Head of Strategic Planning and Governance

Contract Opportunity: Strategic Planning and Governance Lead

Location: Hybrid - Edinburgh/Glasgow
Duration: Up to 6 months
Hours: 35 hours per week

We're seeking a highly experienced Strategic Planning and Governance Lead to support a major organisational transition. This is a senior-level interim role ideal for someone with a strong background in corporate planning or governance, and a proven ability to lead through change.

Who are we looking for?
Experienced Business Manager with a track record of overseeing strategic planning of a business area and improvement of delivery. Exposure to the management and delivery of corporate planning or corporate governance background.

Key Responsibilities

• To create and develop a centre of excellence and expertise across a varied and complex portfolio in order to provide the Executive Management Team with high levels of assurance in areas of significant risk
• To provide clear advice on all key areas of responsibility to the Executive Management Team in order to have well-developed strategies for ongoing compliance with laws, regulations and standards.
• To analyse and distil complex information on all key areas of responsibility accurately, succinctly and persuasively in order that colleagues of all levels across all parts of the organisation are clear to the approach to compliance with laws, regulations and standards.
• To direct, manage and lead corporate planning team so they provide high quality support for the Board of Management, the Executive Management Team and Heads of Service in order to deliver corporate reporting, risk management and strategic planning compliant with laws, regulations and standards.
• Experience in leading and developing a team whose focus is on dealing with complex casework of a sensitive nature that involves multiple agencies and carries significant reputational risk to the organisation

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.