Strategic Planning Lead — Shape City-Region Growth (Hybrid)

Place North West; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 75.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Greater Manchester Combined Authority is seeking a strategic planning leader to shape the city-region’s growth, housing, and infrastructure strategy in a hybrid Manchester-based role.

You will direct the Mayor’s Spatial Development Strategy, supervise a planning team, and coordinate with local authorities, government, and private partners to deliver ambitious outcomes for Greater Manchester.

Qualifikationen

• A recognised degree in planning or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant and up-to-date experience working within a strategic planning, spatial planning or policy environment in the UK.
• Strong understanding of local government, devolution and the opportunities and challenges facing places today.
• Experience leading complex policy development, implementation and monitoring programmes.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to prepare high-quality reports and briefings and present complex issues clearly to a wide range of audiences.
• Proven experience of leading and developing teams and managing people effectively.
• The ability to build successful partnerships across the public, private and voluntary sectors and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to navigate complexity and develop practical solutions.

Aufgaben

• Lead Greater Manchester’s strategic planning programme, shaping policy development and delivery across one of the UK’s largest and most dynamic city-regions.
• Provide leadership for the Strategic Planning Team, fostering a high-performing and collaborative culture.
• Lead the Mayor’s statutory planning functions, including the preparation of the Greater Manchester Spatial Development Strategy and strategic joint plans.
• Work closely with local authorities and a broad range of stakeholders to develop and deliver strategic planning priorities.
• Lead planning input into housing growth initiatives and support accelerated delivery of new homes.
• Build and maintain influential partnerships across regional and national networks.
• Commission and oversee major research, evidence and intelligence programmes.
• Manage significant project budgets and resources, ensuring successful delivery.

Kenntnisse

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Policy development

Team management

Ausbildung

Degree in planning or related discipline

Jobbeschreibung

Greater Manchester Combined Authority is seeking a strategic planning leader to shape the city-region’s growth, housing, and infrastructure strategy in a hybrid Manchester-based role.

You will direct the Mayor’s Spatial Development Strategy, supervise a planning team, and coordinate with local authorities, government, and private partners to deliver ambitious outcomes for Greater Manchester.