Data Analyst – Families First Programme

Data Analyst – Families First Programme

PO4: £51,228 rising in annual increments to £54,360 pa incl. LW

Fixed Term Contract / Secondment Opportunity for 12 months

Full Time / Hybrid Working

Turn data into impact for families.

We’re recruiting a Data Analyst to deliver high quality reporting and insight for our Families First Programme—helping us target early help effectively and reduce demand on statutory services.

About Us:

Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.

It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth.

With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.

Please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.

About the Team:

We are not building another service. We are reshaping how a whole system works for children and families.

Our Families First Partnership Programme team sits at the heart of local transformation, bringing together social care, education, health, and community partners to deliver earlier help, stronger relationships, and better outcomes for children.

This is a team for people who want to do more than maintain systems; you will help redesign them.

Working at pace and with purpose, we are:

• Driving the shift from crisis response to early, relational, family-led support

• Building integrated, multi-agency practice that wraps around families, not services

• Turning national reform into meaningful local change

Using insight, data, and frontline intelligence to continuously improve how we work

You will be part of a collaborative, ambitious team that operates across organisational boundaries, influences senior leaders, and works directly with practitioners and partners to make change stick.

This is complex, high-impact work. It requires curiosity, credibility, and the confidence to challenge and rethink how things have always been done.

In return, you will have the opportunity to shape a system that genuinely works better for children, young people, and families; and leaves a lasting legacy.

About the Role:

You are a Data Analyst who understands that insight drives change. You have worked with data in a local authority or public service context and are confident navigating complex datasets across children’s services, education, health, and partners. You understand performance, demand, and what sits behind the numbers.

You can visualise and explain data to non-technical audiences and care about using evidence to improve outcomes.

You will have a degree or equivalent experience in a quantitative field (e.g., data/analytics, statistics, social science, economics) or substantial relevant experience.

You will bring:

• Strong analytical capability, with experience handling multi-agency or public sector datasets

• Confidence using tools such as Excel, Power BI, SQL (or similar) to analyse and present data

• Experience producing dashboards and insight that inform operational and strategic decisions

• Ability to interrogate data and translate insight clearly for frontline teams to senior leaders

Focus on impact, linking data to outcomes for children and families

You will play a key role in helping us understand whether Families First is working locally and where we need to shift, adapt, and improve.

What you’ll do:

• Produce monthly dashboards and statutory/corporate returns

• Build analytical models to spot trends, risks, and opportunities

• Improve data quality and definitions across systems

• Translate complex analysis into practical, accessible insights#

A collaborative team, purposeful work, hybrid working, and development opportunities—your analysis will directly shape early help decisions

How to Apply:

To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence how you meet the shortlisting criteria on the personal specification marked “A” for application :

JD and Person Specification

We operate an anonymised application process, so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.

Advert closing date: 11:59pm on Sunday, 24 th of May

Please click here to view: Lambeth Staff Benefits

Successful candidates will be asked to apply for a Basic Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be