Planning and Performance Development Manager - New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, United Kingdom

Planning and Performance Development Manager - New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, United Kingdom

Our Benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About the role

The Planning and Performance Development Manager sits within the Adults, Health and Commissioning Directorate and plays a central role in supporting effective planning, performance management and service improvement. Working across operational, commissioning and corporate teams, you'll provide insight, assurance and coordination that enables senior leaders to make informed decisions and deliver better outcomes for adults, carers and communities.

We are seeking a proactive and influential Planning and Performance Development Manager to work at the heart of the directorate. You'll be coordinating business planning, overseeing the delivery of a complex change portfolio, and managing performance and statutory reporting arrangements. Through robust data, insight and collaboration, you will support senior leaders to understand performance, manage risk and drive continuous improvement across adult social care, health and commissioning services. 

We plan to hold interviews on 3 and 4 June.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Sunny Singh, Strategy and Planning Team Manager at Sundeep.Singh@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of a Standard Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

About you

This is an excellent opportunity to influence strategic decision making and improve outcomes for adults and communities.

You will be skilled at turning complex data into a clear and compelling narrative, supporting the development of well‑evidenced, practical improvement plans that drive better outcomes. 

You will bring strong experience or transferable skills in business planning, performance management, data analysis and service improvement within adult social care, health, local government or a similarly complex organisation. 

You will be confident working across teams and with partners, able to turn data into clear insight and improvement plans and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders. 

We welcome applications from candidates without direct local‑authority experience where they can demonstrate relevant skills, analytical capability and a commitment to public‑service outcomes.

You will be committed to equality, safeguarding and the Council’s Net Zero ambition.

For more information, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers