Business Planner - Bristol/Hybrid

ZipRecruiter; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Business Planner to enhance corporate business plans and ensure effective delivery across departments. This role involves coordinating annual plans, managing resources, and improving business processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong organisational and analytical skills, with a focus on stakeholder management and governance. Join a forward-thinking organisation that values diverse abilities and empowers individuals to achieve their goals. If you have a passion for planning and a knack for driving improvement, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational, analytical, and communication skills are essential.
• Experience in coordinating and consolidating plans across teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual planning and alignment across departments.
• Develop reporting mechanisms to track progress and risks.
• Identify and improve ineffective business processes.

Skills

Data Literacy

Digital Skills

Governance and compliance

Good financial awareness

Health & Safety

Excellent planning and organising

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Critical thinking

Tools

Brandon’s Project Toolkit

Job description

Job Description

Package Description:

We're looking for a Business Planner to play a key role in delivering our corporate business plans. They interpret annual plans, develop milestones, and support the Wider Leadership Team (WLT) in being accountable for delivery. This includes coordinating and consolidating WLT plans into one cohesive organisational plan, identifying dependencies, and integrating resource and budget considerations.

The role ensures clear accountability for deliverables by coordinating, monitoring, and reporting progress to the Executive Leadership Team, Board of Trustees, and internal boards (Social Impact, People, and Digital).

It also involves identifying and improving ineffective business processes. Strong organisational, analytical, and communication skills are essential to align plans and processes across the organisation.

This role is a fixed-term / secondment of up to 12 months.

The Objectives of the role:

1. Annual planning and alignment

• Design and coordinate a planning process that produces comprehensive, cohesive, and strategic-aligned annual plans from each WLT member.
• Ensure all departmental plans are integrated into a single organisational plan aligned with strategic objectives and the three-year medium-term plan.
• Embed specific, measurable goals across all dimensions of the annual plan.

1. Milestone and delivery accountability

• Embed accountability within the WLT for delivery of milestones and commitments.
• Provide structured support and challenge to the WLT to ensure delivery remains on track.
• Create visibility of team milestones for internal boards (e.g., People Board) and Executive Boards, achieving 100% on-time, correctly formatted reporting.

1. Resource and capacity management

• Identify and address cross-organisational dependencies in planning and delivery.
• Coordinate resource management, reviewing project plans for capacity risks and escalating issues to the ELT for resolution.
• Work with department heads to allocate resources effectively and realistically.

1. Reporting and governance

• Develop and maintain reporting mechanisms that track and highlight progress, achievements, risks, and contingencies.
• Provide timely, accurate updates to the WLT, ELT, internal boards, and Board of Trustees.
• Collaborate with the Governance and Impact Manager to implement a clear, consistent reporting and assurance cycle.

1. Process and performance improvement

• Identify business processes that are unfit for purpose and develop improvement plans with clear ownership and outcomes.
• Implement business control enhancements to improve performance and support goal achievement.
• Ensure planning and reporting activities meet organisational policies and regulatory requirements.

1. Tools, capability and adoption

• Drive the organisation-wide adoption of Brandon’s Project Toolkit to support consistent implementation of plans and projects.
• Provide guidance and expertise to stakeholders using the toolkit to improve project planning and delivery outcomes.

The core skills we're looking for:

• Data Literacy
• Digital Skills
• Governance and compliance
• Good financial awareness
• Health & Safety
• Brandon Values
• Excellent planning and organising
• Great Stakeholder management with influencing skills and the ability to network
• Analytical skills with the ability to write and produce reports
• Good understanding of commercial awareness
• Critical thinking along with great systems knowledge

If you are interested, please submit your application by Thursday, 8th May 2025.

Brandon Trust works alongside people of different abilities so they can create opportunities and feel empowered to live the lives they want.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community.