Hours: 37 hours per week Contract: Permanent Salary: Grade 13 – £61,352 - £66,514 Location: Sheffield (This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office) This is a senior leadership opportunity within SYMCA’s Insight Team, helping to shape how the organisation plans, measures, and delivers its priorities. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring that strategic planning, business planning, performance reporting, and outcomes measurement support effective decision-making and the successful delivery of South Yorkshire’s ambitions. If you think you'd be a great fit for this role but you’re not sure you meet every requirement equally, we'd still welcome your application.

We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking to work part time (4 days a week or more) or as part of a jobshare. Applications must be accompanied by a cover letter to detail how you meet the criteria as detailed within the role profile (please see role profile attached). Please note, all applications should be made directly via our careers portal .

Your cover letter and CV should be no more than two pages each. As Principal: Corporate Planning and Performance, you will lead the development and delivery of SYMCA’s corporate planning, business planning, performance reporting, and outcomes frameworks. You will work closely with senior leaders across the organisation to ensure that strategic priorities are translated into clear plans, measurable outcomes, and effective performance management.

You will oversee the production of high-quality performance reporting for senior leadership and governance boards, providing insight into organisational performance, delivery progress, risks, and opportunities.

Requirements

Working across directorates, you will help align strategy, finance, workforce planning, and performance management to ensure resources are focused on organisational priorities. You will also lead the ongoing development of performance measures, reporting frameworks, and planning processes, ensuring they remain effective, evidence-based, and aligned to long-term objectives. The role includes leading a team of analysts and specialists, building capability across the organisation, and supporting the continuous development of SYMCA’s insight and performance function.

You are an experienced leader with a strong background in corporate planning, performance management, strategy, or analytical functions within a complex organisation. You are comfortable working at a strategic level and have a proven ability to develop planning and performance frameworks that support effective decision-making. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and translate it into clear, meaningful insight for senior stakeholders.

You are an excellent communicator, able to present information and recommendations confidently to executive leaders, boards, and partners. You are experienced in leading and developing teams, creating a collaborative and high-performing culture focused on delivery and continuous improvement. You are skilled at building relationships across organisations, influencing stakeholders, and working collaboratively to deliver outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

You are strategic, proactive, and outcome-focused, with a passion for using evidence and insight to drive organisational performance and support positive outcomes for the people and communities of South Yorkshire. All colleagues have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme and the chance to be part of an organisation where you can really make a difference. Located in Sheffield City Centre, we are well-placed for transport links and encourage employees to take advantage of the active travel facilities.