Cornwall Council Jobs Near Me – Improvement Advisor

We are looking to recruit for a Policy Intelligence Improvement Advisor.

The role holder will be a member of the Strategy and Business Planning team within the Innovation & Digital service.

You will play a key role in the development and implementation of the Cornwall Plan, the Council Plan, internal policies, supporting the building and maintaining of strategic network of contacts, and taking lead responsibility for particular areas listed under the key objectives.

The ideal candidate will be alive to new directions in national policy and consultations, including the Government’s key public sector reforms. Providing member and seniors officers (both internally and partners externally) with appropriate evidence-based policy advice and options.

This role will also ensure that the Council, and its partners, base their decisions on robust information (strategy, policy and intelligence based) from a variety of sources, to allow, not only the Council, but all our partners to make strategic decisions based on accurate evidence.

This role will promote and facilitate a greater level of community and customer engagement and insight; working in partnership with internal and external partners to gain a clear picture of what residents want from public services and how we can best provide this.

A role profile can be found here.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g. race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role has been specified our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

More information about working for Cornwall Council is available here.

We are open to discussion about flexible working.