Job Title: Corporate Performance and Improvement Officer
Post Reference Number: 006702
Working Hours: 37
Grade: 7
Salary Range: £35,336 to £38,553 (pro rata for hours worked)
Contract: Fixed term Contract 12 months (maternity cover)
Location: Stevenage and flexible working
About Us
Stevenage has all the benefits of being the UK’s first new town, set in the heart of England only 28 miles from London and closer still t to the beautiful countryside and historic places of interest across Hertfordshire. People like living in Stevenage, but it’s not without its challenges and not everyone’s experience is the same.
Stevenage Borough Council provides over 100 services, support and information to in excess of 87,000 residents on all areas of housing, benefits, waste, recycling, business, leisure, planning and regeneration.
The scale of our ambition is unprecedented. A major £1 billion town centre regeneration programme is currently underway along with a £45 million refurbishment of council homes. There is significant investment across the town’s neighbourhoods to make lives better, building community wealth and focusing on addressing local priorities. All of this is being driven by a council with a co-operative commitment to working with its communities and driving a modern and agile approach to its work.
About the role
The next 12 months will be an exciting time to work for Stevenage Borough Council. You will play a key role in helping us make Stevenage Even Better. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to work at the heart of the Council, engage with all service areas, and really develop your skills, experience and understanding.
You will support the delivery of a new Corporate Plan by helping to develop the performance management and reporting of key council-wide priorities. You will provide advice and support to ensure we always know where we are doing well and where we need to improve, and support service areas to develop and report on action plans where required.
Working closely with senior managers across the council including the Chief Executive and Strategic Directors, you will take a lead role in developing our corporate performance management and reporting in particular, including the use of the council’s chosen performance management system (InPhase). Full training and support will be provided.
You will also be supported to develop the skills and knowledge to cover other elements of corporate governance and risk activity, and the Council’s emergency planning, resilience and business continuity planning.
About you
You will have the ability to build strong rapport and relationships at all levels within the organisation, with strong negotiating and influencing skills. You will be able to bring together information from a range of sources and summarise the key points, and be comfortable using online systems to handle data and produce reports. You will have experience managing and developing processes, explaining them to others, and supporting people in following them.
You will be willing to learn, keen to develop and progress, and interested in knowing more about how the council works. You will be focused on outcomes for our residents, and the importance of performance management in improving the services we provide.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
Pension Scheme: We offer a career average pension scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
Flexible working: available upon request, subject to operational requirements.
Part time and Job share: all our full time vacancies are open to job share unless otherwise stated.
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave.
24 days holiday rising to 30 days (depending on Local Government service)
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
Season ticket loans and discounts for public transport
Cycle to Work scheme
Stevenage Credit Union: secure savings, free life insurance and access to cheap loans.
Employee Discounts: via monthly paid membership of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
Discounted Health and Fitness membership at SLL
Trade Unions: For a small fee, all employees have the opportunity to join a Trade Union.
Application Details
For an informal discussion about this role please contact:
Ben Threadgold 07593 555820 ben.threadgold@stevenage.gov.uk
To apply online, please visit https://jobs.stevenage.gov.uk/StevenageBorough/Home
Closing date for receipt of applications: Sunday 24th July 2022
Interviews will be held week commencing: Monday 1st August 2022
Please note that if we receive a large volume of applications for this role, we reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the published closing date
Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and recruitment candidates to share this commitment. SBC shall take all reasonable steps to employ staff who are safe to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. For posts identified with regular contact with these groups applicants will be required to undertake a Value Based Interview. The council supports the legislative requirements for employing and maintaining safer staff and the guidance specified by Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board
Stevenage Borough Council is committed to Equal Opportunities for All. For further information please click https://www.stevenage.gov.uk/about-the-council/jobs-and-careers/equal-opportunities
