Head of Business Planning

Title: Head of Business Planning Contract Type: Permanent Full-Time 35 hours Salary: Starting from 90480 per annum (London weighted salary) or starting from 79245 per annum (Regional salary) dependant on experience Grade: 13 Reporting Office: London Stratford or Manchester Trafford Persona: Agile Worker : 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office / working location (hybrid working) Closing Date: Sunday 28th September 2025 Interview Dates: Wednesday 8th October 2025 Please click here for the role profile Head of Business Planning Role Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution) 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service Bank Holidays Westfield Health Cash Plan non-contributory life assurance up to 21 hours volunteering paid days lifestyle benefits Employee Assistance Programme and many more Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated. Join our Strategy and Business Planning Team at L&Q We are coming to the end of our current Future Shape corporate strategy at L&Q and while work to develop its successor is well underway we are now looking for a senior-level experienced capable and engaging colleague to lead L&Qs Business Planning team. This is a critical role and will report to the Director of Strategy and Business Planning working within L&Qs Governance and Transformation Directorate. The Head of Business Planning will be responsible for working with senior colleagues from across L&Q to develop both shortand long-range business plans that demonstrate how we will deliver the strategic outcomes within our next corporate strategy which covers the 2026-31 financial years. If this sounds like you we would love for you to apply Your impact in the role We seek an experienced and well-established senior leader who is able to use their skills to bring senior stakeholders and teams together to define and then deliver brilliant outcomes for colleagues and residents alike. They must be a natural collaborator highly capable of influencing at a senior level extremely competent at communication and engagement and able to develop colleagues and teams to be the very best they can be. The successful candidate will be responsible for Leading and maturing our business planning approach in collaboration with business functions across L&Q Group Leading and maturing the business performance reporting approach in collaboration with business functions across L&Q Group Developing and embedding long-range business planning (2-5 years) aligning this to our corporate strategy and financial planning Maturing the alignment between business planning and enterprise risk management Maturing assurance and reporting on the execution of corporate strategy and lead business efforts to ensure execution of the corporate strategy is on target Maturing the scrutiny of business plans and performance reporting through our officer-led governance groups. They will manage a team of Business Planning Partners and Business Planning Officers and ultimately lead the management and development of Run the Business plans our performance framework comprising key performance indicators (KPIs) and performance indicators (PIs) and assurance activity to ensure L&Q governance arrangements apply appropriate oversight and scrutiny. What youll bring The successful candidate will have proven experience in: Leadership and management : Experienced leader of both direct and indirect reports and adept at enabling them to be the best they can be in support of successful outcomes for them and L&Q. High level of competence at delivering through others. Proven experience working at C-Suite and Board level. Communication and Influencing : Highly adept at communication through all media at all levels internally and externally. A capable and competent senior-level representative of L&Q Group. Strong influencer. Able to operate successfully as a leader in a large complex business setting influencing for business-wide change and delivering through others with an emphasis on driving operational excellence and simplification of outcomes Business Planning and Assurance : Highly adept at collaborating with senior leaders to translate an organisations corporate strategy into tangible multi-year business plans. Performance Management and Assurance : Experienced and knowledgeable in developing managing and improving frameworks that enable the effective measurement and monitoring of business plan and strategy delivery. Experience of working with Board Committee and Officer-level Governance Groups to ensure there is adequate assurance oversight and scrutiny of our business plans and performance reporting. Judgement and Vision : Takes a pragmatic approach to getting the best overall outcome providing clear direction to senior colleagues as well as those they manage. Proven experience of getting senior colleagues on board through displaying sound judgement and clarity of vision. Ability to make the complex simple and turn conceptual ideas into concrete delivery. A Recruitment Advocate will join this recruitment process as a panel member. This is part of an internal scheme supporting our recruitment process to be fair transparent and consistent particularly at senior levels. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process including application stage please email About L&Q Were one of the UKs leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief : high quality housing is vital for peoples health happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life. 250000 people call our properties home and were proud to serve diverse communities across London the South East and North West of England. At L&Q people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times and all levels when representing L&Q. L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace. Click here to read more. At L&Q sustainability is at the heart of what we do. 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