- Resolving queries and providing advice and guidance to internal managers and colleagues on a broad range of topics (. business planning, risk management, performance management, data protection and vacancy control)
- providing, analysing and maintaining data, information and reports
- maintaining and developing the department's performance system
- Written and verbal communication skills (including presentation skills)
- skills in building strong relationships creating open and transparent relationships based on trust
- The ability to analyse data
- The ability to work on own initiative along with a commitment to team working
- Good organisational skills, able to plan and prioritise own work with conflicting priorities
- The ability to respond to challenge in a positive and constructive manner
Continuous Improvement Officer - Leicestershire, United Kingdom - Leicestershire County Council
Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: £24,708 - £32,004 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (career graded)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 22nd April 2024
Interview Date(s): 15th and 16th May 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Business Services Team for a Continuous Improvement Officer.
The successful candidate will be joining a small, positive, and proactive team. We pride ourselves on being friendly, efficient and helpful whilst always working to learn and develop to continually improve the services we offer.
The role is suitable for a range of candidates from those with an administrative background looking for the next step in their career or a more experienced candidate who has some prior experience and knowledge of business planning, performance management or data protection.
The role supports the Senior Continuous Improvement Officer and Business Planning Manager in providing internal managers with advice and support on business services including business planning, risk management, performance management, data protection and vacancy control.
The role is career graded from £24,708 to £32,004 and the successful candidate may be appointed at any point within that range, depending on experience. A training plan will be agreed with the successful candidate to ensure they are fully supported to gain the knowledge and experience to progress through the career grades.
About the Role
The role is permanent and there is one post available.
The main duties include:-
Tasks and responsibilities will be based on the individuals place within the career grading scheme.
About You
To apply for this post, you must have:
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Cassandra Haywood
Senior Continuous Improvement Officer
Business Services
section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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