Strategic Planning and Performance Officer

Strategic Planning & Performance Officer

Job reference: PDSP00003D1CWE

Location: Ruthin / Flexible

Salary: Grade 9 (£39,152 – £42,839 per annum)

Hours: 29.6 hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term to December 2027

Closing date: 10th November 2025

As a member of a key corporate team, you will lead and manage elements of key strategic and business planning processes, ensuring corporate and partnership strategies and plans meet the needs of stakeholders.

The work requires good analytical and customer relationship skills, in order to support and advise Services on business planning, performance and risk. You will also need to work closely with public sector partners to help deliver the Council’s objectives.

If you would like to discuss any aspect of the post, please contact Robyn Lovelock on robyn.lovelock@denbighshire.gov.uk.

What makes Denbighshire County Council a great place to work?

We believe the hard work and commitment of our staff should be properly rewarded, so we offer a range of benefits to help our employees achieve a work/life balance, develop in their career, and we support them in their work.

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays) rising with length of service to a total of 32 days
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Focus on Employee Wellbeing and access to EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
• Lifestyle Savings via DCC Rewards Direct (high street shopping, holidays, days out etc)
• Car salary sacrifice scheme and car leasing scheme
• Family friendly policies

How to Apply?

To apply for this exciting vacancy, please complete our online application form via the website, where you can also view the full job description and personal specification:

www.denbighshire.gov.uk/work-for-us

Please outline on your application form how you meet all the essential criteria for this position within your supporting statement.

Candidates must complete an application form on our website to be considered. We regret that we are unable to reply to all applications. If you have not received a reply within three weeks of the closing date, you must assume that you have not been shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.