Head of Delivery

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) exists to help improve the quality, sustainability and productivity of health and social care in England. We have an international reputation for our approach to producing guidance and information on effective practice that supports better decisions and helps the health and care system to prioritise its investment. We are one of the world leaders in the work that we do.

The Strategy, Policy and International Team supports NICE's Executive Team to define NICE's strategy, build and execute effective plans to implement it, and adapt it to changing circumstances. We ground our work in an understanding of the needs of the health system and the capacity of NICE to meet those needs, and we are responsible for defining and managing significant change across the organisation.

The postholder will lead the Delivery Unit that supports the development and delivery of NICE's business plan. Working as senior member of the Strategy, Policy and International Directorate, you will be responsible for driving the delivery of NICE's strategy and business plan through both efficient, proportionate and insightful governance and reporting processes, and targeted problem solving and PMO support for projects that are critical to the delivery of NICE's business plan., o Governance and Reportingo Supporting Directorates to develop plans that meet the ambition of NICE's strategyo Supporting Directorates to implement best-practice PMO approaches in the delivery of their Directorate Planso Designing effective and efficient governance and reporting mechanisms to drive performance and manage risko Appraising the progress of Directorates to support the Chief Executive, Executive Team and Board to provide adequate scrutiny of plans and performanceo This will include further development and implementation of plans to build capacity and capability in change management, lean and quality improvement techniques to create a culture of continuous improvement

o Priority projectso Providing upfront problem solving support to priority projects which are critical to the delivery of NICE's strategy.o Helping teams frame and break down critical problems, develop reasonable hypotheses, and build a programme of work to test and refine those hypotheseso Providing light-touch PMO support to priority projects to ensure pace is maintained, quality is assured and the work programme is responsive to emerging findingso Acting as a thought leader on priority projects, challenging teams to think beyond the confines of what NICE has traditionally done

We offer a range of benefits including:

-NHS pension scheme which is one of the most generous in the UK.-We promote flexible working to help staff achieve a healthy work life balance.-Access to a Blue Light Card which includes a wide range of discounts from major retailers, restaurants and more.

-Holiday entitlement which starts from 27 days plus Bank Holidays

-Access to modern offices with showers, bike storage facilities and refreshments such as tea and coffee.

-Access to Staff Networks including Disability Advocacy and Wellbeing Network, Women In NICE, Race Equality Network, NICE and Proud, Eco-NICE, Change Agent Network. Equality and Diversity is highly valued in the organisation.