Strategic Support Manager

+ Birmingham - hybrid - 2 days per week onsite

Pitch is partnering with a high-profile regional economic development organisation to recruit a Strategic Support Manager to work closely with its senior Leadership Team at an exciting time for the business.

The organisation plays a leading role in driving economic growth and with an ambitious agenda focused on creating sustainable and inclusive growth, the organisation is helping position the West Midlands as one of the UK’s leading places to live, work, learn and invest.

This is a unique opportunity to work directly with senior leaders and play a key role in helping shape and deliver strategic priorities. As Strategic Support Manager, you’ll ensure the senior leadership team are fully briefed, well connected and equipped to make effective decisions, while helping turn strategic priorities into tangible delivery.

You’ll provide high-level strategic support to the leadership team, acting as a trusted link between senior leaders, internal teams and external partners. No two days will be the same. You’ll prepare senior-level briefings and presentations, attend key meetings, coordinate actions and help ensure decisions translate into progress. You’ll also support strategic projects and initiatives aligned the businesses corporate plan, bringing together information, people and activity across the organisation.

This is a role that combines strategic thinking, stakeholder management, project coordination and exceptional communication, giving you genuine exposure to senior leadership and the wider regional economic development agenda.

• Supporting senior leadership: Prepare high-quality briefing notes, reports, presentations and policy information to ensure the SLT are fully prepared for key meetings, decisions, visits and events.
• Driving follow-through: Attend important internal and external meetings, capture decisions and actions, and work across teams to maintain momentum and ensure strategic decisions translate into delivery.
• Connecting the organisation: Build strong relationships across the business, helping information flow effectively and ensuring priorities, expectations and next steps are clearly understood.
• Supporting strategy and governance: Contribute to effective governance and cross-organisational projects, providing research, coordination and practical delivery support across key Corporate Plan priorities.
• Managing stakeholders: Develop trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across the public, private and academic sectors, including regional partners, local authorities, universities and other key organisations.
• Keeping ahead of the agenda: Monitor regional, local and national developments, identifying issues and opportunities that could impact the organisations priorities, partners or delivery plans.

We’re looking for someone who has experience supporting senior leaders in a fast-paced, high-profile environment and who is comfortable operating across multiple priorities and stakeholders and being involved in influencing the political and economic agenda.

You’ll be highly organised, proactive and commercially aware, with the confidence to make decisions, solve problems and work independently. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills are essential, as you’ll be producing senior-level reports, presentations and briefings and engaging regularly with influential stakeholders.

If you’re looking for a role where you can combine strategic thinking, senior stakeholder exposure and meaningful regional impact, this could be an excellent next step in your career.