Systems and Performance Officer (Connect to Work)
| Posting date: | 11 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32,597 to £35,412 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 January 2026 |
| Location: | Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Lincolnshire County Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 1239/1792 |
Summary
Fixed term until March 2028 (with potential extension to 2030)
Shape the data. Shape the insight. Shape the impact.
Connect to Work is transforming how Greater Lincolnshire supports adults facing barriers to employment. Lincolnshire County Council is seeking a systems-minded, analytical and innovative Systems and Performance Officer to join our Connect to Work team.
Connect to Work is a new, government-funded programme designed to tackle worklessness across the combined authorities. Building on a successful pilot, Connect to Work brings together employment, training, and health partners — alongside local businesses — to help participants access meaningful, sustainable work and build brighter futures.
If you love turning data into intelligence, designing smart systems, and enabling teams to deliver high-quality services, this is a role where your skills genuinely make a difference.
Why join us?
•Take a leading role in a high-impact programme that transforms employment and skills opportunities.
•Work collaboratively within a talented team and a wide range of partners across sectors.
•Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
•Local Government Pension Scheme and professional development opportunities.
•A culture that values innovation, collaboration, and measurable impact.
Ready to drive data excellence and help shape the future of Connect to Work?
We’d love to hear from you.
For an informal chat about the role, please email jennie.eaton@lincolnshire.gov.uk
This role can be undertaken as a secondment. Please ensure your line manager is aware if you are applying for this role as a secondment opportunity.
Closing date: 04/01/26.
Interviews week commencing 26/01/26.
Due to recent changes in immigration law in the UK we are unable to offer skilled worker visa sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the requirements of RQF Level 6.
PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your covering letter/personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.
Please refer to our Job Information Pack here to support you in your application.
All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
A Smarter Working Employer
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.
Fluency Duty
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
Shape the data. Shape the insight. Shape the impact.
Connect to Work is transforming how Greater Lincolnshire supports adults facing barriers to employment. Lincolnshire County Council is seeking a systems-minded, analytical and innovative Systems and Performance Officer to join our Connect to Work team.
Connect to Work is a new, government-funded programme designed to tackle worklessness across the combined authorities. Building on a successful pilot, Connect to Work brings together employment, training, and health partners — alongside local businesses — to help participants access meaningful, sustainable work and build brighter futures.
If you love turning data into intelligence, designing smart systems, and enabling teams to deliver high-quality services, this is a role where your skills genuinely make a difference.
Why join us?
•Take a leading role in a high-impact programme that transforms employment and skills opportunities.
•Work collaboratively within a talented team and a wide range of partners across sectors.
•Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
•Local Government Pension Scheme and professional development opportunities.
•A culture that values innovation, collaboration, and measurable impact.
Ready to drive data excellence and help shape the future of Connect to Work?
We’d love to hear from you.
For an informal chat about the role, please email jennie.eaton@lincolnshire.gov.uk
This role can be undertaken as a secondment. Please ensure your line manager is aware if you are applying for this role as a secondment opportunity.
Closing date: 04/01/26.
Interviews week commencing 26/01/26.
Due to recent changes in immigration law in the UK we are unable to offer skilled worker visa sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the requirements of RQF Level 6.
PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your covering letter/personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.
Please refer to our Job Information Pack here to support you in your application.
All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
A Smarter Working Employer
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.
Fluency Duty
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
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