Role: Business Insight, Funding and Data Manager
Salary: Grade J £40,777 - £45,091 a year
Location: TBC – Based at a Derby Adult Learning Centre in Derby
Hours: 37 hours a week
Closing Date: 15/07/2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Are you an expert in further education data, insight and funding intelligence, with the skills to turn complex information into meaningful business intelligence to inform strategic decision-making? As our Business Insight, Funding and Data Manager, you'll play a central role in shaping how information is used to drive performance, support service planning and maximise the impact of externally funded programmes.
This is a varied and influential role where you'll lead the development of business intelligence, data tools, reporting and funding processes, working closely with senior leaders, partners and funding bodies. As the Business Insight, Funding and Data Manager, you'll have the opportunity to drive innovation, improve systems and shape the future direction of data and performance management.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
- Flexible work/life balance scheme
- Hybrid working
- Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
- 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
- Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
- Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
- Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
- Support for colleagues who are carers
The Opportunity
In the role of Business Insight, Funding and Data Manager , here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:
- To take a strategic lead on the co-ordination and management of data, business analysis and insights, business reporting and funding monitoring relating to all externally funded contracts that sit inside the Employment, Skills and Adult Education Service
- Oversee funding monitoring, compliance and performance reporting, ensuring contractual and regulatory requirements are met.
- Develop and improve data systems, dashboards and reporting tools, providing clear and meaningful insights for senior leaders and stakeholders.
- Analyse complex performance and funding information, identifying trends, risks and opportunities to support service planning and continuous improvement.
- Manage and support a small team responsible for data collection, validation and analysis, ensuring high standards of accuracy and quality.
- Build effective relationships with funding organisations, partner agencies and internal teams to support reporting, audits and performance management.
- Lead projects to improve data processes and systems, driving innovation and more efficient ways of working.
- Prepare and present reports, intelligence and performance information to a range of audiences, including senior managers and external partners.
About You
To be successful in this role, you’ll ideally have…
- Experience of developing and producing management information, performance reporting and business intelligence.
- Experience of using data analysis and reporting tools, including Power BI, management information systems and databases.
- Experience of leading, developing and motivating a team.
- Experience of managing funding compliance, performance monitoring or reporting within a further education setting.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data, identify risks and make evidence-based recommendations.
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject, or able to demonstrate equivalent relevant experience.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and maintain high levels of accuracy.
Next Steps
If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 15/07/2026. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held: at the end of July. Date and location TBC
If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to [email protected]. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to [email protected], however this is optional and will not affect your application.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to a basic DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at [email protected]. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
