Strategic Projects Analyst

About The Role

Team – R&D Lab

Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in either the Vitality London or Bournemouth office. Full time hours. 6 Months Fixed Term Contract

Top 3 skills needed for this role:

• Sophisticated written and verbal communication skills: ability to translate technical details into compelling narratives for executive-level internal and external delivery.
• Strategic thinking: Ability to deal with complex issues, as well as migrate between detail and high-level requirements.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.

What this role is all about:

Global Enterprise brings together R&D, experience design, and technology delivery into an integrated structure that is mirrored across markets and governed to a consistent global standard. By doing this, we aim to advance and deploy the IP in Vitality’s Shared-Value Insurance proposition more rapidly and effectively.

The Strategic Projects Analyst supports the Enterprise Executive in achieving strategic objectives in ambiguous environments. They operate at tactical, strategic, and operational levels, often overseeing projects that don't fit neatly within the organizational chart or fall between departments. Their responsibilities may overlap with specific functional leads but are more nimble in addressing timely business needs or gaps.

Key Actions:

• Translate the technical workings of the functions within Enterprise into compelling strategic narratives to share with key stakeholders and Executive Committees.
• Build presentations and write papers to communicate these narratives.
• Co-ordinate the Enterprise Operating Forum and drive actions with the members of the committee.
• Participate actively with the executive group in shaping strategy and direction.
• Support the employee communications and engagement strategy for Enterprise including drafting communications, organising events and preparing the Enterprise Executive for employee engagements.
• Administration including scheduling high priority meetings, planning and executing strategy sessions, taking meeting minutes and following up on meeting actions.
• Reporting including preparing and coordination of board materials, creating, updating and reviewing dashboards, reviewing regular Enterprise reports.
• Project management including working with teams across Enterprise to ensure timely delivery of strategic initiatives.
• Analysis, research, evaluation and data gathering to support decision making and unlock interesting insights.
• Completion and coordination of strategic projects in a highly collaborative fashion with other teams across Enterprise.

What do you need to thrive?

• Sophisticated written and verbal communication skills for executive-level internal and external delivery.
• Degree educated preferably with a numerate degree or management-focused qualification.
• Capable of working under pressure, using own initiative and with minimal supervision.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and continuous change.
• Ability to influence and negotiate with impact across divisions and teams at all levels, and with external parties.
• Ability to deal with complex issues, as well as migrate between detail and high level requirements.
• Excellent knowledge of IT software packages including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Must have ability to operate on many levels, from doing menial tasks through to detailed analysis and understanding of operational, HR and financial topics.
• Must have an ability to turn strategic intent into actual deliverables within quick turnaround time.

So, what’s in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance.
• A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary.
• Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits.
• Life Assurance – Four times annual salary.

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page.

Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will:

• Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
• Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
• Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
• Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
• Be there for you when you need us.
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Vitality, we’re committed to diversity and inclusion because it’s good for our employees, for our business, and for society. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Vitality’s approach to sustainability

Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page.

If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early.