligence and organisational change. You'll bring:
- Significant leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams across performance, reporting, business intelligence, systems or digital transformation functions.
- Strong understanding of commercial and procurement operations, with experience using technology and data to improve organisational performance and decision-making.
- Experience developing long-term technology strategies, managing major system investments and delivering complex transformation programmes.
- Excellent knowledge of data governance, systems integration, information management and performance reporting within a complex organisational environment.
- Outstanding leadership, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across senior stakeholders, elected members and external partners.
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, translating organisational priorities into practical technology, reporting and performance solutions.
- Professional membership in a relevant discipline such as CIPS, Project Management, Change Management or IT Service Management (or equivalent professional experience), together with substantial leadership experience.
Why Join Us?
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At Birmingham City Council, you'll play a critical leadership role in modernising one of Europe's largest Commercial and Procurement Services. In return, we offer:
- The opportunity to shape the future of commercial performance, digital systems and business intelligence across a major public sector organisation.
- A senior leadership role delivering transformational change with significant organisational impact.
- Opportunities to further develop your expertise in strategic leadership, digital transformation and commercial innovation through ongoing professional development.
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities where service needs allow.
- A competitive Local Government Pension Scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
- Access to a wide range of employee wellbeing initiatives and staff benefits.
- A rewarding career where your leadership will strengthen commercial capability, improve decision-making and help deliver better services and greater value for the people of Birmingham.
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Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
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