Senior Strategy and Planning Manager

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Planning, Partnerships and Strategy Directorate at the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust., The post is for a Senior Strategy & Planning Manager on a one year fixed term contract or secondment. The Senior Strategy & Planning Manager will work within the team to provide an effective strategy and planning function that takes account of national and local strategic planning requirements. The post-holder will play a key role in this work by:

• Supporting work to ensure that the organisations strategic vision, aims and objectives remain relevant and up to date;
• Working with the Associate Director and Chief of Planning, Partnerships and Strategy manage and co-ordinate the development of the Trusts Annual Operating Plan
• Developing and leading the process for monitoring and management of the Trusts Annual Operating Plan ensuring senior managers are fully briefed on progress
• Ensuring awareness and understanding emerging national and regional policies within the Trusts corporate team
• Helping to build the capacity and capability of strategy and planning work across the organisation, The Senior Strategy & Planning Manager will be responsible for providing an effective strategy and planning function that takes account of national and local strategic planning requirements. The post-holder will play a key role in this work by:
• Supporting work to ensure that the organisations strategic vision, aims and objectives remain relevant and up to date;
• Working with the Associate Director manage and co-ordinate the development of the Trusts Annual Operating Plan
• Developing and leading the process for monitoring and management of the Trusts Annual Operating Plan ensuring senior managers are fully briefed on progress
• Ensuring awareness and understanding emerging national and regional policies within the Trusts corporate team
• Helping to build the capacity and capability of strategy and planning work across the organisation;
• Providing/supporting corporate leadership
The post holder will be experienced in project management, process creation, strategic planning and building and fostering relationships internally and with external stakeholders to support the delivery of the organisations strategic aims. There will also be involvement in wider projects and opportunities to develop broad and varied relationships.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.