Corporate Performance Business Partner

North East Combined Authority; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave

Pension options

Staff networks

Flexible working

Electric car lease

Cycle to work

Wellbeing portal

Staff lottery

Travel and parking schemes

Training & development

Career progression

Job summary

North East Combined Authority is seeking a Corporate Performance Business Partner to join our Corporate Performance team. You'll work with Directors and Heads of Service to measure, understand and improve performance across the Council, driving improvement and supporting strategic decision-making.

This role challenges thinking, influences change and delivers better outcomes for residents by identifying trends, risks and opportunities and by producing high-quality reports and scorecards to inform

Qualifications

• Experience of analysing, interpreting and presenting data to senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of performance management and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to provide constructive challenge.
• Ability to build effective relationships across a complex organisation.
• Relevant qualification, or equivalent experience, in performance, data, analytics or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Directors and senior leaders to challenge, support and improve performance.
• Producing high-quality performance reports and Scorecards that drive informed decision-making.
• Identifying trends, opportunities and areas for improvement across Directorates.
• Supporting the development, delivery and monitoring of Directorate Service Plans.
• Ensuring performance information is accurate, meaningful and aligned to corporate priorities.
• Building strong collaborative relationships across Directorates.

Skills

Data analysis

Performance management

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Relationship building

Education

Qualification in performance analytics

Job description

Are you passionate about turning data into insight and insight into action?

We're looking for a talented and ambitious Corporate Performance Business Partner to join our Corporate Performance team. You'll work alongside senior leaders across the Council, helping to drive improvement, support strategic decision-making, and ensure we deliver the best possible outcomes for residents.

This is more than a performance role. It's an opportunity to challenge thinking, influence change, and make a real impact on services that matter to our communities

About the Role

As a Corporate Performance Business Partner, you'll be at the heart of how we measure, understand and improve performance across the Council.

Working closely with Directors, and Heads of Service you'll provide the insight, challenge and support needed to drive improvement and ensure delivery against corporate priorities.

You'll work with senior leaders to identify performance challenges, risks and opportunities, providing the support and constructive challenge needed to drive improvement, strengthen accountability and deliver better outcomes for residents.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Partnering with Directors and senior leaders to challenge, support and improve performance
• Producing high-quality performance reports, and Scorecards that drive informed decision-making
• Identifying trends, opportunities and areas for improvement across Directorates
• Supporting the development, delivery and monitoring of Directorate Service Plans
• Ensuring performance information is accurate, meaningful and aligned to corporate priorities
• Building strong collaborative relationships across Directorates

About You

We're looking for motivated professionals who can work effectively with senior leaders to drive performance improvement across the organisation.

You'll be confident engaging with stakeholders at all levels, providing constructive challenge and support to help services achieve their goals, strengthen accountability and deliver better outcomes for residents

You’ll Bring:

• Experience of analysing, interpreting and presenting data to senior stakeholders
• A strong understanding of performance management and continuous improvement
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to provide constructive challenge
• The ability to build effective relationships across a complex organisation
• A relevant qualification, or equivalent experience, in performance, data, analytics or a related field

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping how the Council delivers its priorities and improves outcomes for residents. You'll join a supportive team, work closely with senior decision-makers, and have genuine opportunities to develop your career.

In return we can offer:

• Generous leave entitlement with an option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
• Excellent pension plus top-up options.
• Staff networks run by our staff for our staff.
• Flexible working (dependent on job role).
• Electric car lease scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee benefits portal including Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff lottery.
• Travel and car parking schemes.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Fantastic career progression opportunities and lots more!

We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.