Strategy & Planning Manager

Peabody has an exciting opportunity for a Strategy & Planning Manager to join our team in London. The successful applicant will join us on a full time, permanent basis and will receive a salary of £45,000 - £50,000 per annum plus benefits.

Peabody and Family Mosaic have merged, creating a new housing association providing 55,000 homes to 111,000 people across London and the South East. Our combined scale and strong focus on London will uniquely position us to revolutionise housing delivery and redefine best practice – and you will be central to making it happen.

Our principles are simple: we believe in helping people and communities to grow, in estates that are springboards – not safety nets. With operations in nearly every London borough and one of the sector’s largest community regeneration programmes, we’re always keen to meet talented people who support our ambitions.

The successful Strategy & Planning Manager will manage the business planning process, working closely with business areas to help them develop plans and with other corporate functions such as Finance and IT to ensure plans and budgets are in line with our inaugural business plan. The post will have oversight of Peabody’s corporate strategies, including monitoring delivery. The post will also be the key point of contact with Peabody’s Integration Directorate.

You will have strong inter-personal skills and a proven track record of engaging with business areas and senior stakeholders. An excellent understanding of, and commitment to, strategy development and business planning is a must. You will have excellent organisational skills and the proven ability to work independently and proactively.

Knowledge, Experience & Skills required by the ideal Strategy & Planning Manager:

- Ability to work independently, exercising good initiative and judgement

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Proven time management and prioritisation skills

- Proven experience and ability to deliver excellent customer care and valuing diversity

- Proven attention to detail and ability to work on a variety of tasks simultaneously

- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines and targets

- Ability to ensure all policies and procedures are adhered to so that consistent and standard practice is achieved across the organisation

- A commitment to continuing professional development

- Experience of running a business planning process, including the ability to engage different business areas in the process

- Experience of working with stakeholders to create and deliver strategies

- Excellent project management, planning and organisational skills

- Experience of supporting, influencing and advising senior-level colleagues

- Strong interpersonal skills – ability to build relationships across the business and work effectively with leaders and senior managers

- Experience of managing the work of others and motivating others

Qualifications required by the ideal Strategy & Planning Manager:

- Educated to degree level (2.1), or equivalent

Please note that interviews for this post will be held week commencing 4th September.

Closing date & time: 28 August 2017- 5pm

If you feel you have the skills and experience needed to become our Strategy & Planning Manager please click ‘Apply’ now to be directed to our careers page and complete your application. Please monitor your emails also during this time.

Peabody is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

NO AGENCY INTEREST