Strategic Planning & Operations Lead

Cabinet Office; York and North Yorkshire; Presencial; GBP 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Cabinet Office and HM Treasury (COHMT) Commercial Team is seeking a Strategy & Planning Lead to drive functional strategy, robust financial and workforce planning, and governance across the directorate in York. You will align operational delivery with departmental priorities and lead on recruitment and change readiness as part of a high-performing team.

You will manage complex programmes, oversee governance, reporting, and risk, and guide communications to ensure smooth transitions to new

Responsabilidades

• Translate the Commercial Directors' long-term vision into actionable workstreams, playing a leading role in the development and implementation of the directorate's functional strategy.
• Lead day-to-day business operations across the directorate, ensuring the seamless delivery of central enabling functions and workplace services, including making best use of space and facilities to create the right environment for staff.
• Lead high-priority ad-hoc projects that fall outside the remit of specific functional teams but are critical to the Director's goals.
• Secure, monitor and manage the directorate's budget, collaborating closely with Finance colleagues to ensure spending remains on track and aligned with strategic priorities.
• Champion continuous process improvement to optimise our ways of working, ensuring robust compliance with CO central standards and assurance, while managing corporate reporting, the directorate Risk Register and business continuity planning.
• Lead on workforce planning, maintaining a forward-looking view of capacity and succession, and championing effective recruitment to build a resilient and high-performing team.
• Act as a key change agent across the directorate, leading on corporate change readiness and delivering clear, fit-for-purpose internal communications to ensure smooth transitions to new ways of working and informed teams.
• Oversee directorate governance, including setting agendas, tracking action items and unblocking internal bottlenecks.
• Design and deliver clear, fit-for-purpose internal communications to ensure the directorate is well-informed of strategic changes, policies and operational updates.

Descripción del empleo

The Cabinet Office and HM Treasury (COHMT) Commercial Team is seeking a Strategy & Planning Lead to drive functional strategy, robust financial and workforce planning, and governance across the directorate in York. You will align operational delivery with departmental priorities and lead on recruitment and change readiness as part of a high-performing team.

You will manage complex programmes, oversee governance, reporting, and risk, and guide communications to ensure smooth transitions to new