Principal Commissioning Manager - Performance Improvement

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Are you able to lead and develop a performance improvement team to make sure that our performance information has real impact for Surrey’s children and families?

Do you want to develop our use of cutting-edge technologies for visualising and analysing data?Can you play a vital role in Surrey’s journey of improvement and our strategic developmentSurrey County Council has a unique opportunity to grow the teams within Insight & Innovation, supporting the service to meet challenges head-on. As a Principal Commissioning Manager within Performance Improvement, you will play a key role in leading the team to develop robust performance analysis, which challenges services and commissions, whilst driving continuous improvement. This is the most senior dedicated performance role in the directorate.This team is the key performance and management information partner for all services and commissions across Children Schools and Families, and will work to embed a performance culture across the organisation. You will also be work closely with the new Analytics hub within Insight & Innovation.There are three core strands to this work: Performance Culture & People, Insight and System. You will be working with service managers, practitioners and the team to identify, define and monitor improvement activity that increases performance.As the senior manager for performance improvement, you will have the skills to build strong relationships amongst key stakeholders, which will be vital to the success of the team embedding a performance culture. You will be responsible for managing a small team with a wider management responsibility to a large teamYou will also be a joint lead on the development of linked datasets for performance analysis which contain near-live data from across all available sources and allow daily, weekly, and monthly judgements to be made about family circumstances, service involvement and progress.For more information please find a full job description and person specification. We look forward to receiving your application.Contact DetailsFor an informal discussion contact William Balakrishnan, Head of Insight and Innovation by e-mail at [email protected].Additional InformationThe job advert closes at 23:59 on 18th September 2017Interviews will take place on 25th September 2017Please note, if access to the GCSX (PSN) network is required for this role, a Basic Disclosure (DBS check) will be required to meet the Government Baseline Personnel Security StandardsEqual OpportunitiesSurrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.How to ApplyYou can find useful guidance on our website to assist you with your job application. There are also further helpful hints, handy tips and employment advice to make sure your application sells you in the best possible way.