Strategic Planning and Change Manager

at  The University of Manchester

This is an exciting new role, incorporating strategy and change management, with a real opportunity to make a positive impact to teaching, learning, research and social responsibility in a large and vibrant Faculty.
The Faculty of Humanities is the University of Manchesters largest Faculty, with over 21,000 students studying both on campus and via distance learning, and nearly 2,000 academic and professional services staff. We encompass four Schools the Alliance Manchester Business School, the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, the School of Environment, Education and Development and the School of Social Sciences with an annual budgetary turn over in the region of more than £350m.
The post of Strategy, Planning and Change Manager is a key role that will directly help the Faculty achieve its ambitions. This post is part of the Deans Office team and will liaise extensively with the Facultys academic and professional services leadership team, working with other faculties, and with the Universitys central directorates as part of a wider planning team. This role will take the lead on implementing the Facultys strategic plans and will guide the Faculty with establishing operational priorities and the Facultys accountability processes. This role will also lead a small team of data analysts, providing reporting, analysis, and insight to support key strategic decision making for our senior leadership teams. As the Faculty transitions through our strategic plan, this role will help coordinate and administer a portfolio of projects designed to support the process and organisational change required to be successful.
The successful candidate will be proactive, innovative and have superior communications and influencing skills, enabling effective relationships with a wide variety of staff. They will have experience of strategy formulation and implementation and be able to manage projects as well as effectively lead a team. The role holder will be able to think critically, support long-term planning, incorporating horizon-scanning for key influences on the Higher Education sector to optimise opportunities and minimise potential threats in order to help guide the Faculty toward further success.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation. As Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates are currently under-represented at this level at the University, we would particularly welcome applications from individuals in minority ethnic groups. All appointments will be made on merit.
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Blended working arrangements may be considered
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