The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable, the skills, qualifications, and memberships required for this job have also been included.
With so much change going on in the world of education, skills, justice, and employment, we are bolstering our Group strategy function. Come and play a key role in shaping the future for tens of thousands of learners. LTE Group invites you to apply for an exciting new role in the newly created LTE Group Strategy Team. The role will introduce the successful applicant to planning strategic processes, developing corporate and functional strategies, and planning and running strategic activities. The role holder will be involved in setting the direction of the group at the highest level and working with Group and Divisional leaders to deliver their strategies. If you’re a project management professional or business analyst looking for experience working in a strategic role or have experience working in strategy, this role could be for you.
The role will also involve developing materials and resources for Group and Divisional Board meetings, ensuring performance against strategies is being measured and reported on. Reporting to the Head of Strategy, the Strategic Planning Co-ordinator will be responsible for enabling and supporting the development of strategies in all of LTE Group’s brands.
We are recruiting for a Strategic Planning Co-Ordinator to join our Strategy and Business Development team at LTE Group, Whitworth House, Ashton Old Road, Manchester, M11 2WH. You will be the Strategic Planning Co-Ordinator and responsible for coordinating the activities of the Strategy Team. You will be working directly with the Head of Strategy, Divisional and Group Leaders, the executive team, and other senior stakeholders.
You will play a vital role in developing, implementing, and aligning group strategies with a focus on planning and coordinating the activities of the Group Strategy team and senior stakeholders. You will use your experience to ensure that key milestones in the Analysis, Development, Implementation, and Monitoring of strategies are met.
Success in this role will require project management skills, high levels of organization, excellent verbal and written communication skills, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to manage the interests of a large number of senior stakeholders to deliver high-quality strategy work on time, which will enable the Group to implement strategy and use it to move Group organizations forward.
Key Accountabilities
* Strategic Planning: Manage the coordination, development, and evaluation of the organization's strategic framework; aligning it with the Group mission, vision, and values.
* Project Management: Project manage the activities of virtual teams to support them to deliver their strategies to tight timescales.
* Strategic Analysis: Manage and coordinate activities such as workshops with Senior Stakeholders to enable them to analyze their strategic business context through the application of models such as PESTLE.
* Advise senior stakeholders on areas of strategic analysis that are applicable to their business unit such as competitor analysis.
* Applying strategic business modeling techniques such as Capability Assessment, root cause, resource audit, etc.
* Strategic Development: Manage and coordinate activities such as workshops with Senior Stakeholders to enable them to develop their strategies through the application of models such as SWOT.
* Advise senior stakeholders on the development of KPIs that will be used to measure their performance against their strategic objectives.
* Advise senior stakeholders on the development of their strategic implementation plans.
* Ensure the delivery of KPIs by business units to the board that will be used to measure the business unit performance against their strategic objectives.
* Interpreting and visualizing outputs from the strategy lifecycle to develop resources for presentation to C-Suite level.
* Gather and interpret information such as KPIs and Scorecard metrics that will be used by the board to ensure strategic objectives are being met and enable strategic decision-making.
* Performance: Support the Head of Strategy to develop strategic key performance indicators (KPIs) and annual scorecard milestones for the Board, whilst refreshing when appropriate within the agreed Board framework.
* Leveraging the power of the Group: Project manage cross-functional virtual teams to deliver strategic projects and initiatives on time and within budget, ensuring alignment with broader Group objectives.
* Resource Planning: Project manage strategic development projects including required resources and establishing virtual teams.
* Ongoing Advice and Guidance: Manage and guide cross-functional virtual teams to feed into board, executive, and senior leadership reviews of performance against strategies.
* Documentation and Communication: Create strategic documentation such as slide decks, reports, and charts that clearly communicate strategies to stakeholders at all levels.
Skills, Qualifications, and Experience
The Strategic Planning Co-Ordinator role is a multi-faceted one in which the role holder will call upon a broad range of disciplines, knowledge, and experience to deliver the Group Strategy Framework, Group Strategy, Business Unit Strategies, and the Strategic Performance Management Framework. Project management and business analysis experience are, therefore, beneficial.
The successful candidate must hold a full UK driver’s license and be willing to travel to Manchester once a week. As an education provider, LTE Group will ask you to undertake an Enhanced DBS check before commencing in the role.
Qualifications
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The successful candidate will have experience in a professional setting of:
* Planning and coordinating the activities of teams across multiple complex workstreams to deliver to tight schedules.
* Developing and managing project and delivery plans.
* Creating and managing official documentation such as slide decks, reports, business cases, project initiation documents, etc.
* Working with senior leaders and stakeholders.
* Business analysis modeling techniques.
* Requirements elicitation, analysis, and communication.
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* Working in the education or professional education sectors.
* Working on strategic projects/in a strategic role within robust governance structures.
What we offer / benefits
Successful candidates will be offered a salary of between £35,786.73 to £44,013.63 per annum, depending on level of experience.
As part of the LTE Group family, you will benefit from an excellent package including:
* Excellent annual leave entitlement.
* We pride ourselves on offering a favorable LGPS pension scheme with a competitive contribution from the Group.
* In-house ‘Evolve’ training programme offers you the chance to upskill and further your career through a wide range of recognized qualifications.
* Discounts on your health care through Simply Health.
* Free, confidential support service provided by an external organization, PAM Assist.
* Cycle to work scheme saving you 25% on your purchase.
* Access to lots of offers with well-known retailers.
About LTE Group
LTE Group was created in 2016, and is the first integrated education and skills group of its kind, and the largest social enterprise in the country dedicated to learning, training, and employment.
Our group is driven by a strong social mission, committed to improving lives and economic success and reinvesting for the public good as a not-for-profit organization. Our strategic aim is to be a national leader in the development and delivery of education and skills.
With around 4,200 colleagues and over 95,000 students and learners, the group reflects the combined strengths and services of our five leading organizations, Group Professional Services.
The transfer of specialist knowledge facilitated by our Group structure makes us a leading commentator on sector policy and enables knowledge-sharing with our stakeholders to promote our values and vision. It also enables us to plan with confidence and look forward as a thought leader in our sector.
Safeguarding
The LTE group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be required to undergo an appropriate DBS check via the Criminal Records Bureau. Due to the educational aspect of our group, some roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and would require an Enhanced DBS check and may be subject to additional online checks as part of our pre-screening process.
Equal opportunities statement
At LTE Group, we’re committed to providing an environment free from discrimination, bullying, harassment, or victimization, where all members of our community are treated with respect and dignity.
Entry into employment with the LTE group and its businesses and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. No applicant or member of staff shall be discriminated against because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
If you need help
Non-technical questions about this job should be addressed to the hiring manager directly at tparkinson@ltegroup.co.uk.
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