Analyst Officer - Continuous Improvement

Role Responsibility

Do you want to deliver improvement projects that will make a difference to the lives of Kent’s residents and particularly to the most vulnerable in society?

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a continuous improvement specialist to join KCC’s Continuous Improvement Team. The Continuous Improvement Team sits within KCC’s central analytics function, meaning you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively alongside experts in data analysis, research and evaluation.

We’re looking for a highly skilled, proactive individual with practical experience of delivering process improvements, business transformation and embedding continuous improvement within an organisation. You will be confident in communicating and engaging with clients at all levels. You should be flexible, creative and analytical in your approach and confident in your use of appropriate methodologies to: define a problem; identify and quantify root causes; design and implement solutions; and ensure improvements are sustained. Excellent facilitation, presentation, report writing and communication skills are essential.

You will be passionate about using your skills to make a positive difference: ensuring the impact of the team’s work is evidenced.

As an employee of Kent County Council, you will receive training suitable to the role and to support your development, along with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and flexible working.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion please contact Matt Wagner (Performance & Analytics Manager – Continuous Improvement) on 03000 416559.

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.