Structure and tasks for the new service

 

Our new Policy and Performance Service will have three units:

• Strategic Service Planning and Improvement - with 47 posts in this unit
• Performance - with 42 posts
• Strategic Policy and Research - with 14 posts

Each unit will have key tasks.

Strategic Service Planning and Improvement

• Ensure there is a sufficient range of policy staff in place, with appropriate knowledge and expertise, helping services deliver their objectives
• Provide corporate business service planning support
• Support services in meeting their corporate governance responsibilities
• Provide a flexible resource to support preparation for strategic inspections
• Facilitate internal and external procurement of appropriate resources for project and programme management
• Support and lead effective partnership working and improved outcomes for local people
• Have lead responsibilities for: The Newham Partnership (LSP) and related partnerships, Local Area Agreement, Equalities

Performance

• Undertake data collection, monitoring, analysis and reporting across the authority
• Support the performance improvement agenda and help service managers in this process
• Meet statutory requirements for data returns, meeting standards for data integrity and quality
• Undertake data quality assurance
• Act as the corporate client for geographical information systems and Local Land and Property Gazetteer
• Support improvement and better outcomes
• Support partnership performance management
• Act as the link / intelligent client for the policy and performance service with ICT and as the "corporate client" for data quality

Strategic Policy and Research

• Undertake horizon scanning
• Provide high level assessments of implications of upcoming legislation
• Policy briefings for Mayor, Executive and Managers
• Inform lobbying for resources linked to strategy for public affairs
• Spot opportunities and advantages for services (including external funding)
• Create appropriate intelligence to underpin policy function and service plans
• Analyse impact of policy decisions
• Procure good quality research to understand residents' needs, conditions and views
• Deliver key corporate and partnership surveys
• Provide a single source of Census and high level demographic analysis and forecasting for the Council as a whole
• Manage research commissioning budget
• Have lead responsibilities for: Parliamentary and Public Affairs,Market Research