Salary: £31,537 to £34,434 per annum

Grade: H

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37 hours

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire

We’re looking to recruit a Strategy and Performance Assistant to strengthen our Corporate Strategy and Performance team.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of the largest new unitary authority in England, helping to shape strategy, improve performance, and support strong partnership working that delivers better outcomes for our communities.

You will support strategic planning, policy development and performance management across the council, working closely with services, partners and senior leaders. The role offers varied work, exposure to high‑profile initiatives, and excellent development opportunities.

Working in a newly formed small team your main duties will be to:

• Supporting the development, monitoring and review of council, directorate and multi‑agency strategies, policies and action plans
• Assisting with performance management activity, including frameworks, indicators, reporting and challenge
• Carrying out research, horizon scanning and analysis of policy developments and emerging issues
• Collating, analysing and presenting performance data and intelligence for senior managers, members and partners
• Supporting and contributing to partnership working, including governance, delivery monitoring and secretariat support
• Preparing reports, briefings and presentations for a range of audiences
• Working flexibly across directorates and corporate priorities as part of a matrix‑managed team

The successful candidate must have:

• Political awareness, with a strong understanding of public policy and the wider local government landscape
• Confidence working with data, with strong analytical skills and a clear understanding of the importance of performance information
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly
• Experience of research, data analysis, performance or policy work (depending on focus)
• Good organisational skills and the ability to work across multiple priorities
• An understanding of how evidence, data and policy inform strategy and improvement
• A tenacious attitude, determined to add value to services across the council.

What can we offer you?

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

These include:

• Excellent local government pension scheme
•  Hybrid working with flexibility and travel across North Yorkshire
•  Opportunities for career development, training and progression
•  Excellent local government pension scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
• travel loans
• Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing

Click on our Total Rewards Brochure at the bottom of this advert to see the full range of benefits.

If you are looking for the opportunity to contribute to meaningful work that impacts communities across the county then this is the job for you!

For further information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Joseph Penny on Joseph.Penny@northyorks.gov.uk 

Key Documents:

Job Description

Total Rewards Brochure

Key Dates:

Closing date: Sunday 31^st May 2026

Interview date: Monday 8^th June 2026

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. 

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.