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Job Details
Internship Title:	Summer Placement - Performance and Improvement
City / Town:	Grimsby / Cleethorpes
Company name:	North East Lincolnshire Council
Company sector:	Government
Pay:	£204.24 per week

Job Description
Our team of nine officers covers a wide range of development, delivery and review work on behalf of the Chief Executive and as such has links with all Council directorates and many of its partners. This includes: - A wide range performance management work, such as business planning, plan monitoring and review, performance data analysis, data quality checks - Support to the Council ‘s Scrutiny function, that exists to challenge the executive decision-making of the Council and to make recommendations for service improvement - Support to customers with complaints, compliments and suggestions - A variety of development projects linked to new ideas and processes - A major role in ensuring the Council is prepared to meet the challenge of the new Comprehensive Area Assessment What projects will I be involved in? A student taking up a placement within our team will be able to contribute to a range of work on the above subjects, according to experience, skills and career aspirations. Over the Summer period we have a range of exciting work to do, which includes: - Setting up new performance monitoring reports for our most senior managers and members - Engaging our partners in work to improve data quality - Looking at how we can provide meaningful performance information to the public through our website - Undertaking background research in preparation for Scrutiny reviews and Select Committees What degree subject would this placement suit? Those studying toward or part of a degree in Business studies, Politics, English, Economics, History, Social Sciences or Law. You may also find this beneficial/interesting if you are working toward a Science, Engineering or Psychology degree. What general work will I be involved in? - Answering telephone calls from partners and customers and dealing with general queries about the team's work - Searching for information from officers in other directorates or from other councils - Work planning for the team - Problem solving as part of the team - Undertaking small pieces of analytical work for senior officers and elected members, usually regarding the performance of council or partner services - Attending meetings and putting forward your ideas in discussions, workshops and single subject groups Will I be working in a team? Yes - there are nine permanent members of the team, and we also work closely with others in our directorate who cover policy, partnerships, communications and marketing. Our team members are friendly and supportive and we always work hard to be inclusive. We want your experience of working for our Council to be positive, informative and a good learning opportunity.

Job Description

Our team of nine officers covers a wide range of development, delivery and review work on behalf of the Chief Executive and as such has links with all Council directorates and many of its partners. This includes:

- A wide range performance management work, such as business planning, plan monitoring and review, performance data analysis, data quality checks
- Support to the Council ‘s Scrutiny function, that exists to challenge the executive decision-making of the Council and to make recommendations for service improvement
- Support to customers with complaints, compliments and suggestions
- A variety of development projects linked to new ideas and processes
- A major role in ensuring the Council is prepared to meet the challenge of the new Comprehensive Area Assessment

What projects will I be involved in?

A student taking up a placement within our team will be able to contribute to a range of work on the above subjects, according to experience, skills and career aspirations. Over the Summer period we have a range of exciting work to do, which includes:

- Setting up new performance monitoring reports for our most senior managers and members
- Engaging our partners in work to improve data quality
- Looking at how we can provide meaningful performance information to the public through our website
- Undertaking background research in preparation for Scrutiny reviews and Select Committees

What degree subject would this placement suit?

Those studying toward or part of a degree in Business studies, Politics, English, Economics, History, Social Sciences or Law. You may also find this beneficial/interesting if you are working toward a Science, Engineering or Psychology degree.

What general work will I be involved in?

- Answering telephone calls from partners and customers and dealing with general queries about the team's work
- Searching for information from officers in other directorates or from other councils
- Work planning for the team
- Problem solving as part of the team
- Undertaking small pieces of analytical work for senior officers and elected members, usually regarding the performance of council or partner services
- Attending meetings and putting forward your ideas in discussions, workshops and single subject groups

Will I be working in a team?

Yes - there are nine permanent members of the team, and we also work closely with others in our directorate who cover policy, partnerships, communications and marketing. Our team members are friendly and supportive and we always work hard to be inclusive. We want your experience of working for our Council to be positive, informative and a good learning opportunity.

Qualifications Required
- Ability to be analytical when looking at information, in words and numbers - Interest in how a local authority can harness its powers of Scrutiny to improve services - Imagination and innovation to look at problems from different perspectives and suggest solutions - Ability to use a variety of research techniques to pull together information and summarise findings - Ability to use common IT packages to generate reports, analysis and engaging presentations - Managing your own workload and meeting deadlines - Working in a busy team environment where you will be expected to share tasks, support others and join in with achieving high standards - An eye for detail, especially in relation to numerical information, You must be eligible to work in the UK You must be able to speak English fluently

Qualifications Required

- Ability to be analytical when looking at information, in words and numbers
- Interest in how a local authority can harness its powers of Scrutiny to improve services - Imagination and innovation to look at problems from different perspectives and suggest solutions
- Ability to use a variety of research techniques to pull together information and summarise findings
- Ability to use common IT packages to generate reports, analysis and engaging presentations
- Managing your own workload and meeting deadlines
- Working in a busy team environment where you will be expected to share tasks, support others and join in with achieving high standards
- An eye for detail, especially in relation to numerical information,
You must be eligible to work in the UK
You must be able to speak English fluently

Job Summary
Internship Type:	Summer Internship
Deadline date:	06/06/2008
Location:	Lincolnshire
Category:	Internship
Available from:	2008-06-30
Finishes on:	Ongoing Position
Type of work:	Full Time Indoor
Job reference:	E00042135

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