Executive Director of Strategy, Involvement and Growth

Job summary

"Locala is a 'Disability Confident' employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process."

Executive Director of Strategy, Involvement & Growth

£100k plus (Dependent on experience) +Excellent Benefits

37.5hrs

Permanent

At Locala Health and Wellbeing, our purpose is to support people to thrive where they live. As a Social Enterprise, our mission is to provide exemplary, seamless and continuously improving care. We partner with others to reduce health inequalities and the demand for acute services. This makes us indispensable to people, partners and places. Our team of over 1400 dedicated colleagues work hard to maintain our CQC Good rating as we continue to be a leading provider of health and care services in the communities we serve, exhibiting exemplary quality in everything we do. From our Headquarters in Batley, West Yorkshire, we deliver a wide range of Adults and Childrens services across West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.

As part of our 2024-27 strategy, we have restructured our Executive Management Team, and are now seeking an Executive Director of Strategy, Involvement & Growth to act as our lead on all commercial matters, ensuring we are well positioned and capitalising on opportunities to deliver against our growth objectives.

Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will:-

Main duties of the job

• Lead the identification of potential new business and partnerships and ensure these are reflected in the organisations strategic / operational plans and their potential maximised. This includes self-funded health and care services to meet community needs and improve our financial sustainability
• Work collaboratively with other business areas to develop pricing strategies and models to maximise revenue whilst remaining competitive in the market.
• Develop strategic partnerships that contribute to Localas strategic aims and provide presence and platform to the organisation.
• Use our market position as a Social Enterprise to develop a dynamic and agile culture, demonstrably using this status to further our commercial and growth objectives.
• Lead the development and implementation of Localas inclusivity strategies, championing inclusivity and the reduction of Health Inequalities across the organisation and the communities we serve.

About us

We are looking for an energetic, self-driven and collaborative leader who is determined to make a difference and to therefore think differently about the role of our organisation in the markets in which we operate. You should have experience of working in an environment which exists to improve the lives of others. You should also enjoy challenging, (and being challenged on) the status quo as we drive our strategy forward.

In return we will offer you an exciting opportunity to work in an ambitious and collaborate team as we shape our services to support the communities we serve.

Full role details -Job Description/Person Spec

Information pack -Locala Executive Director Information Pack

If you think we have the opportunity for you to thrive, please visit our dedicated recruitment site at www.localaopportunities.co.uk where you can find much more about us, the role and our ambitions. Also, speak to our recruitment partner Jonathan Phillips at Seymour John Ltd, by contacting him on 07817 988490 or emailing at jp@seymourjohn.com