This is an exciting opportunity to shape and drive the organisation's planning and performance agenda. As Business Planning Manager, you will work closely with senior leaders to turn strategy into action, ensuring robust planning, insightful performance reporting, and effective decision-making across the business.
Client Details
The organisation operates in the Public Sector in the Midlands.
Description
Lead the organisation's planning and performance reporting framework, ensuring strategic objectives are translated into clear, measurable delivery plans.
Oversee the end-to-end planning and operational performance reporting cycle, providing timely insight to support decision-making.
Partner with senior leaders to support prioritisation activities, providing analysis and recommendations that enable successful delivery of strategic goals.
Establish and maintain effective planning governance, reporting structures, and performance management frameworks.
Define and embed planning and performance standards, ensuring a consistent approach across the organisation.
Monitor delivery progress, resource capacity, and organisational performance to support both immediate and long-term planning decisions.
Provide constructive challenge and expert guidance to teams on performance management, KPI development, and reporting.
Lead the development, publication, and ongoing monitoring of the annual Business Plan, ensuring progress is tracked and communicated effectively.
Inspire, coach, and develop a high-performing team, fostering collaboration, continuous improvement, and excellence in reporting and analysis.
Build strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring planning and performance services meet business needs and support informed investment and strategic decisions.
Drive the continuous enhancement of planning processes, reporting capabilities, and performance insight across the organisation.
Profile
Relevant Project or Programme Management Qualification such as APM or Prince 2.
Experience working as a business planning manager in the public sector
Experience in leading, directing and developing a team to deliver effective planning and performance reporting at an organisational level.
Experience of applied knowledge and understanding of...
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