Director of Strategic Planning and Performance NU8526

Birmingham Newman University is entering an exciting period of growth and transformation through our ambitious new Strategy,

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Our Future, Our Birmingham Newman. Building on excellent student satisfaction and our unwavering commitment to social mobility and values-driven, high-quality, inclusive education, we are now seeking our first Director of Strategic Planning and Performance to support the governing body and executive leadership in our strategic ambitions.

This is a newly created leadership role on our University Management Team and a rare opportunity to shape both a new Directorate and how a small, ambitious and growing University turns strategy into action.

About the Role

Reporting to the University Secretary and Chief Strategy Officer and working closely with the University’s Leadership and Management Teams as well as colleagues across the University, you will establish and lead our new Strategic Planning and Performance Directorate, building on the strong foundations of our existing Planning and Systems Development (PSD) team.

Your portfolio will bring together strategic and integrated annual planning, institutional performance and analytics, statutory returns, student number planning, student systems development and strategic programme delivery. You will also play a leading role in maturing our approach to data and business intelligence, and will act as Programme Director for our multi-year Student Records Systems and Processes Transformation Programme.

We are looking for a leader able to see the bigger picture while being equally comfortable getting into the operational detail, solving problems and working alongside and enabling colleagues to turn ideas into practical, sustainable solutions and in building a culture of continuous improvement.