Strategy, Policy & Performance Officers - Ref: SS00622
- Employer
- Walsall Council
- Location
- Walsall, West Midlands
- Salary
- £34,373 to £39,571 per annum
- Closing date
- 22 Jun 2022
- Reference
- SS00622
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Communications / Marketing / PR, Customer service, Performance, Policy
- Contract Type
- Full time permanent
- Working Pattern
- Standard
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
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.
Hiring: Strategy, Policy and Performance Officers
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.
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. For further reasons to join us please visit: https://go.walsall.gov.uk/employee-benefits
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 4 July, though full details will be communicated to shortlisted candidates after the closing date of the job advert.
Closing date for applications: 22 June 2022
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.
Company
Here at Walsall, we want to attract the best talent. That's why - as well as a satisfying and rewarding job - we offer a range of attractive benefits. Working arrangements in most jobs are flexible (you may work flexitime, full or part time and job sharing is usually available) and you can expect generous holiday entitlements, a first class pension scheme and plenty of opportunities for training and personal development.
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Part of the Black Country, famous for its enterprising and industrial past, Walsall is reinventing itself to become a progressive modern community. The borough is centred around the major town of Walsall, but also includes five smaller and distinctive district centres (Bloxwich, Aldridge, Willenhall, Darlaston and Brownhills), together with numerous villages.
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- Website
- https://www.walsall.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 01922 650000
- Location
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Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 1TP
United Kingdom
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