Strategy Managers

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Grade A: £52,737 (National Framework) or £58,139 (London Framework – if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25). There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £553 per annum for those working from home. For part-time roles – please note this will be pro rata.

Contracted Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week or Part-time 30 hours per week. Job-share will be considered. Talk to us about compressed hours.

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Home-based, flexible location

Closing Date: Tuesday 14th May 2024

Potential Interview Date: Monday 10th/ Tuesday 11th June 2024 (via Teams)

This role is NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?

When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work? For 3000+ people at the CQC, we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We ensure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity, and work well as part of a team to join us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make a positive impact on health and social care within England, then read on.

Why this could be a great role for you…

Reporting directly to the Deputy Director of Strategy, you will lead strategic policy projects and undertake strategic analysis and problem-solving across CQC’s role, purpose, and regulatory functions. You will have a unique opportunity to apply your strategy expertise to influence care quality at a national level, shape CQC’s future role, and challenge the status quo. Working with colleagues across the organisation and beyond, you will provide recommendations for our strategic direction, identifying policy options and innovative ways to regulate that enable us to keep pace with the changing health and care landscape and ensure people receive safe, effective care.

What you will bring…

You will be someone who thrives on forward thinking and creative problem solving, seeking out answers to difficult challenges. You must be confident at articulating coherent rationales for your recommendations. The role would suit someone who is naturally curious, enjoys pursuing new ideas, is at ease with challenging conventional ways of thinking, and is open to doing things differently. It’s a role with plenty of cross-organisation team working and engagement with stakeholders, so you’ll need to be able to work successfully at all levels and build relationships quickly. You will work as part of a geographically dispersed home-based team across England, and as such, we are looking for people who are self-driven. You will be comfortable and experienced in working autonomously on a variety of projects where a lot of contact is virtual.

What we can offer you...

• Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through our benefits scheme.
• 27 days’ annual leave, rising with service to 30 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays.
• NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution.
• Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day.
• Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics, and fleet cars.
• Discounted gym vouchers.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Internal reward scheme where you could earn yourself a voucher or two!
• Equipment for homeworking.

We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, and Gender Equality Network.

We want to support you to succeed and be your very best with opportunities for training and development, along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.

Accountabilities:

• Lead strategic analysis, complex problem solving, and examine evidence to support strategic policy development and identification of innovative solutions.
• Provide effective leadership of strategic projects and project teams across CQC, collaborating with and drawing on the expertise of CQC colleagues.
• Lead the identification of strategic risks and opportunities for CQC based on developments in national policy, social, economic, and technological developments.
• Build and maintain strong and productive external relationships across government, regulation, and health and social care.
• Provide effective, inclusive, and compassionate leadership, direction, and support to Senior Policy and/or Strategy Officers.
• Provide authoritative and expert advice and briefings to support robust strategy development.
• Contribute to effective team working within the Policy and Strategy unit.
• Ensure that evaluation and impact assessment is carried out as required.
• Lead external co-production and consultations where required.
• Promote a culture of respect and fairness and understand personal responsibilities diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Role model and support others to instil our values into everything that we do.

Essential Skills and Experience:

Role Specific

• Significant experience in strategic thinking, problem solving, and analysis.
• Significant experience of managing strategy, policy, or analytical projects.
• Demonstrable experience of successfully navigating ambiguous working environments.
• Knowledge of the health and social care sector, government, and/or regulation.
• Experience of project management and leading projects through clear governance structures.

General

• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to proactively manage and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience of managing teams and projects in a complex environment.
• Have the appropriate knowledge, skills, and experience to actively promote diversity, inclusion, and equity.

Please note some roles may be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

For an informal discussion or further information about this role please contact Hiring Manager – Victoria Howes, Head of Strategy.

Individual adjustments...

We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate.

CQC is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential.

Our Values

Excellence – Meeting our challenge to be a high-performing organisation
Caring – Treating everyone with dignity and respect
Integrity – Demonstrating our passion for ‘doing the right thing’
Teamwork – Enabling us to be the best we can