Strategic Planning & Risk Performance Officer

Perth & Kinross Co.; Perth; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Wellbeing framework

Hybrid working

Job summary

Perth & Kinross Council is seeking a Performance & Business Officer within the Strategic Planning, Performance & Risk Team to support senior management with analysis and guidance across planning, performance and risk management. This role sits at the heart of organisational decision-making, ensuring effective frameworks and reporting align with strategic priorities.

The successful candidate will deliver embedding of the Strategic Planning and Performance Framework and collaborate with services

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting and advising staff at all levels, including senior managers, on key business areas such as planning, performance, and risk management.
• Knowledge of performance management frameworks and risk management principles and practice, including the development and maintenance of risk registers.
• Strong analytical and communication skills to support preparing, analysing and presenting complex information in clear and concise reports and presentations for a range of audiences.
• You will have a relevant HND/Degree in a business related subject or evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience gained through relevant work.
• Demonstrable ability and confidence in the use of Power BI dashboards and corporate management systems to support performance and risk management.
• You will be able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team, contributing positively to team and service objectives while managing your own workload in a pressurised environment.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the delivery and embedding of the Council's Strategic Planning and Performance Framework by working as a trusted business partner with Services and key stakeholders.
• Facilitating and supporting the development of corporate, service and thematic strategies and service plans arising from legislation, policy change or new initiatives, working with internal and external partners.
• Supporting Services with the preparation, implementation and review of performance management frameworks, including the preparation and analysis of statistical and management information to inform operational and strategic decision-making.
• Providing strategic direction, guidance and training to Services to maintain and coordinate Service Risk Profiles, ensuring effective risk and performance reporting, alignment with the Corporate Risk Profile, and compliance with the Council's Risk Management Policy and Strategy.
• Coordinating outcomes, performance data and analysis to support the preparation of the Council's Annual Performance Report, Improvement Plans and other key strategies linked to Council priorities.
• Facilitating the collection, validation and analysis of performance information for external bodies including Audit Scotland, the Scottish Government and the Improvement Service (LGBF), liaising with staff across the Council and partner organisations where required.

Skills

Performance management

Risk management

Data analysis

Power BI

Communication

Teamwork

Education

HND/Degree in business

Tools

Power BI

Corporate management systems

Job description

Perth & Kinross Council is seeking a Performance & Business Officer within the Strategic Planning, Performance & Risk Team to support senior management with analysis and guidance across planning, performance and risk management. This role sits at the heart of organisational decision-making, ensuring effective frameworks and reporting align with strategic priorities.

The successful candidate will deliver embedding of the Strategic Planning and Performance Framework and collaborate with services