Performance Reporting Team Leader - #1777301

Pay £55,557 - £66,058

Job description

The main elements of this role will include the following:

• Leading and managing key elements of the quarterly performance dashboard including analysing data, challenging where applicable, drafting content and overseeing drafting of content, engaging with key stakeholders, and pro-actively managing the clearance process for directors and directors general.
• Own discrete elements of performance areas, building expertise and a wide network to maintain and expand understanding and effectively report against these.
• Support the production of accompanying reports and briefings for the quarterly dashboard, including the "view from planning” document which sets out the team’s assessment of performance each quarter, briefing for the Executive Team and background briefing for the Director and Deputy Director.
• Support work across the team to drive forward the evolution of the dashboard. Pro-actively identifying areas where the dashboard can be strengthened or updated and working closely with key stakeholders in the Implementation Unit and on Outcome Boards to determine relevant metrics to include within the dashboard and ensure standards, targets and trajectories, as applicable, are in place.
• Line management responsibility.

Hybrid working

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home.

This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need, but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account.

This role can only be delivered from the UK.

Person specification

• [Lead criteria] A strong background in understanding, assessing and presenting data is essential for this role, as is an ability to put data reporting into wider economic and/ or department context and a confidence to challenge data providers if information provided appears counterintuitive.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to work well as part of a team, and with a variety of colleagues, with experience of developing and maintaining strong and influential relationships across the business with senior stakeholders across DWP and working together to develop and deliver against shared objectives and outcomes.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to summarise and explain complex technical performance succinctly to a non-technical audience. Plus, an ability to build and manage effective relationships at senior levels and operate successfully in a political or complex environment.
• Proven experience of operating in high profile and pressurised environments, and delivering quality outcomes at pace against challenging requirements, alongside being a visible, confident, inspiring and empowering leader with an ability to work under ambiguity and in a rapidly changing environment.

Detail, Pay, Benefits

This role is based in our DWP office in Sheffield.

Alongside your salary of £55,557, Department for Work and Pensions contributes £16,094 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

DWP have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
• Generous annual leave – at least 23 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (pro–rata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave.
• Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme.
• Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly).
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 year’s continuous service.
• Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes.
• An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Women’s Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.

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