About the organisation:
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Our client is a national, publicly funded charity working in the youth space.

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The opportunity:
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The organisation is preparing the next phase of its strategy and its long-term funding, at a time of significant change. As Deputy Director of Strategic Development, you will lead that work for twelve months: drawing together expertise from across the organisation, shaping the case it makes to government and funders, and making sure decisions turn into clear plans.

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Main responsibilities:
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• Work with the Senior Leadership Team to steward the development of the future strategy, bringing perspectives from across the organisation into clear options and recommendations.

• Lead the strategic content behind engagement with the government sponsor, funders and sector stakeholders, and support the development of long-term funding arrangements.

• Work closely with programme teams to identify opportunities to communicate progress, milestones and benefits throughout the reform journey.

• Strengthen the organisation’s impact framework, with a central, ongoing process for bringing together its strongest evidence, data, case studies and narrative.

• Oversee the corporate reporting cycle, including the strategic narrative for the Annual Review and reporting to the Board and key sponsors.

• Drive internal improvement, strengthening cross-organisational processes and supporting the Senior Leadership Team on strategic and corporate risk.

• Line manage three direct reports and provide senior strategic oversight of the team.
  
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Key skills and experience required:
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• A clear understanding of the public policy landscape and workings of government, ideally in relation to employment and/or education

• Proven experience leading strategic planning, transformation and organisational change, and turning strategy into actionable plans.

• Experience designing or strengthening organisation-wide processes for capturing and communicating impact, performance or corporate narrative.

• Strong senior stakeholder management, including high-level external stakeholders, and the ability to negotiate and influence in a complex environment.

• Experience developing new opportunities through partnerships, collaborations and strategic positioning.

• Strong people leadership across a broad portfolio, and the ability to work collaboratively in a matrix structure.
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How to apply:
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To apply, please submit the form below and include a copy of your CV.
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Application deadline: This role is open until filled, and applications will be reviewed as they are received.
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