Group Director - Insight, Strategy & Change

Anchor Hanover Group; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchor Hanover Group is seeking a Group Director, Insight, Strategy & Change to lead corporate strategy, insight, performance and transformation. This newly created senior role sits on the leadership team and reports to the Executive Director, Resources.

You will drive evidence-based decision making, shape organisational priorities and oversee transformation programmes to deliver measurable benefits for customers and colleagues. The role is home-based with travel between London and Bradford.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Significant senior leadership experience within a large and complex organisation.
• Experience leading corporate strategy, transformation or Business intelligence functions.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale organisational change.
• Experience supporting Boards and Executive Teams.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams across strategy, insight and programme delivery.
• Experience translating strategy into measurable organisational priorities and delivery plans.
• Experience within regulated sectors such as housing, care, health, or public services, desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of Anchor's corporate strategy, ensuring organisational priorities translate into clear plans and measurable outcomes.
• Provide strategic insight and challenge to the Executive Team and Board on performance, opportunities, risks and future direction.
• Ensure high-quality insight, intelligence and performance information informs decision-making across the organisation.
• Drive a culture of evidence-based decision-making, continuous improvement and organisational effectiveness.
• Provide strategic leadership for Anchor's transformation portfolio, ensuring programmes deliver sustainable benefits and support delivery of strategic priorities.
• Lead the development of policy positions and strategic responses to external developments affecting Anchor and the wider sector.
• Build influential relationships with key stakeholders, partners and sector bodies to strengthen Anchor's reputation and impact.
• Lead and develop high-performing teams, fostering a collaborative, inclusive and values-led culture.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Corporate strategy

Transformation

Business intelligence

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree-level qualification

Senior-level professional qualification

Job description

Group Director, Insight, Strategy & Change

Location: Flexible/Hybrid
Contract: Permanent | Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: £140,000 to £180,000 plus £7,400 cash car allowance
Working pattern: Home-based with regular travel between London and Bradford

Shape strategy. Drive transformation. Deliver impact.

Anchor is seeking an exceptional strategic leader to join our senior leadership team in this newly created role as Group Director, Insight, Strategy & Change.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Resources, this role will lead our corporate strategy, insight, business intelligence, performance, policy and transformation functions, ensuring Anchor has the evidence, capability and organisational focus needed to deliver its long-term ambitions.

Working closely with the Executive Team, Board and senior leaders, you will play a pivotal role in shaping organisational priorities, driving evidence-based decision-making and ensuring transformation activity delivers measurable benefits for customers, colleagues and the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of Anchor's corporate strategy, ensuring organisational priorities translate into clear plans and measurable outcomes.
• Provide strategic insight and challenge to the Executive Team and Board on performance, opportunities, risks and future direction.
• Ensure high-quality insight, intelligence and performance information informs decision-making across the organisation.
• Drive a culture of evidence-based decision-making, continuous improvement and organisational effectiveness.
• Provide strategic leadership for Anchor's transformation portfolio, ensuring programmes deliver sustainable benefits and support delivery of strategic priorities.
• Lead the development of policy positions and strategic responses to external developments affecting Anchor and the wider sector.
• Build influential relationships with key stakeholders, partners and sector bodies to strengthen Anchor's reputation and impact.
• Lead and develop high-performing teams, fostering a collaborative, inclusive and values-led culture.

About You

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Relevant senior-level professional qualification or demonstrable equivalent expertise
• Evidence of continuing professional development would be an advantage.
• Significant senior leadership experience within a large and complex organisation.
• Experience leading corporate strategy, transformation or Business intelligence functions.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale organisational change.
• Experience supporting Boards and Executive Teams.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams across strategy, insight and programme delivery.
• Experience translating strategy into measurable organisational priorities and delivery plans.
• Experience within regulated sectors such as housing, care, health, or public services, desirable.

Why Join Anchor?

This is an opportunity to help shape the future of England's largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for people in later life. You'll join a purpose-driven organisation at a significant point in its journey, helping deliver strategic priorities that improve the lives of customers and colleagues across the country.

If you are a strategic, influential and forward-thinking leader with a passion for delivering meaningful change, we'd love to hear from you.

Proof of the right to work in the UK will be required from the successful candidate in accordance with UK Home Office requirements before any offer of employment can be confirmed.

Where permission to work in the UK is required, applicants will need to hold and maintain the appropriate immigration status or visa for the duration of their employment.