Head Of Strategy

Description:

Strategy Development

• Ensure that CRUK is refining and enhancing its Corporate Strategy (published in 2022) and that the strategy remains robust given changes in the external environment.

• Ensure and where necessary further develop functional strategies (directorate/ sub-strategies) across CRUK that align with corporate strategy.

• Drive an outward looking culture, helping leadership to identify and understand the implications of shifts in the external landscape for our strategic direction/ priorities, and bringing new thinking/ opportunities in to CRUK.

• Support the CEO and Executive Board to prioritise CRUK’s strategy development needs.

• Oversee strategy development projects from conception through to robust recommendations.

• Identify opportunities to improve sector-wide collaboration.

• Lead ad hoc strategic projects in areas of critical priority.

• Drive a culture of collaboration in the development of strategies, ensuring appropriate internal and external involvement and input into strategy work.

Strategy Implementation and planning

• Work with Communications teams to ensure a clear understanding of CRUK’s strategy and priorities with key audiences e.g., launch and embed corporate strategy with staff and core purpose strategy with the research community, key opinion leaders, supporters and people affected by cancer.

• Support the CEO to establish and maintain a solid connection between CRUK’s purpose, strategies, business, and financial plans.

• Work with Finance and the COO to develop and implement CRUK’s approach to corporate planning, including leading the mid-term business planning process.

• Establish strategic progress indicators that tell us whether we are successfully delivering against our corporate plan and ensure that these are reflected in directorate/team objectives.

• Report our strategic progress indicators regularly to EB and trustees, recommending course corrections as necessary.

• Support leaders and relevant teams across CRUK to help staff better understand our objectives and plans.

• Co-ordinate the process to modify CRUK’s plans in response to major change, e.g. external threats/opportunities.

Team Development

• Lead and continuously improve the Strategy team, encouraging an inclusive and high functioning team through ongoing development and coaching, enabling the team and individuals to reach their potential.

• Ensure equality, diversity and inclusion are celebrated and considered as part of all decisions taken.

• Build strong relationships with Directorates, particularly Executive Directors and Directors, and ensure the team can collaborate effectively with other functions across the charity.