Non Executive Director - Finance and Business Development

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Contract

2 years (Fixed term)

Hours

Part time - 3.75 hours per week (Minimum)

Location

Home with occasional travel required, including to Health Innovation North West Coast office at Vanguard House, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Cheshire WA4 4AB

Health Innovation North West Coast, one of England's 15 Health Innovation Networks, collectively acts as the innovation arm of the NHS. We are commissioned by NHS England and Improvement and the Office for Life Sciences to deliver programmes and support innovations for adoption and spread in our region.

We understand the needs of our health systems and are well placed to broker innovative solutions, while collaborating across England to take what works best and quickly spread it nationally, responding to the diverse needs of patients and our population through partnerships and collaboration.

The Non-Executive Director (NED) will work alongside the Chair of the Board and the Executive Team of Health Innovation North West Coast to set the strategic direction, provide effective leadership and support and challenge to the Board.

It will be necessary for the NED to display a constructive, open, impartial and engaging leadership style, providing fair and constructive challenge when required, and acknowledging successful performance.

Main responsibilities

As a NED of the HINWC Board you will be required to undertake the following key responsibilities:

Finance and Performance

Health Innovation NWC operates under a Master License Agreement (MLA) from its national commissioners and is required to set a balanced budget each financial year.In this role you will chair the Finance, Performance and Strategy (FPS) Committee which is a subcommittee of the HIN NWC Board.

The FPS exists to:

• Agree finance strategy and planning to drive long term financial sustainability.
• Oversee HIN NWC’s delivery against the financial, business and performance components of the budget and Business Plan.
• Review performance against annual financial plans, the implications of variances and commission improvement actions.
• Review business development activities and implications, monitoring progress against any relevant action plans and consider business opportunities.
• Review HIN NWC performance against the Business Plan and Master Licence Agreement(MLA) contractual requirements, the implications of variances and commission improvement actions.
• Review Programme Delivery progress to support the delivery of the MLA and the Business Development plans.
• Take staffing and budgetary decisions that do not change the overall disposition of the organisation (Any changes to organisational structure, not individual posts, or change in business direction will be discussed by the HINWC Board).

Business Development

In addition to the activity described by national commissions, HIN NWC also offers a number of services which attract income. This includes a broad range of offers including coaching academy work, real world evaluation, enhanced innovator support, work with international companies, bid writing and industry partnerships.

These services are crucial to maintaining the depth and breadth of the skills within the team and are an important part of our growth strategy.

As the NED with responsibility for Business Development, your role will include providing scrutiny, advice and guidance to the business development team and encouraging an entrepreneurial mindset with the aim of taking an increasingly commercial approach to business opportunities.

Additionally, through your knowledge and experience, you will offer strategic guidance to the organisation to

• Maximise operational…