Performance and Benefits Analyst

Are you looking for a role where you can help shape something new, make a visible difference and work alongside people who care deeply about their place? We are building a new Combined County Authority for Hampshire and the Solent, bringing together partners across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton to bring investment to the region and to create opportunities for our people, places, communities and businesses.

The Role

Sitting within HSCCA's wider delivery, assurance and governance model, the role will strengthen performance and benefits information while remaining distinct from programme delivery. It will help decision-makers assess whether delivery is achieving value, whether benefits are credible and whether the evidence is robust enough to support assurance, scrutiny and improvement.

In a highly accountable public sector environment, the role will help build the practical performance, benefits and evaluation capability HSCCA needs to make transparent, evidence-based decisions and demonstrate outcomes, impact and value for money.

What you'll be doing?

In this role, you'll play a crucial part in ensuring our teams have the tools, knowledge, and processes they need to deliver a high-quality service. You will:

• Help develop HSCCA's performance, benefits and evaluation approach, establishing clear and consistent methods for defining measures, setting baselines, tracking progress, evidencing benefits and understanding impact.
• Develop and maintain meaningful performance measures, indicators, benefit profiles and evidence requirements that are proportionate, clearly defined and linked to intended outputs, outcomes and impacts.
• Produce clear, accurate and decision-ready performance and benefits intelligence for governance, oversight and management, including dashboards, summaries, exception reporting, narrative analysis and supporting evidence.
• Interpret performance and benefits information to identify trends, risks, dependencies, underperformance, opportunities and implications etc.
• Provide constructive analytical challenge where measures, assumptions, evidence or reporting are incomplete, inconsistent or unclear, helping colleagues strengthen the quality and credibility of performance and benefits information.

What we're looking for?

We're looking for someone with:

• Experience in performance analysis, benefits management, evaluation, assurance, programme or project monitoring, data analysis or a closely related field.
• Understanding of performance management and benefits realisation, including defining measures, establishing baselines, tracking delivery, assessing evidence and supporting evaluation.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret complex information, identify trends, test assumptions and draw out implications for decision-makers.
• Ability to produce clear, accurate and decision-ready reporting products, including dashboards, narrative summaries, performance commentary, exception reports and briefings.
• Good understanding of governance, assurance, accountability and value for money expectations in a public sector or similarly regulated environment.
• Desirable: Familiarity with HM Treasury Green Book principles, Magenta Book evaluation principles, local assurance frameworks, public sector audit expectations or portfolio, programme and project management good practice.

Why join the HSCCA?

We are building the HSCCA on the basis that how we work is as important as what we deliver. We want people who bring enthusiasm, drive, and authenticity - who are proactive, open to challenge, and motivated by progress rather than process. We value collaborative leadership: the ability to bring people together across organisational boundaries, respect the expertise of others, and create shared direction without needing to own everything.

We act in line with the Nolan Principles. We use public money responsibly, make evidence-based decisions, and hold ourselves to high standards of integrity, inclusion, and accessibility. We expect feedback to be given and received constructively, challenge to be welcomed, and relationships to be built on openness, trust, and mutual respect.

This is a complex, fast-moving environment. We need people who are energised by that.

What the HSCCA will offer in return?

Our reward package includes:

• A flexible working environment, with hybrid working arrangements as standard (minimum 2 days per week in our office)
• A competitive salary and benefits package
• Investment in your professional development and leadership growth
• The chance to work alongside a leadership team that is committed to building an organisation where people thrive
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

The HSCCA is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences, particularly those from groups that are currently underrepresented in our workforce. This includes people from ethnic minority communities, disabled people, neurodivergent people, LGBTQ+ people, parents and carers, and individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds. We are committed to removing barriers to employment and encourage candidates to let us know about any reasonable adjustments they may need at any stage of the recruitment process.

Further information

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants. If you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description for this position and would like to be considered under this scheme, please state this in your application.

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. As part of this, we use anonymous shortlisting to ensure candidates are assessed solely on their skills, experience, and suitability for the role.