Strategic Delivery Lead (Fixed term)

We are looking to recruit a Strategy Delivery Lead on a one year secondment to cover maternity leave to support the university’s strategic plans around its Education and Student Experience Strategic Delivery Plan and the Access and Participation Plan.

Supporting the university’s senior leadership, you will be the central point of knowledge and co-ordination of the plans, articulating how the plans deliver against strategy, engaging stakeholders across the institution to ensure successful implementation and influencing positive changes in behaviours and ways of working. You will ensure appropriate plans, risk and issue management, resources, and governance are put in place and report on progress via appropriate channels.

You will have:

• Excellent relationship management and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrable understanding and application of strategic planning and delivery
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands
• A strong programme or project management background

This position is offered on a fixed term basis for 1 year. Hours of work are full-time (36.25 hours per week); however, applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 30 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part time and the number of preferred hours. Job share arrangements may be considered. Place of work is on campus at University of Nottingham and home working. 

Requests for secondment from internal candidates will be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

Applicants should apply via CV and covering letter.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Diane Newnham, email bradn5@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. For more information on the support we offer our international colleagues, see our Moving to Nottingham pages.

For successful international applicants, we provide financial support for your visa and the immigration health surcharge, plus an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses for any dependants accompanying you to the UK. For more information please see the our webpage on Financial support for visas and the immigration health surcharge.

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