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Job details
Job reference
REQ0098
Date posted
16/08/2024
Apply by
15/09/2024
Location
Ebley Mill - Stroud
Salary
£36,648 per annum
Package
Excellent pension scheme - Flexi Working Scheme -Hybrid working approach - Employee Wellbeing Offer - For more informationplease see the benefits section on our website
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Permanent
Job category/type
Corporate Policy & Governance
Attachments
Performance and Improvement Officer.pdf Performance and Improvement Officer Person Specification.pdf SDC V&B application & interview guidance 2023.pdf Stroud District Council is an ambitious organisation committed to putting our residents and communities at the heart of what we do. Our friendly and inclusive environment supports colleagues to develop and thrive. If this sounds like the kind of place you’d like to work, then we’d love to hear from you. About the role This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and innovative team in a newly created role. The purpose of the Performance and Improvement Officer role is to deliver effective performance management and continuous improvement initiatives, to provide support in these areas across the whole organisation, and to provide guidance and support on policy development. As part of our team, you will be responsible for: · Implementing the council’s Performance Management Framework and leading on performance monitoring across service plans and the Council Plan. · Ensuring risk management practices are embedded across the organisation. · Facilitating or leading improvement projects, including using performance management and process reengineering tools to drive continuous improvement. · Providing guidance and support to colleagues on policy development, research and consultation. Who should apply? We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic individual who has performance or change management experience, and who will bring positive energy to the role. To be successful, you will also need: · To be proactive and organised; · To have excellent communication, negotiation, organisational and influencing skills; · Experience in dealing with people at a range of levels within an organisation; · Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand and interpret data and effectively develop solutions; and · A willingness to adapt to different scenarios and build strong relationships with partners, operational teams and services. Experience in performance or risk management systems, such as Ideagen, is desirable but not essential. Interviews for this role will be held on Friday 20 September. For further information about this role or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Hannah Barton, Senior Policy & Performance Officer, by email hannah.barton@stroud.gov.uk
or Hannah Emery, Head of Corporate Policy & Governance, by email hannah.emery@stroud.gov.uk It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and people with disabilities. Our organisation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people and children. Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies. I
n line with the Council’s duty to protect children and adults in a vulnerable situation from harm, we are obliged to assess the suitability of individuals for certain posts by undertaking DBS Checks. Stroud District has an energy unlike any other place. It’s green and dynamic, climate conscious and motivated, creative and collaborative, rural and urban, and unapologetically ambitious. To find out more about what makes our place, our people and our businesses so special, please follow the link to our dedicated website:
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Job reference
REQ0098
Date posted
16/08/2024
Apply by
15/09/2024
Location
Ebley Mill - Stroud
Salary
£36,648 per annum
Package
Excellent pension scheme - Flexi Working Scheme -Hybrid working approach - Employee Wellbeing Offer - For more informationplease see the benefits section on our website
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Permanent
Job category/type
Corporate Policy & Governance
Attachments
Performance and Improvement Officer.pdf Performance and Improvement Officer Person Specification.pdf SDC V&B application & interview guidance 2023.pdf Stroud District Council is an ambitious organisation committed to putting our residents and communities at the heart of what we do. Our friendly and inclusive environment supports colleagues to develop and thrive. If this sounds like the kind of place you’d like to work, then we’d love to hear from you. About the role This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and innovative team in a newly created role. The purpose of the Performance and Improvement Officer role is to deliver effective performance management and continuous improvement initiatives, to provide support in these areas across the whole organisation, and to provide guidance and support on policy development. As part of our team, you will be responsible for: · Implementing the council’s Performance Management Framework and leading on performance monitoring across service plans and the Council Plan. · Ensuring risk management practices are embedded across the organisation. · Facilitating or leading improvement projects, including using performance management and process reengineering tools to drive continuous improvement. · Providing guidance and support to colleagues on policy development, research and consultation. Who should apply? We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic individual who has performance or change management experience, and who will bring positive energy to the role. To be successful, you will also need: · To be proactive and organised; · To have excellent communication, negotiation, organisational and influencing skills; · Experience in dealing with people at a range of levels within an organisation; · Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand and interpret data and effectively develop solutions; and · A willingness to adapt to different scenarios and build strong relationships with partners, operational teams and services. Experience in performance or risk management systems, such as Ideagen, is desirable but not essential. Interviews for this role will be held on Friday 20 September. For further information about this role or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Hannah Barton, Senior Policy & Performance Officer, by email hannah.barton@stroud.gov.uk
or Hannah Emery, Head of Corporate Policy & Governance, by email hannah.emery@stroud.gov.uk It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and people with disabilities. Our organisation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people and children. Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies. I
n line with the Council’s duty to protect children and adults in a vulnerable situation from harm, we are obliged to assess the suitability of individuals for certain posts by undertaking DBS Checks. Stroud District has an energy unlike any other place. It’s green and dynamic, climate conscious and motivated, creative and collaborative, rural and urban, and unapologetically ambitious. To find out more about what makes our place, our people and our businesses so special, please follow the link to our dedicated website:
#J-18808-Ljbffr
