Lead, Site Acquisition & Community Affairs

Vodafone Group Plc; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Pension plan

Generous leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Vodafone Group Plc in Newbury is recruiting for a senior leader to head planning, acquisition and local affairs within the UK Networks. This full-time role blends office and home working with a hybrid approach, requiring 2-3 days in the office each week and 37.5 hours across weekdays.

You will guide a team of planning, acquisition and community affairs specialists, shape deployment strategies, align with stakeholders, and drive successful site delivery across the country.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing teams.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders across regulatory bodies and partners.
• Experience in planning, property, infrastructure, telecommunications or related regulated environments.
• Strong governance and programme delivery knowledge.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of planning, acquisition and community affairs subject matter experts, creating an inclusive and collaborative environment that supports high performance, growth and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to the successful delivery of Network Deployment programmes by providing strategic leadership, direction and insight across property, planning, acquisition and local affairs activities.
• Define and lead acquisition and planning strategies to support rollout delivery, engaging effectively with Local Planning Authorities, statutory bodies, national stakeholders, landlords, land agents and community representatives.
• Build strong relationships across VodafoneThree, working closely with Legal, Public Affairs, Towers & Estates and other key stakeholders to proactively manage risks, resolve issues and support successful site delivery.
• Provide leadership on property, planning and local affairs matters, representing VodafoneThree within industry forums, working groups and external stakeholder engagements where appropriate.
• Oversee delivery partners and suppliers, ensuring effective governance, consistent ways of working and the successful delivery of front-end deployment activities.
• Collaborate with Cornerstone, MBNL and other strategic partners to share best practice, improve delivery efficiency and support the successful execution of both unilateral and shared deployment programmes.
• Support regional deployment teams in resolving complex issues and escalations, bringing together diverse stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Negotiation

Job description

Vodafone Group Plc in Newbury is recruiting for a senior leader to head planning, acquisition and local affairs within the UK Networks. This full-time role blends office and home working with a hybrid approach, requiring 2-3 days in the office each week and 37.5 hours across weekdays.

You will guide a team of planning, acquisition and community affairs specialists, shape deployment strategies, align with stakeholders, and drive successful site delivery across the country.