The Executive Director of Delivery is a new non-voting board post at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, acting as principal strategic adviser to the Chief Executive and Board. The post-holder leads delivery of organisational strategy, transformation and system partnerships, turning strategic priorities into measurable plans and outcomes. It is trustwide, with regular travel and in-person presence expected, and suits a senior leader with experience at or near board level in a large, complex organisation. Applications must go through recruitment partner Gatenby Sanderson, not TRAC.
What the job involves
- Lead delivery of organisational strategy, transformation agenda and system partnerships
- Translate strategic priorities into clear plans, measurable outcomes and sustainable improvement
- Act as principal strategic adviser to the Chief Executive and Board as a non-voting board member
- Provide leadership, assurance and constructive challenge across strategy delivery, transformation, digital, data and stakeholder engagement
- Work with executive colleagues, operational leaders and external partners
- Help shape the future direction of a large, complex NHS organisation
Qualifications
- Master's level, or equivalent knowledge and experience through senior strategic leadership, backed by an accredited postgraduate or professional qualification
- Degree or equivalent professional qualification, with evidence of significant continuing professional development
Experience
- Senior leadership at or close to Executive Director and Board level in a large, complex organisation
- Advising Chief Executives, Boards or senior governance forums on strategy, transformation and delivery
- Translating strategy into coordinated delivery plans and measurable outcomes
- Leading large-scale transformation and complex programme or portfolio delivery, including system and partnership change across organisational boundaries
- Integrated planning, cross-portfolio coordination and resolving complex dependencies
- Leading and developing senior leaders and multidisciplinary functions
Skills & knowledge
- Strategy development, integrated planning and transformation, with programme, portfolio and benefits management
- Understanding of NHS strategy, governance, performance, regulatory and financial frameworks, including workforce planning and risk
- System leadership and partnership working across integrated health and care systems
- Sufficient understanding of digital, data, analytics and information governance to provide executive oversight
- Understanding of corporate communications, stakeholder engagement and communications in sensitive circumstances
- Executive leadership, negotiation and influencing, with clear communication of complex, sensitive information and Board-level reporting
Other
- Clear, evidence-based assurance on strategic delivery, performance, risk, controls and improvement
- Leading through complexity, ambiguity and change with compassion, resilience and pace
Nice to have
- Major digital-enabled change, benefits realisation and data or analytics-led improvement
- Overseeing strategic communications and stakeholder engagement across complex partnerships during major change, emergencies or scrutiny
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Executive Director of Delivery employer: The Methodist Church in Britain
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
