Strategic Planning Lead

At Navy Command, we lead, support, and sustain the Royal Navy across every theatre of operations. We coordinate the people, platforms, and missions that keep the Fleet ready for todays challenges and tomorrows opportunities. Together, we uphold centuries of naval tradition while driving innovation that ensures the Royal Navys readiness to protect our nation and secure our future.

As the authority for the Royal Navys nuclear submarine capability, the Submarine Directorate oversees one of the most complex and critical elements of UK defence. Covering everything from in - service management to long - term fleet modernisation, the directorate ensures the Submarine Flotilla remains safe, reliable, and ready to meet national security requirements.

You’ll be based at HMNB Devonport, the largest naval base in Western Europe and a powerhouse of Royal Navy capability. It is home to amphibious ships, survey squadrons, submarines, and two-thirds of the frigate force. With its unique nuclear refitting facility, Devonport ensures the Fleet remains ready to support operations worldwide.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Do you enjoy turning complex information into clear plans, bringing people together, and helping big decisions happen with confidence? If so, this could be the role for you. As Strategy and Planning Group Lead, youll be at the heart of one of the UKs most important defence environments helping to shape priorities, make sense of competing demands, and support the governance that ensures Devonport is positioned for the future.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who enjoys strategy, problem-solving, stakeholder engagement and making a real difference in a busy, high-profile setting.

• Analyse portfolio data to identify and formalise strategic issues, trends, risks and opportunities that could affect delivery of strategic outputs.
• Work with stakeholders to develop practical solutions that support effective planning, prioritisation and decision-making.
• Support in maintaining key strategic artefacts, ensuring there is a clear and consistent single version of the truth.
• Manage and maintain important planning products.
• Draft proposals, options papers and supporting material to inform senior-level decisions.
• Communicate executive decisions and direction clearly to stakeholders, supporting implementation of agreed proposals or options.
• Identify and record areas of conflict, duplication, opportunity, resource pressure and enterprise support and enabling (e.g. infrastructure) gaps.
• Produce, manage and update Joint Business Procedure improvement proposals.
• Support effective governance by maintaining accurate records, decision logs and audit trails.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with programme teams, business stakeholders, subject matter experts and Industry Partners.

To be successful with your application, you will need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Experience of analysing complex information, data, risks and requirements to identify trends, issues, opportunities and practical solutions.
• Strong planning, prioritisation and organisational skills, with the ability to support delivery across a busy portfolio or programme environment.
• Experience of engaging with a range of stakeholders.
• The ability to communicate clearly and confidently, including drafting proposals, presenting options and sharing decisions or direction with stakeholders.
• Experience of maintaining accurate records, governance products, decision logs or audit trails to support effective decision-making.
• A good understanding of governance, assurance or business improvement processes, with the ability to identify improvements and support…