Senior Planning and Reporting Officer

Government Recruitment Service; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency based in Sheffield is seeking an experienced Senior Reporting and Planning Officer. In this role, you will collect and analyze data, manage stakeholder relationships, and produce reports to assess performance against strategic goals. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and experience in a busy environment, delivering high-quality reports and documentation. Join a dynamic team and contribute to the strategic direction of the Government agency.

Qualifications

• Experience in a reporting and planning role, preferably within a government or public sector environment.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to critically evaluate data.
• Experience in managing stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Collect and present data from various stakeholders to assess performance.
• Critically evaluate data and interpret findings.
• Lead document control and standardize filing structures.
• Develop and update dashboards and reports for performance.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Document control

Reporting

Continuous improvement

Job description

For jobs located in Wales, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is one of the government’s largest public service departments, serving over 20 million citizens with a sizeable annual budget.

The estate spans 1.4 million square metres across 800+ sites and supports around 78,000 colleagues.

Our vision includes DWP colleagues, supply chain, partners, and most fundamentally, the customers the Department exists to serve. They are the reason for our existence.

We are responsible for the day-to-day operation of our estate by managing a private sector supply chain that delivers services such as Security Guarding, Maintenance, Property and Leasehold Management, Construction, Cleaning, and Facilities Management.

DWP Estates is about transformation, not just maintaining buildings. Our strategic goals include:

• Transitioning to a smaller, more affordable, and adaptable estate to meet future needs
• Investing in infrastructure through planned replacement works
• Embedding sustainability in line with Government Greening Commitments (GGCs)
• Delivering cost-effective services while maintaining high standards
• Creating a professional, best-in-class working culture across the Government Property profession

Our Estates strategy ambitions through 2030 include:

• OPTIMISE: Transition to a more affordable and adaptable estate that fosters productivity
• INVEST: Improve infrastructure to better meet the needs of customers and colleagues, minimizing service disruption
• SUPPORT: Promote sustainability throughout DWP
• DELIVER: Provide cost-effective, high-quality services
• THRIVE: Develop a top-tier working culture within DWP Estates

There is no better time to join the award-winning DWP Estates team.

This role is within the Estates Directorate, part of the Strategic Alignment and Business Oversight Team. You will join a dynamic team responsible for gathering, analyzing, and presenting data to assess performance against departmental plans, managing your work and team to meet objectives.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Reporting and Planning Officer to support the team in a busy, complex environment. You will play a key role in reporting progress towards strategic goals, using data to inform risk-based decisions.

Key Accountabilities

• Controls and Reporting: Collect and present data from various stakeholders across DWP, ensuring connectivity between the Estates Strategy and team plans.
• Analysis: Critically evaluate data, interpret findings, and make judgments based on evidence.
• Document and Information Management: Lead document control and admin duties, standardizing filing structures.
• Specialist Support: Maintain the Project Risk Register and monitor risk actions with owners.
• Stakeholder Management: Develop a framework to manage relationships with key stakeholders for reporting purposes.
• Assurance: Organize assurance meetings and provide reports, including gap analysis.
• Team Member: Support team activities, providing challenge and leadership where appropriate.
• You will integrate into a dispersed Programme team, working across boundaries and driving strategic aims.
• Report regularly to senior management with data on progress and risks.
• Develop and update dashboards and reports for performance and planning.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate reporting of performance against plans.
• Drive continuous improvement in business planning and reporting processes.