Performance & Development Officer

Performance & Development Officer

About the Role

Organisation: Nottingham City Council

Salary: £28,371 per annum rising to £30,151 per annum on first year of anniversary – pro rata for part time (subject to satisfactory completion of probation period)

Working Hours & Contract: Fixed term until March 2025 – Full time (Flexible and Hybrid working included)

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG

Closing date: 5th May 2023

We are pleased to announce we have a fantastic opportunity for a Performance & Development Officer.

At Nottingham City Council, you will be expected to demonstrate our core behaviours, linked to four themes; Individual Leadership: by putting our citizens and customers first, delivering against your objectives, helping to set direction, and putting forward ideas for improvements; Equality Diversity & Inclusion: by ensuring we consider the needs of all NCC citizens in our work, show respect for others, upholding and adhering to the Council’s Code of Conduct; Change & Innovation: by being creative, delivering change when needed, sharing problems, and helping to bring forward suggestions for improvements; Collaboration: by working well with others, identifying the needs of colleagues and others to deliver great services and by being a good communicator who works well with a range of audiences.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall creation and monitoring of performance, statistical data or budgets that will support the Council to track, and or monitor its performance against set agreed objectives. The Performance and Development Officer will be required to have an oversight of relevant budgetary income or expenditure of associated budgets including IT budgets, external funding or grants. The post holder will also be responsible for tracking the performance of the team against agreed outcomes and those of providers whom are paid exempt housing benefit to ensure the Council and Nottingham citizens are receiving value for money. The successful candidate will be required to have a keen eye for data accuracy, strong analytical skills and the ability to suggest changes / improvements to ensure team objectives are met.

This post has been created in response to the Government’s Supported Housing Improvement Programme focussing on non-commissioned supported accommodation. Therefore the post holder will be an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team working within the Revenue and Benefits division of the Council. Liaising and working closely with other public, private and voluntary sector bodies and colleagues across the Council will be crucial, inclusive of close liaison with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities.

Essential Criteria:

· Practical knowledge of IT systems including a variety of software packages, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint in order to produce documents and databases and the aptitude to learn new systems as required

· Experience in supporting and taking accurate records of complex meetings.

· Ability to work on a confidential and politically sensitive environment

· Ability to analyse, interpret and present performance findings / data and reports

· Good written, verbal & interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively and communicate

· Possess basic project management skills

Why Us? Our Rewards and Benefits

There has never been a better time to join Nottingham City Council. Known for inclusivity and innovation, we have also won a host of Employee Benefits Awards, are a leading employer of Apprentices and we are continually working around the clock to deliver high quality services for Nottingham’s citizens, visitors, and investors.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – work life balance plan just for you
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a Nottingham City Council employee you can find them on our Job Opportunities page.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

Nottingham City Council are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we are striving to have a reflective workforce of the citizens we serve. As a result of our commitment, we anonymise all applications to remove the risk of unconscious bias. The application process will capture your personal details (including your name) and these details will only be made visible to recruiting managers once the shortlisting stage has been completed.

Further Information

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Leon McLean via leon.mclean@nottinghamcity.gov.ukOR Dan Lucas via Dan.lucas2@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

TO APPLY – Please visit our website via the Job Opportunities page and apply: www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/information-for-residents/job-opportunities

You will need to submit a CV and a personal statement (no more than 2 pages). You will also find the full Job Description and Person Specification on our website.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 23 months

Salary: £28,371.00-£30,151.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Nottingham, NG2 3NG

Application deadline: 05/05/2023
Reference ID: 61