Interim Assistant Director of Strategic Planning

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Hays Accountancy and Finance are currently supporting our client, a large, complex public sector organisation undergoing significant transformation. This organisation plays a central role in delivering critical services across a multi-stakeholder environment and is focused on driving strategic change, performance improvement, and enhanced customer engagement across its operations.
As Assistant Director, you will operate at a senior leadership level, supporting the Director and Executive team to deliver strategic priorities and transformation initiatives. You will lead a broad portfolio covering strategic planning, performance management, customer engagement, governance, and service improvement.

Your new role

• Leading the development and delivery of corporate and operational strategic planning frameworks


• Driving organisation-wide performance management, including KPI development and reporting


• Developing and embedding a customer engagement strategy and feedback framework


• Overseeing governance, risk, and assurance reporting processes at a corporate level


• Supporting business planning cycles, including annual plans and long-term strategic initiatives


• Leading service improvement and transformation programmes to enhance efficiency and performance


• Managing stakeholder relationships across internal leadership teams and external partners


• Providing strategic insight and briefing to senior leadership and board-level stakeholders


• Leading multidisciplinary teams across planning, performance, and customer functions


• Contributing to financial planning, budget oversight, and business case development

What you'll need to succeed

• A degree or relevant professional qualification plus at least 3 years' senior management experience,
  OR


• At least 5 years' senior management experience

Experience must include leadership across at least three of the following areas:

• Strategic planning


• Performance management


• Service improvement


• Customer engagement / customer service


• Risk management


• Corporate governance

In addition, applicants must demonstrate:

• Proven experience of team leadership and people management


• Experience of financial management and budget oversight


• A strong track record in leading organisational change and service improvement initiatives


• Delivery of performance management programmes, achieving key targets and measurable improvements over a sustained period


• Experience working with a broad range of stakeholders, both internal and external, to deliver successful outcomes

What you'll get in return

• Opportunity to work at a senior leadership level within a high-impact organisation


• Exposure to complex transformation and strategic programmes


• Competitive salary aligned to senior public sector bands


• Flexible working options available

What you need to do now

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