Strategic Delivery Lead

We are looking for a motivated and dynamic Strategic Delivery Lead to drive the planning, coordination and delivery of key programmes and transformation initiatives within the strategic commissioning directorate.

This role involves leading a diverse portfolio across multiple subject areas, ensuring delivery to agreed timescales and quality standards while working closely with senior stakeholders, internal teams and external partners across Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull.

The successful candidate will be a strong, collaborative leader with excellent communication and relationship-building skills, underpinned by a values-driven approach.

The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery. A core function of the role will be to provide capacity and support that is mobilised across the Strategy Directorate to lead and programme manage specific strategic programmes of work.

In carrying out your role, at least one of the agreed strategic anchors should be at the core of everything you do:

• Commissioning for Value and Outcomes
• Accelerating Neighbourhood Health at Pace
• Making the Best Use of Digital Solutions in our Pathways
• Integrated Partnership

You will be accountable for:

• Leading the planning, delivery and coordination of programmes and transformation initiatives within the Strategy directorate, ensuring activity is managed effectively and progressed to agreed milestones.
• Applying the programme management and risk frameworks ensuring robust governance, accurate reporting and compliance with ICB requirements.
• Managing programme level risks, issues, dependencies and benefits, escalating concerns and proposing mitigating actions where required.
• Producing high-quality programme documentation, reports, assurance products and performance information to support oversight and decision-making.
• Building constructive and collaborative relationships with internal teams, system partners and stakeholders, enabling successful delivery and problem solving across programme areas.
• Ensuring that the programmes you lead demonstrably contribute to reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes for local populations.
• Supporting Business Continuity activities and contributing to the effective operation of risk management processes within your programme areas.
• Working closely with the Senior Strategic Delivery Manager to ensure programmes remain aligned with strategic priorities and reporting expectations.
• Deputising for the Senior Strategic Delivery Manager as required

Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull Integrated Care System bring together the NHS, councils and voluntary sector to serve 2.7 million people. Our vision is to be the healthiest place to live and work, improving life chances and reducing inequalities.

You will model system values, champion inclusion and actively address health inequalities, helping create an environment where everyone can thrive. In return, the Cluster offers a supportive, ambitious and inclusive environment with opportunities to develop and work across partners to deliver meaningful change.

The ICB is committed to having a workforce which is representative of the population of Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull Cluster. Our current staffing profile demonstrates that we are not as representative as we would like to be at this level within the organisation. We would actively welcome applications from women and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

The ICB is registered as a Disability Confident Employer. We actively welcome applications from applicants with a disability and commit to shortlisting all such suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you require to participate in the recruitment process.

Communication

1. Operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment and proactively engage with ICB and system colleagues working on a variety of topics

2. Work effectively with a variety of external consultancies working on other projects and programmes within other NHS directorates as required

3. Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, presenting information, to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting

4. Having the ability to deal with resulting potentially aggressive/antagonistic situations

5. Committed to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of business sensitive issues

6. Nurtures key relationships and maintains networks internally and externally, including national networks

7. Close liaison with the Communications and Stakeholder team on public relations and marketing activities

8. Link with managers and members of other functions, to address inter-dependencies and ensure alignment

9. Apply a structured change management approach and methodology for the impact of any change

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