Associate Director- Programme Delivery

Key responsibilities Stakeholder leadership Supports the COO, with ICS relationships on behalf of Health Innovation KSS, as well as national stakeholder relationships, building support for and commitment to the networks portfolio of programmes and projects. Builds long term networks & relationships in localities. Significant contribution to developing and delivering the content of locality support plans and our organisations business plan. To succeed the postholder will use their highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in stakeholder engagement, management and leadership, with highly advanced skills in persuading, influencing in a complex, multi-organisational and multi-professional networked context which can be highly un-cooperative and/or contentious. Income generation This is a senior post and as part of the senior leadership team, the postholder is expected to make a significant contribution to income generation for the organisation. This includes income generation and growing the ICS localities accounts, so the organisation does more high impact work in localities, year on year in line with its refreshed strategy. The postholder is expected to use their insights into localities and subject matter expertise to identify new opportunities as part of the organisations income generation and business growth effort. The postholder will use their highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in innovation, programme and project management and delivery, achieving sales and growth through business development, stakeholder engagement and leadership, and public relations. Development and delivery of innovation projects Full managerial responsibility for the development and delivery of a portfolio of projects. This includes financial responsibility and responsibility for team and project performance, including client satisfaction and the quality of work delivered and the ability to persuade and influence and deliver successfully in a complex, multi-organisational and multi-professional networked context. Responds with confidence to changing customer needs across the systems we operate within. The postholder will achieve this through highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in programme and project management and delivery, performance management, stakeholder engagement and leadership, financial management, public relations, team leadership and highly advanced skills in persuading, influencing and delivery in a complex, multi-organisational and multi-professional networked context. Team leadership and development Professional lead and line manager of multiple project teams. Manages high performing teams, ensuring strong, positive culture. Deals with staff problems and performance management. This includes: - Line management of Heads of Portfolio and Programme Managers, supporting them in delivering project outcomes and in contributing to professional and personal development. - Team management: getting the best out of multi-disciplinary, flexible and networked part-time teams. - Professional lead: contributing to the transfer of professional knowledge to others in the Health Innovation Network; maximising potential through professional and personal development; contributing to the growth in the organisations professional capability. - Contributing more widely to the Health Innovation Network by supporting the development of the organisation and its culture (such as proposing new ideas and organising key events). - Using highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in programme and project management and delivery, performance management, financial management, public relations, team leadership and highly advanced skills in persuading, influencing and delivery to achieve the above. Key result areas (Detailed Job Description on Job Application Link). 1. Leadership, ambassadorial function and capability building 2. Programme and project management and leadership 3. Performance management and reporting 4. Financial responsibilities and people management 5. Academic and Industry 6. Engagement with service users, experts and others 7. Information management 8. Education and professional development 9. Corporate contribution 10. Contribution to income generation, commercial development and change agendas 11. Strategic thinking and strategic account planning 12. Special Requirements General responsibilities • To be an active member of senior leadership team. • To promote the vision and values of the organisation. • To share knowledge and work collegiately to mutual benefit with national and local voluntary sector organisations particularly relevant to the work themes. • To ensure effective communications within and between teams, be involved in and participate in meetings, team briefings, development days, corporate events etc. • To engage in regular performance reviews against agreed objectives. To be responsible for actively identifying own development needs and committing to a personal development plan based on continuous learning. Job description Job responsibilities Key responsibilities Stakeholder leadership Supports the COO, with ICS relationships on behalf of Health Innovation KSS, as well as national stakeholder relationships, building support for and commitment to the networks portfolio of programmes and projects. Builds long term networks & relationships in localities. Significant contribution to developing and delivering the content of locality support plans and our organisations business plan. To succeed the postholder will use their highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in stakeholder engagement, management and leadership, with highly advanced skills in persuading, influencing in a complex, multi-organisational and multi-professional networked context which can be highly un-cooperative and/or contentious. Income generation This is a senior post and as part of the senior leadership team, the postholder is expected to make a significant contribution to income generation for the organisation. This includes income generation and growing the ICS localities accounts, so the organisation does more high impact work in localities, year on year in line with its refreshed strategy. The postholder is expected to use their insights into localities and subject matter expertise to identify new opportunities as part of the organisations income generation and business growth effort. The postholder will use their highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in innovation, programme and project management and delivery, achieving sales and growth through business development, stakeholder engagement and leadership, and public relations. Development and delivery of innovation projects Full managerial responsibility for the development and delivery of a portfolio of projects. This includes financial responsibility and responsibility for team and project performance, including client satisfaction and the quality of work delivered and the ability to persuade and influence and deliver successfully in a complex, multi-organisational and multi-professional networked context. Responds with confidence to changing customer needs across the systems we operate within. The postholder will achieve this through highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in programme and project management and delivery, performance management, stakeholder engagement and leadership, financial management, public relations, team leadership and highly advanced skills in persuading, influencing and delivery in a complex, multi-organisational and multi-professional networked context. Team leadership and development Professional lead and line manager of multiple project teams. Manages high performing teams, ensuring strong, positive culture. Deals with staff problems and performance management. This includes: - Line management of Heads of Portfolio and Programme Managers, supporting them in delivering project outcomes and in contributing to professional and personal development. - Team management: getting the best out of multi-disciplinary, flexible and networked part-time teams. - Professional lead: contributing to the transfer of professional knowledge to others in the Health Innovation Network; maximising potential through professional and personal development; contributing to the growth in the organisations professional capability. - Contributing more widely to the Health Innovation Network by supporting the development of the organisation and its culture (such as proposing new ideas and organising key events). - Using highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in programme and project management and delivery, performance management, financial management, public relations, team leadership and highly advanced skills in persuading, influencing and delivery to achieve the above. Key result areas (Detailed Job Description on Job Application Link). 1. Leadership, ambassadorial function and capability building 2. Programme and project management and leadership 3. Performance management and reporting 4. Financial responsibilities and people management 5. Academic and Industry 6. Engagement with service users, experts and others 7. Information management 8. Education and professional development 9. Corporate contribution 10. Contribution to income generation, commercial development and change agendas 11. Strategic thinking and strategic account planning 12. Special Requirements General responsibilities • To be an active member of senior leadership team. • To promote the vision and values of the organisation. • To share knowledge and work collegiately to mutual benefit with national and local voluntary sector organisations particularly relevant to the work themes. • To ensure effective communications within and between teams, be involved in and participate in meetings, team briefings, development days, corporate events etc. • To engage in regular performance reviews against agreed objectives. To be responsible for actively identifying own development needs and committing to a personal development plan based on continuous learning.