Job Title: Strategy, Policy and Performance Officer
Location: Walsall, West Midlands
Salary: £36,298 to £41,496
Job Type: Permanent/Full-time
About the role:
Don’t miss this brilliant opportunity to join a brand new talented and friendly team that will be at the heart of the change agenda for Walsall Council.
Your enthusiasm for an intelligence led approach to Council priorities will be a real asset. The impact you will have on policy and performance to support delivery of our Council Plan and borough ambitions is a real selling point of this role.
The role provides the opportunity to be part of a newly formed Hub that works across the Council on key strategic programmes including developing a borough wide plan to 2040, Levelling Up, supporting our Devolution approach and enabling us to become a Wellbeing Council. This is a role that provides a good platform upon which to build a career in local government.
The Policy and Strategy Unit will lead the Council’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) agenda. As such your broad awareness of the EDI agenda and the Public Sector Equality Duty will be a tremendous benefit.
About the candidate:
You will have an aptitude for thinking strategically about the Council’s work and the way it is delivered, especially in developing briefing notes, strategies and policy and performance reports to advise on and support delivery of the Council plan. Plus, your experience in the shaping and development of cross cutting policy and strategy in a local government or public sector arena will help you shine.
You will receive a salary in the rage of £36,298 to £41,496 per annum plus generous annual and flexitime leave. We will be committed to your professional development and we can assure you that further opportunities to develop your career will be aplenty. Developing your skills will be as important to us as it is to you. For further reasons to join us please visit our website.
View Job Description & Employee Specification:
Can you will bring energy and enthusiasm to the development of the Council’s approach to reporting performance against the Council plan? If so then we’d love to hear from you – you know what to do… Click on the link.
Recruitment process:
Following shortlisting, the selection process will comprise of a test linked to the skills and abilities key to the role and an interview. We anticipate that interviews will take place on or around week commencing 13th of February, though full details will be communicated to shortlisted candidates after the closing date of the job advert.
Closing date for applications: 27 January 2023
Interviews will be held during week commencing 13 February 2023
This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The postholder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.
Legislation imposes restrictions on political activity for certain local government employees. This position is designated as a politically restricted (sensitive) post as set out in Part 1 the Local Government & Housing Act 1989 and the Local Government (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990 (LGO(PR)R 1990) [SI 851] and S.30 of the Local Democracy Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
Please click on the APPLY button to complete your application on the council’s careers page.
Candidates with experience of: Strategic Government Project, Public Sector Programme Management, Strategic Project Lead, Strategic Project Officer, Public Sector Services Officer, Implementation Officer, Technical Project Lead, Transformation Manager, Business Transformation Manager, Business Projects Manager, Public Sector Project Management, Local Council Project Manager, Council Project Officer may also be considered for this role.
