Performance Analyst
Location: Basingstoke
Salary: £43,000 per annum
Full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5pm.
We provide Housing Management services right across the UK. We work in partnership with Central and Local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing and create specialist housing for people with care needs.
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly organised and analytical Performance Analyst to join our team in Basingstoke. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong reporting and data analysis skills who enjoys turning complex information into meaningful insights that support operational performance and business objectives.
In this role, you will be responsible for producing reports, analysing performance data, supporting client reporting requirements and responding to ad hoc information requests. You will work closely with operational teams and colleagues across the business to provide valuable insight, identify trends and support continuous improvement initiatives.
As a Performance Analyst, you will provide analysis and reporting solutions for operational teams using a range of reporting tools and systems. You will act as a key link between operational management and IT development teams, ensuring business requirements are translated into effective reporting and technology solutions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Specification and delivery of regular and ad hoc reporting to clients and senior managers
- Analyse business requirements and propose effective business solutions
- Support business process reviews, data management and system improvements
- Act as the interface between operational teams, clients and IT developers
- Produce intelligent analysis of performance indicators, trends and observations
- Support continuous improvement initiatives through data-led insight
- Collaborate with operational teams to optimise IT support and reporting capability
- Build and maintain effective relationships with clients, partners and suppliers
- Support development and service desk teams with issue resolution
- Undertake ad hoc projects and provide support across wider teams when required
Role Criteria:
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong Excel skills and experience working with data and reporting tools
- Proven reporting and analytical skills
- Experience working within an office-based environment
- Background within the property or housing sector
- Ability to identify trends and provide meaningful business insight
- Approach work with initiative and a proactive problem-solving mindset
Benefits we can offer you
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
- Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
- Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
- Family friendly policies
- Access to EAP Counselling sessions
All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.
As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a Background, Identity, Security clearance & BPSS check. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.
Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:
Beth Dunford ([email protected])If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.
At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.
We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.
In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.
Skills Required
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong Excel skills and experience with data and reporting tools
- Proven reporting and analytical skills
- Experience working within an office-based environment
- Background within the property or housing sector
- Ability to identify trends and provide meaningful business insight
- Initiative and a proactive problem-solving mindset
- Entitlement to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship available)
- Ability to pass Background, Identity, Security clearance & BPSS checks (provide ID, proof of address, references, passport, 5-year UK residency evidence)
Mears Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days’ holiday with the option to buy additional days, plus paid volunteering time, signal a comparatively generous time-off offering. Flexible working available in many roles further supports practical time-off and balance.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Retail discounts, Cycle to Work, an employee assistance line, volunteering days, and company family events add tangible non-cash value. Access to training and UK‑recognised qualifications reinforces the broader wellbeing and development offering.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — A stated commitment to pay at or above the Real Living Wage and the publication of pay-related reports indicate governance and baseline fairness focus. Independent snapshots also suggest many roles meet living‑wage thresholds.
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What We Do
Mears Group is a market-leading housing and care company that provides bespoke services to our clients. We provide and manage 11,000 homes for local and central Government and are also responsible for keeping 750,000 of all social housing in the UK in good repair. Mears has 6,500 employees and a footprint across the country
