Salary: £35,411- £40,478 per annum, Grade 5
Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Location - Service Headquarters, Calcot, Reading
Excellent annual leave allowance of 28 days, plus public holidays and, flexible working hours
Superb Pension Schemes available
Onsite gym and parking facilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Performance and Planning Officer to join the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) team. RBFRS has a reputation for excellence and investment in our employees, offering a diverse and inclusive environment and flexible working hours.

As Performance and Planning Officer you will be responsible for ensuring effective and efficient corporate planning and performance management processes are implemented within the organisation. You will work directly with our Senior Leadership Team to produce corporate reports and information to support the evidence based decision making underlying the delivery of our services to the communities of Royal Berkshire.

This is an ideal opportunity for a candidate with a passion for improving public service delivery and demonstrable skills in planning and performance management processes, and the ability to present complex information to a wide range of audiences.

The successful candidate will be inspired to demonstrate and promote behaviours in line with the Job Profile and our Behaviour Competency Framework.

The key focus of this role is:

• Coordinate the Service’s corporate and business planning processes, managing the contributions of Directors, Heads of Service and others, and ensuring identification and presentation of relevant internal and external contextual information to support this
• Manage and facilitate internal performance management processes, including the Strategic Performance Board, ensuring relevant content and format of reports.
• Add value through the analysis and interpretation of performance trends, monitoring compliance and advising on successes or shortfalls.
• Support and maintain corporate risk management processes and systems.


Key role requirements (knowledge, skills and experience):

• Proven experience of delivering reports, documents and presentations to directors and senior managers
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of planning and performance management processes and systems
• Ability to analyse, interpret and present risk and performance data effectively to a variety of audiences in various formats
• Skilled in cultivation effective relationships based on trust and mutual respect
• Able to manage complex workloads and deliver to tight timescales and deadlines

Application and selection process

If you are interested in applying for this position click Apply Now.

Please see the link to the Job Profile.

For further details about the role or to simply discuss any adaptations or adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or with our recruitment process please contact Becca Chapman, Data, Performance and Risk Manager at chapmanr@rbfrs.co.uk to arrange an informal discussion.

Please note we do not accept applications via Agencies or CVs. without an accompanying application form.

Closing date for applications is 17:00 hours 14 April 2023

It is anticipated that the assessment process will run week commencing 24 April 2023.
The Behavioural Competency Framework allows us to easily identify the behaviours that drive successful performance and enables us to deliver an effective service. The behaviours detailed within the job profile will be assessed throughout the selection process.
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At Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, we want you to bring your whole self to work.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are more than just words for us. That’s why we are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels included and respected, and where no one is unfairly discriminated against. All applications are considered on merit alone. We are a Disability Confident Leader - if you meet the essential criteria of the role, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Simply: Our community is varied and diverse. Our workforce should be too.

At Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, everyone is welcome.

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