Strategy Managers Job in United Kingdom Recruiting by Care Quality Commission

Grade A: £52,737 (National Framework) or £58,139(London Framework – if you are London office based or homebased and live withinthe boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of£553 per annum for those working from home. For part time roles – pleasenote this will be pro rata.

Contracted Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week or Part-time 30hours per week. Job-share will be considered. Talk to us about compressed hours

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Home-based, flexible location

Closing Date: Tuesday 14th May 2024 at

PotentialInterview Date: (via Teams) Monday 10th/ Tuesday 11th June 2024

This role is NOT open to applicationsfrom those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Shouldyou apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your applicationwill be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Are you committed to helping usregulate health and social care within England?

When thinking about what drives youevery day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your workwhat comes to mind? For 3000+ people atthe CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives ofthose most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social careservices provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality careand encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who arecaring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with usand share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make apositive impact to health and social care within England, then read on.

Whythis could be a great role for you….
Reporting directly to the Deputy Directorof Strategy, you will lead strategic policy projects andundertake strategic analysis and problem solving across CQC’s role,purpose, and regulatory functions.
Youwill have a unique opportunity to apply your strategy expertise to influencecare quality at a national level, shape CQC’s future role and challenge thestatus quo. Working with colleagues across the organisation and beyond you willprovide recommendations for our strategic direction, identifying policy optionsand identifying innovative ways to regulate that enable us to keep pace withthe changing health and care landscape and ensure people receive safe,effective care.

Whatyou will bring…
You will be someone who thrives onforward thinking and creative problem solving, seeking out answers to difficultchallenges. You must be confident atarticulating coherent rationales for your recommendations. The role would suitsomeone who is naturally curious, enjoys pursuing new ideas, at ease withchallenging conventional ways of thinking, and is open to doing thingsdifferently.
It’s a role with plenty of crossorganisation team working and engagement with stakeholders, so you’ll need tobe able to work successfully at all levels and be able to build relationshipsquickly. You will work as part of a geographically dispersed homebased teamacross England and as such we are looking for people who are self-driven. Youwill be comfortable and experienced in working autonomously on a variety ofprojects and where a lot of contact is virtual.

What we can offer you...
Yourhealth and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through our benefitsscheme
- 27 days’ annual leave, rising withservice to days, plus 8 Bank Holidays
- NHS pension scheme, with around a14% employer contribution
- Free employee assistance service24 hours a day
- Discounts to supermarkets, highstreet stores, electronics and fleet cars
- Discounted gym vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Internal reward scheme where youcould earn yourself a voucher or two!
- Equipment for homeworking

Wewant to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role modela diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment wherecolleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support avariety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ EqualityNetwork, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and GenderEquality network.

Wewant to support you to succeed and be your very best with opportunities fortraining and development; along with the support of experienced managers andmentors.

Accountabilities:
Lead strategic analysis, complex problemsolving and examine evidence to support strategic policy development andidentification of innovative solutions, particularly for questions acrossorganisational boundaries, development of CQC’s strategic direction and horizonscanning.

Provide effective leadership of strategicprojects and project teams across CQC, collaborating with and drawing on theexpertise of CQC colleagues, and where appropriate external contributors, toaddress strategic risks and opportunities for CQC’s regulatory activity, ensurethe delivery of CQC’s strategy and continuously improve the quality of itsapproach.

Lead the identification of strategic risks andopportunities for CQC based on developments in national policy, social,economic, and technological developments, and other factors affecting thehealth and social care system and delivery of CQC’s core purpose. Ensuresimplications which may have an impact on CQC’s core purpose are identified,analysed and actions recommended and ensures that CQC’s approach anticipatesand keeps pace with these developments and remains fit for purpose.

Build and maintain strong and productiveexternal relationships across government, regulation, and health and socialcare and beyond as required to keep pace with national and internationaldevelopments, and to influence the policy development of CQC’s strategicpartners.

Build and maintain strong and productiverelationships with internal stakeholders including the Executive Team andBoard, providing advice, and supporting with strategic development and strategyrealisation that reflects the practical reality of CQC’s activity across allits functions

Provide effective, inclusive and compassionateleadership, direction, and support to Senior Policy and/or Strategy Officersand teams in the Policy and Strategy unit, including through leading projects,matrix and line management as appropriate.

Provide authoritative and expert advice andbriefings to support robust strategy development, policy making and problemanalysis methodologies, and collaborative working across CQC and beyond

Contribute to effective team working withinthe Policy and Strategy unit, the Engagement, Policy, and Strategy Directorateand in the wider CQC.

Ensure that evaluation and impact assessmentis carried out as required.

Lead external coproduction and consultationswhere required, for example through developing materials or leading engagementactivity including with providers and people using services.

Promotes a culture of respect and fairness andunderstands personal responsibilities diversity, equity and inclusion.

Role models and supports others to instil ourvalues into everything that we do.

Essential Skills and Experience:
Role Specific
Significant experience in strategic thinking, problem solving and analysis, including rapid research and gathering of new and complex information, and translating it into actionable recommendations.
Significant experience of managing strategy, policy, or analytical projects (including associated strategic and project management processes and tools) with demonstrable organisational impact or improvement
Significant experience of taking a structured approach to problem solving in a policy context.
Demonstrable experience of successfully navigating ambiguous working environments, delivering diverse work at high quality to tight deadlines, and working flexibly across organisational boundaries and disciplines
Knowledge of the health and social care sector, government and / or regulation.
Knowledge and understanding of the development of regulatory frameworks and methods and their implementation.
Experience of analysing the impact of legislation and policy
Experience of project management and of leading projects through clear governance structures for development, approval and sign-off governance.

General
Highly developed written and verbal communication skills and influencing skills including successful presenting at Executive or Board level, with a proven record of success in presenting complex issues in a clear and coherent manner.
Proven ability to proactively manage and maintain effective relationships with external and internal stakeholders.
Strong record of relationship building and collaborative working across teams, including in situations without formal management oversight of colleagues
Experience of managing teams and projects in a complex and ambiguous environment.
Have the appropriate knowledge, skills, and experience to actively promote diversity, inclusion and equity of opportunity, treat everyone with dignity and respect and avoid unlawful discrimination.

Please note some rolesmay be subject to a satisfactory DBS check

For an informal discussion or furtherinformation about this role please contact Hiring Manager – Victoria Howes,Head of Strategy; V and forgeneral enquiries contact

Individual adjustments... 

We are committed to being open and transparentaround our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunityto perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to supportcandidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify andfacilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistanceand/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of therecruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email:   

CQC iscommitted to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people canflourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a morecreative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications fromeveryone regardless of: age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression,religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

Forthis role, we are particularly encouraging people from ethnically diverse communities and people with a disability to apply,who are currently under-represented at this level in the organisation.

Our Values

Excellence – Meeting our challenge to be a high-performing organisation
Caring – Treating everyone with dignity and respect
Integrity – Demonstrating our passion for ‘doing the right thing’
Teamwork – Enabling us to be the best we can