Assurance & Improvement Officer

Are you the person who spots what others miss?

We're looking for curious, analytical and organised individuals who enjoy making sense of complex information, challenging assumptions and turning evidence into meaningful change. As an Assurance & Improvement Officer, you’ll work with data, evidence and insight to support better decision‑making, strengthen quality and compliance, and help improve outcomes for people across Lincolnshire. Join our newly established Strategic Commissioning Service and play a key role in shaping how we understand performance, quality, risk and organisational effectiveness across Adult Care and Community Wellbeing.

If you enjoy turning information into action and want to be part of a team that’s building something new, we’d love to hear from you. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills in assurance, governance, business improvement and strategic commissioning within a newly established service.

No two days will be the same. One day you may be analysing themes emerging from service reviews, the next supporting evidence gathering for a Care Quality Commission inspection, and the next helping to develop a new assurance process.

• Bringing together and analysing information from multiple sources to create a clear picture of service performance, identifying strengths, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Reviewing evidence, data and documentation to identify themes and support evidence-based decision‑making.
• Building and maintaining assurance evidence that demonstrates impact, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Producing reports, dashboards, briefings and assurance information for managers and senior leaders.
• Supporting audit, review, inspection and quality assurance activity, including responses to regulatory and governance requirements.
• Helping to develop and improve assurance approaches, business processes and systems that support effective service delivery.
• Working collaboratively across Adult Care, Commissioning and Corporate Services to identify opportunities for improvement, strengthen quality and compliance, and deliver better outcomes for the people of Lincolnshire.

Your work will help ensure that services are safe, effective, well‑governed and continually improving.

You might be exactly who we’re looking for if:
You enjoy working with information, data and evidence to understand what’s really happening. You’re skilled at bringing together information from different sources and identifying patterns, risks and opportunities for improvement. You’re highly organised and take pride in producing accurate, high-quality work. You can turn complex information into clear reports, recommendations and insights. You enjoy working with others to solve problems and improve outcomes.

You’re confident asking questions, challenging assumptions constructively and looking for better ways of doing things. You’re comfortable using technology and interested in how digital and AI tools can support smarter working. You’re looking for a role where you can make a real difference while developing your career within a supportive and forward‑thinking team. If that sounds like you, this could be the role for you.

Shape the future and make a real difference:
You will contribute to the delivery of comprehensive, robust, consistent and evidence-based commissioning, effective partnership working and service transformation to improve outcomes and optimise Council resources. In doing so your work will directly contribute to improving lives across Lincolnshire.

Work in a dynamic supportive environment:
In joining the Strategic Commissioning Service you can be guaranteed a warm welcome and will be surrounded by a…