Head of Strategic Planning and Impact

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Job overview

The Strategic Development team plays an instrumental part in supporting in leading strategic developments across North East London, working with partners from across the system. This role will lead future co-productions of our ICS strategy and the annual refresh of our joint forward plan.

Interviews to take place 7 th and 8 th May.

Main duties of the job

This role will lead the strategic planning function for the integrated care partnership, co-ordinating the implementation of the NEL ICP strategy as well as leading any reviews / refreshes of the strategy; and leading coproduction of the annual NHS Joint Forward Plan (JFP) / refresh aligned to operating plans. They will:

Strategic Planning

• Support a greater understanding of our strategic context through coordinating and aligning analytical work across the system in support of our strategic planning
• Lead engagement and coordinate across the NEL ICB, with place and provider collaborative leads, to ensure strategic coherence in transformation plans between partners across the system
• Work with portfolio owners throughout the year to ensure the NEL portfolios address the identified needs from the ICS strategy and JFP, and insight about our population
• Ensure that commitments to ICP partners and corresponding expectations of them are incorporated into our strategic planning
• Establish forums where new ideas and knotty problems can be discussed and solutions be codesigned, incorporating partners and local residents
• Lead development of specific ICS priorities in line with agreed ICS vision and approach
• Lead the day to day strategic planning process and coordination with partner

Impact

• Develop new frameworks required to monitor value and outcomes and provide assurance related to the strategy
• Develop an evaluation framework to support assessment of programmes and projects within our strategic portfolios, to ensure learning feeds into future strategic planning
• Track progress and co-ordinate reporting on implementation of the ICP Strategy and the JFP, providing reports to the ICP/B Boards as required
• Operate as a link to PMO, PHM, BI team and other insight teams, to ensure that the strategic planning is informed by data and provide a clear understanding of the NEL population, and the challenges and opportunities available across NEL
• Ensure long term strategic planning is supported by evidence, data and insights, and lead horizon scanning working closely with the ICB insights team and partners across the system

Working for our organisation

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (ICB) was formed on 1 July 2022.

We are an exciting new organisation putting the needs of communities at the heart of our commissioning arrangements.

We are working with local people and partners across health, social care and the voluntary sector in innovative ways to improve health and wellbeing for all our communities. Our key priority in the next year will be to develop closer integrated and collaborative ways of working with all our partners to implement our Out of Hospital Strategy.

We can only do this with great staff who are encouraged and supported, which is why we invest in them, listen to them, make sure we are representative of our populations and that we foster their health and wellbeing.

Please note that all vacancies will be subject to a 6 months' probation period in line with the Probation Policy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Postholder has significant responsibility and accountability for own work area and leads independently on this. Takes guidance from corporate or national policies and guidelines
• Overall corporate accountability for own Team
• Ensure that an appropriate strategy is in line with business objective and are fully cascaded
• Report progress against the strategy through personal representation at senior management forums and by written reports to appropriate boards and groups of staff.
• Ensure that best practice is developed and delivered at organisational and departmental levels
• Challenge ways of working and persuade, motivate and influence other senior managers to realign their practice where necessar

Please check the job description for more information.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area

Desirable criteria

• Post-graduate degree or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
• Experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
• Experience of managing risks and reporting

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
• Ability to analyse complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
• Capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
• Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
• Ability to set up and implement internal processes and procedures
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity. Being aware of how individual actions contribute to, and make a difference to, the equality agenda
• Ability to manage teams and team performance, at times without direct line management

We reserve the right to close any vacancies when we have received sufficient applications to shortlist.

Applicants who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our role profile requirements will be shortlisted for interview. To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances please ensure you quote your application reference number.

Please ensure you check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you. Invitations for interview are sent by email only, so it is important that you monitor your emails once you have submitted an application online. If you have not heard from us within a month of the closing date you should presume that you have not been shortlisted.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process, you may be required to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau check, all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

Applications are welcome from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to this post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post or if we are unable to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test.