Corporate Performance and Improvement Officer

2 weeks ago


Stevenage, United Kingdom Stevenage Borough Council Full time

Job Ref

006703

Function

Housing and Neighbourhoods

Salary

£39,186 to £42,403 pa pro rata for hours worked

Status

Full Time

Type

Permanent

Hours

37

**Corporate Performance and Improvement Officer**

**More details**:
JOB TITLE Corporate Performance and Improvement Officer

POST NUMBER 006703

WEEKLY WORKING HOURS 37 hours per week

SALARY RANGE £39,186 to £42,403 pa - pro rata for hours worked

TYPE OF CONTRACT Permanent

LOCATION Stevenage (Daneshill House and flexible working)

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an exciting time to work for Stevenage Borough Council and you will play a key role in helping us deliver on the strategic priorities set out in the Council’s Corporate Plan - Making Stevenage Even Better (2024-27). In this role you will be working at the heart of the Council in the development and implementation of its performance management framework, taking a specific lead across the functions of risk and corporate governance.
- You will be central to promoting and supporting effective strategic and operational risk management. You will have experience of maintaining and updating corporate risk records and working with others to monitor and review their operational risks.
- You will be comfortable advising officers on risk assessment, controls and risk treatment and making presentations and delivering workshops on risk assessment and treatment.
- You will have experience of implementing risk management processes, observing best practice nationally and driving innovative approaches to ensure the Council is actively monitoring and managing risk to inform business insight.
- You will lead on regular monitoring and reporting on corporate governance standards, reviewing arrangements and compliance against legislative requirements and best practice, recommending remedial and improvement actions as appropriate.
- You will be comfortable challenging others to build on good performance, ensuring that the council continues to deliver best value to residents.
- You will lead and facilitate associated corporate risk and governance meetings, producing the papers for senior staff and elected Members as required.
- In partnership with the Human Resources (HR) Team you will ensure appropriate arrangements are in place for responding to major incidents in Stevenage and be available to support the response to any incident within the Borough in and out of

office hours. This will include supporting HR to ensure that business continuity arrangements are recorded, tested and people are trained on a regular basis.

ABOUT YOU
- significant experience in risk management and corporate governance
- be able to adjust to a demanding environment, be accurate and well organised and able to work well under pressure.
- be able to communicate clearly, build strong rapport and relationships at all levels within the organisation and effectively with other professionals, partners, elected members and senior managers.

OUR BENEFITS
- Pension Scheme: We offer a career average pension scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- Part time and Job share opportunities - 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.
- 25 days holiday rising to 31 days (depending on Local Government service)
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues
- 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
- Trade Unions: For a small fee, all employees have the opportunity to join a Trade Union.

HOW TO APPLY

For an informal discussion about this role please contact

Name Sally Norman

Job Title Corporate Policy & Performance Manager

Phone Number 07566 788339

Interviews will be held week commencing: 17 June 2024

Stevenage Borough Council is committed to Equal Opportunities for All.



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