Business Improvement Partner

The Vale of Glamorgan Council is a high performing organisation that seeks to continually drive improvement throughout its business processes. We’re actively seeking enthusiastic team members to join our Business Improvement Team. In return we offer a competitive salary and a flexible working environment that will enable you to grow and develop your skillset.

Pay Details: Grade 7, SCP 26 - 30, £28,371 - £32020

Hours of Work / Working Pattern: 37 hours

Main Place of Work: Civic Office, Barry/Remote

Temporary Reason: Project based

Description:

A passion for Business Analysis? Project Management? Process Redesign? A desire to challenge conventional ways of service delivery and be at the forefront of integrating services in local government?

We are looking to recruit a Business Improvement Partner to do all of these things as we drive forward a range of projects to improve local public services. Building on the successes so far you would be working within the Council’s Business Improvement team as a project lead alongside colleagues from a range of sectors to identify and deliver opportunities for change that will make a real difference to the lives of our residents.

You will need:

• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of business improvement tools and techniques, such as BPR, Lean and process mapping
• Awareness of project management principles (including waterfall and agile)
• Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders, both internal and external to the organisation.
• Experience of using software packages to document, model and deliver projects, including project plans and reports.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to communicate with a wide and diverse range of stakeholders.
• Positive attitude to change.
• Ability to evidence continuous personal professional development.
• Proven ability to work with technology to implement change
• Ability to work with staff at all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and meet set deadlines both for self and others.
• A degree (or equivalent project experience).

DBS Required: None

For Further Information Contact:

James Rees digital@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk