Performance & Data Officer - 101571 - 451285

Stirling Council; Stirling; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Stirling is seeking a Performance and Data Officer to enhance performance management and continuous improvement across the organization. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in performance management methodologies and possess skills in developing digital solutions using the Microsoft toolkit, including PowerBI and SharePoint. This role offers benefits such as flexible working arrangements, membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Health & Wellbeing support

Ongoing Learning & Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrative track record in implementing performance management frameworks.
• Experience in coordinating benchmarking and improvement activities.
• Capable of presenting data to various audiences and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of performance management frameworks.
• Coordinate continuous improvement activities across the Council.
• Analyze performance and business management information.

Skills

Experience of performance management methodologies

Ability to develop digital solutions using the Microsoft toolkit

Ability to analyze and organize large amounts of information

Effective interpersonal and communication skills

Tools

PowerBI

SharePoint

Planner

Flow

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Performance and Data Officer within our Strategic Planning, Data and Performance Service, with a particular focus on ensuring the effective provision of performance management, benchmarking and, advice and assurance at a corporate level. This post will support the Council in embedding a culture of performance management and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrative track record of supporting the implementation of a performance management framework, coordinating benchmarking and improvement action planning, and coordinating continuous improvement activity across the Council.

To be considered for this post, you will be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Experience of performance management and continuous improvement methodologies, tools and techniques.
• Ability to develop digital solutions for the capture and reporting of Performance and Business Management information using the Microsoft toolkit (PowerBI, SharePoint, Planner, Flow etc.)
• Ability to analyse and organise large amounts of information and prepare reports, briefings, documents and processes to deadlines.
• Present service performance and benchmarking information (monitoring and identifying trends) against key indicators through a variety of means, and to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to apply fundamental principles of performance management in a wide and often unpredictable range of contexts.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills to engage, build and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders, including technical specialists.
• Able to work within a challenging range and variety of complex technical and professional work activities.

If you've got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service) Pro-rated for part time roles.
• Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements where the role allows. We have a good balance across our teams, retaining the benefits to work/life balance of working from home part of the week, with the collaborative and social benefits of working from the office 2-3 days per week
• Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
• Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
• Carers Leave
• Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
• Access to Health & Wellbeing support
• Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lift share Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• Technology Benefit Scheme