Head of Strategic Planning and Performance

We are seeking an exceptional individual to join our Strategic Planning, Performance and Insight Team in this newly established and exciting role. The team provides institution-wide coordination of strategic planning and links long-term priorities to performance tracking and monitoring, ensuring the University delivers on its ambitions at every level. Reporting to the Executive Director: Planning, Projects & Operations the role of Head of Strategic Planning and Performance will play a pivotal role in enabling and driving the institution’s strategic agenda forward.

You will provide strategic leadership for the university’s planning and performance functions, ensuring alignment with institutional goals and priorities. This role is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of planning frameworks, student number forecasting, and performance monitoring systems. You will play a key role in supporting the university’s executive team by providing high-quality analysis and advice to inform strategic decision-making.

Working closely across professional services and the faculties through the embedding of a new business partnering model, you will lead the coordination of the annual planning cycle, integrating academic, financial, and workforce planning processes. This includes managing the fee-setting process, overseeing capital investment planning, and ensuring that planning outputs are consistent, evidence-based, and aligned with institutional KPIs. This is an exciting opportunity to shape a critical function and contribute directly to its long-term success.

You will be a capable leader who can support the development of our people in line with our Professional Services Careers Framework, and maintain professional networking relationships across the sector.

The University offers flexible and hybrid working arrangements. offering a mix of on-campus and at-home days.

Applications for this role should be made by visiting: https://www.dixonwalter.co.uk/opportunities/headofspp/ or by contacting Simon Critchley at simon@dixonwalter.co.uk and 07891 842 347.

Applications should be made via email to simon@dixonwalter.co.uk by midnight on Sunday 25th January 2026.

Likely final interview date is w/c 2 February 2026 or w/c 9 February 2026 on campus at the University of Hull.

At the University of Hull, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in the University of Hull workplace. This includes people from global minority backgrounds; people who have a declared disability; LGBTQI+ people; and women particularly for our Grade 9 and 10 roles.

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