Associate Director, Strategy

Wellcome Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 116,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellcome Trust in London is seeking an Associate Director, Strategy to shape strategic direction, resolve priorities across Wellcome, and ensure choices are aligned with our global ambitions. Reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer, you will lead the Strategy department’s content, capability and delivery, embedding impact measures into programme strategies.

This role requires senior strategy consulting experience in global health and the credibility to lead large, cross‑functional teams across a

Qualifications

• Significant experience of senior strategy consulting within global health and/or health research.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-organisational strategic projects from ambiguity through to clear recommendations and delivery.
• Experience operating at or advising senior leadership level with credibility to engage without formal authority.
• Proven track record of managing senior professionals and leading high-performing teams.
• Deep familiarity with the global health landscape.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Strategy department's content, capability and delivery.
• Embed Wellcome’s global strategy and impact measures into programme strategies.
• Support strategy and impact measurement development with Strategy Integration efforts.
• Develop ongoing strategy capabilities across the Strategy department and organisation.
• Embed strategy decisions across departments to ensure coherence and avoid mission creep.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Global health

Cross-organisational leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Senior leadership collaboration

Job description

Salary Range: £116,320 - £145,400 Closing Date: Tuesday 27 October Contract: Permanent Interviews: W/C 9 November (first round) and W/C 16 and 23 November (second round).

Wellcome is a global charitable foundation. We support science to improve health for everyone. Our independence, scale and long-term perspective allow us to back ambitious science, take risks others cannot, and stay committed to important problems over decades. We have committed to spend more than £16 billion between 2022 and 2032. We fund discovery research and take on three worldwide health challenges: mental health, infectious disease, and climate and health. We also work with researchers, governments, businesses and communities to help create the conditions for science to thrive and to turn evidence into better health. Wellcome is becoming clearer and more intentional about its role as a global philanthropy. This is not a new strategy, but it does require us to make deliberate choices about where and how we can contribute most.

The Chief Strategy Officer plays a central role in setting strategic direction, helping resolve priorities and tensions across Wellcome, and ensuring our choices remain focused on our purpose as our work and partnerships grow globally. Reporting into the Chief Strategy Officer the Associate Director, Strategy will provide strategic content leadership that enables the Strategy department to deliver on that mandate: leading the capability agenda, leading the Strategy Integration function, and ensuring Wellcome’s global strategy and impact measures are well-embedded into program strategies across the organisation to drive impact. The Associate Director owns the Strategy department’s content, capability and delivery. It is responsible for:

• Supporting strategy and impact measurement development with matrix functions of the organisation (Strategy Integration efforts)
• Developing ongoing strategy capabilities across the Strategy department and organisation
• Embedding organisational strategy decisions across departments to ensure strategic coherence and avoiding mission creep in response to individual programme agendas and / or outside influence
• Supporting strategic projects and departmental priorities agreed by the Strategy Leadership Team.

Is this job for me? We are looking for a collaborative and influential leader with significant experience of senior strategy consulting within global health and/or health research sector ideally with knowledge of delivering in low- and middle-income country contexts in Africa, South or South East Asia , and in complex, large-scale or global organisations.

Minimum Requirements

• Significant experience of senior strategy consulting within global health and/or health research sector with knowledge of delivering in low- and middle-income country contexts in Africa, South or South East Asia , and in complex, large-scale or global organisations.
• Demonstrated experience of leading complex, cross-organisational strategic projects from ambiguity through to clear recommendations and delivery.
• Experience operating at or advising senior leadership level, with the credibility and confidence to engage effectively without relying on formal authority — and the autonomy to hold significant strategic responsibility independently.
• Proven track record of managing senior professionals and leading high-performing teams.
• Deep familiarity with the global health landscape.

Hybrid Way of Working

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. At Wellcome we have a hybrid way of working which is 3 days in our Euston Road offices (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. Please visit our website for more information on adjustments and accessibility, or contact us at [e-mail].

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We support researchers, we take on big health challenges, we campaign for better science, and we help everyone get involved with science and health research. Wellcome isn't just a supporter of great ideas, it's a great place to work. We offer excellent benefits and help our employees to develop in an open, respectful culture where differences are valued.