We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Worcestershire to assist with the appointment of a Programme Support Officer, on a 12-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: £14.67 - £19.15 per hour
Responsibilities:
* Provide routine and ad hoc reports for managers and elected members, in line with deadlines and at the required quality level, ensuring the Council manages its business based on the best available information.
* Assist in the development of specific management information systems/processes/data sets/service plans, including development of directorate, service, and team level performance measures for specified areas, and lead the annual process for reviewing and updating these measures.
* Assist in the implementation of frameworks for reporting routine, trend and equity information for designated services, working in partnership with operational managers to define their routine information requirements and determine the best means of providing this.
* Provide an information service to staff, managers and outside organisations requiring statistical data or management information on topics relevant to the work of designated service areas within the Council.
* Collate data to prepare statutory information and returns for external regulators, following complex templates and formats.
Qualifications:
* A level 4 qualification or equivalent compensatory experience.
Experience Required:
* Considerable experience of successfully supporting and delivering projects, change or improvement activities, preferably working within local government or the public sector.
* Considerable experience of stakeholder engagement.
* Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing robust performance management systems.
* Considerable experience of promoting a culture of continuous improvement
* Considerable experience of producing management information and performance reports
Knowledge and Skills:
* Detailed knowledge of the statutory reporting and performance requirements within Corporate Services to include risk and performance, Adults and Childrens Social Care, Education, Community Services and Partnerships and Economy.
* Detailed knowledge of performance management techniques, including data quality, data management, confidentiality and reporting techniques.
* Working knowledge and understanding of Local Government approaches to performance management.
* Ability to collate and organise data from a variety of sources both computerised and manual, and to work at speed with a high degree of accuracy, including the ability to manipulate and interpret complex data
* Working knowledge of financial management.
Please note:
* You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
* You should have right to work in U.K
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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