Job Title: Strategy, Policy & Performance Officers
Location: Walsall
Salary: £34,373 to £39,571 per annum plus generous annual and flexitime leave
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Closing Date: 22 June 2022
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.
The Role
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.
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 £34,373 to £39,571 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.
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.
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.
