Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 / week
Location: London or Birmingham
Compensation: circa £58,000 depending on experience

WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week

Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight.

Reports to: Strategy and Shareholder Lead
Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications.

Role Summary:

LCCC is looking for a Strategy Manager to become a core member of our Strategy & Performance team, and play an important role in helping the organisation develop and ultimately achieve its mission.

This role is for you if you:

Are a proactive ‘do-er’ – you enjoy getting things done, and seeing improvement and change
Enjoy a fast-paced, dynamic environment working across a broad and interesting variety of tasks and stakeholders simultaneously
Enjoy building collaborative relationships across an organisation
Are curious and creative – you like exploring new ways of working and thinking
Want to be a part of growing and scaling a purpose-driven organisation

LCCC is central to the delivery of the Government’s objective to deliver energy security and net zero. Our roles are expanding and diversifying beyond renewable electricity generation, to support the development of other low carbon technologies such as hydrogen and carbon capture, usage and storage. LCCC is at a pivotal point in time; advising on, implementing and soon-to-be operating a growing number of these schemes. It is an exciting time for a proactive and driven Strategy Manager to support the effective growth and development of LCCC.

LCCC’s Strategy and Performance team drives organisational success and shareholder confidence by developing and aligning strategy with performance outcomes and trusted governance. This includes delivering the strategy cycle and business planning, performance management and reporting, annual reports, securing funding and managing the relationship with our shareholder. The team also takes on a variety of special projects to help identify and solve issues of strategic importance and capture emerging opportunities. We work in a collaborative, cross-departmental way at all levels. The team regularly engages with and shares findings and recommendations with the CEO, Executive Team, Board and DESNZ. This is an exciting area to have an impact given the scale of growth and change LCCC is experiencing as we take on new schemes.

Key Responsibilities

The Strategy Manager will work in close collaboration with colleagues in the Strategy and Performance team, and beyond. The role has four core focus areas;

Managing the design and delivery of the annual strategy cycle and business planning to determine what the organisation needs to prioritise to achieve its objectives
Driving and supporting discrete strategic projects ranging from a few weeks to several months or more, to help LCCC deliver on its strategy.
Communication and engagement across the organisation
Supporting performance reporting

More detailed responsibilities have been articulated below:

Managing the Annual Strategy cycle - Managing the design and delivery of the annual strategy cycle to assess our strategy, propose any adjustments, and determine what the organisation needs to prioritise to achieve its objectives. This includes:

Designing and delivering workshops for senior stakeholders (CEO, Executive team, Board) to identify areas for improvement
Independently leading internal and external analysis utilising appropriate strategic frameworks, defining key strategic questions, and developing options and roadmaps
Developing and documenting the company’s strategic direction; translating themes into actionable initiatives and projects that consider resource needs
Supporting in developing the company’s CEO Objectives and scorecard, so that they are in line with the company’s strategic objectives
Working with teams and stakeholders to drive engagement and alignment
Growing and leveraging our external network to anchor our strategy in relevant external insights

Managing Business Planning - Managing the design and delivery of the business plan:

Facilitating engagement across the business at Heads of level to collate information on our portfolio of schemes and projects
Collaborating with Finance to define resourcing and financial projections
Analysing the information and creating business planning documentation including themes, risks, dependencies, and efficiency opportunities

Driving or supporting strategic projects

Guiding individuals at Heads and Executive levels across the organisation to scope and plan strategic projects (typically from the strategy process), track and manage the delivery of projects, undertake research and analysis, and present insights, options and recommendations

Communication and engagement

Building strong trusted relationships around the organisation and helping different teams identify and articulate their contributions to LCCC’s overall strategy

Supporting performance reporting

Collaborating within the team to facilitate the development of the scorecard and CEO Objectives
Working with the Performance team to support the development of annual end-of-year corporate performance score and report
Working with the Shareholder team to provide input into the Annual Report

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Essential

Demonstrable experience applying a variety of strategy development and execution frameworks appropriate to context
Demonstrable experience driving project-based problem-solving and delivery in collaboration with a variety of senior stakeholders
Demonstrable experience applying project management techniques to material deliverables
Ability to work independently / autonomously to deliver work.
Workshop design and facilitation
Analytical skills – comfortable and efficient deriving insights from quantitative and qualitative information
Communication and presentation skills (including the use of PowerPoint for communicating ideas and structuring options)

Desirable:

Degree in Business Administration/Management, Prince2 or other relevant qualifications desirable
Strategy or transformation experience – commercial experience in management consulting, strategy or transformation experience
Experience of working in the energy sector and/or government environments would be beneficial but not essential

Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. Key benefits that may be available depending on the role include:

Annual performance based bonus, up to 10%
25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays
Up to 8% pension contribution
Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription
Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme
Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave
Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on-call GP service
Three paid volunteering days a year
Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes
Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers
Employee resource groups

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