Performance and Compliance Officer - REQ03290 - 402719

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

This vacancy is internal and open to applications from employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers* only. The "Apply now" button is not activated for this role. Please log into your MySelf account for further instructions on how to apply as an internal candidate.

*Fusion Assets, NLP LLP

NLC11 £43,648 - £48,067

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and confident individual to manage a team of admin support staff within our Facilities Support Services (FSS) team. Based from home with a secondary base in an office, currently at Bron Way, Cumbernauld, in this key role you will be responsible for ensuring that compliance, procurement and performance is maximised across our Catering, Cleaning, Janitorial and School Crossing Patrol services. FSS has 2,000 plus front-line staff mainly in Education buildings and innovative problem-solving skills are needed to address challenges including communication, IT, co-ordinated approach to training and moving forward with digital technology.

With an HNC or equivalent in a relevant subject you need to be an excellent communicator and have the ability to cope with multiple and changing demands in a fast-paced environment and keep calm under pressure. An appropriate professional qualification would be an advantage as well as experience/understanding of Facilities management. Another advantage will be to have assisted in implementing change initiatives within a busy service and be business focused with the ability to identify and develop commercial opportunities.

To support this role you will require –

• To be able to demonstrate your experience in measuring performance and in compliance matters
• Have a variety of procurement experience and knowledge of procurement procedures
• Be aware of financial regulations including period end and year end functions and monitoring of spend
• Be customer focused to both internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent knowledge of Excel & Access with experience in interpreting and analysing large areas of data.
• Previous experience of supervising and managing performance of staff and be able to encourage others in development activities.
• Experience of project working

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

 The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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 ***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***