Deputy Chief Officer for Strategy, People and Partnerships

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead on securing, drawing down, and attracting funding to maximise resources for system priorities.

Safeguard and enhance the reputation of NHS GM through effective communication, assurance, and delivery.

Build and maintain strong partnerships across NHS organisations, GMCA, local authorities, and wider stakeholders to enable collaborative system leadership. In particular, support the portfolio and NHS GM to build stronger partnerships and maximise opportunities for collaborative working with the GMCA.

Represent the organisation externally, developing and maintaining strategic relationships with partners, regulators, and stakeholders.

Take ownership of delivering priorities set at any given time, ensuring alignment with national, regional, and local objectives.

Drive internal reform of corporate functions and governance, recognising and managing the impact on relationships with partners, distinct from service reform programmes.

Drive modernisation and reform within corporate delivery functions (e.g. governance, HR, finance, digital), recognising the impact on partner relationships and ensuring alignment with wider system reform

Oversee core corporate processes including audits, risk management, and the production of complex papers, ensuring effective navigation through governance structures and decisionmaking forums.

Ensure consistent quality standards are applied across the directorate portfolio, embedding continuous improvement and assurance.

Oversee core corporate processes for the portfolio including audits, risk management, and the production of complex papers, ensuring effective navigation through governance structures.

Lead the management of corporate budgets, ensuring robust financial controls, efficiency, and value for money, while supporting the overall financial performance and sustainability of NHS GM.

CHIEF OFFICER SUPPORT

• Act as deputy to the Chief Officer for Strategy, People and Partnerships across the full breadth of the portfolio.
• Provide senior leadership and continuity of decisionmaking in the Chief Officers absence.
• Support the development and delivery of organisational and systemwide strategies, managing core teams and associated resources.
• Support the Chief Officer in aligning organisational strategies with national NHS priorities and local system needs.
• Work closely with the Chief Officer to provide overall strategic leadership for organisational development and coordination, setting direction, ensuring coherence across programmes, and creating the conditions for high quality organisational development.
• Providing advice, guidance, support and oversight of the OD plan for the organisation and developing a matrix delivery approach to its implementation

REFORM AND BUSINESS

• Provide transformation expertise to drive reform, innovation, and improvement across organisational and system priorities.
• Manage programme budgets, monitoring expenditure and reporting on financial performance.
• Responsible for managing the portfolio and organisations Business Support function
• Work closely with the other directors in the portfolio to identify priorities and align capacity to support subject matter experts.
• Respond flexibly to changing organisational and system needs, adapting responsibilities as required.
• Identify skill requirements, develop internal capabilities, and secure external expertise where necessary.
• Ensure benefits realisation strategies are implemented, monitored, and reported.
• Identify, escalate, and manage risks and issues effectively.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, encouraging co-production and stakeholder involvement throughout programme delivery.
• Please refer to job description and person specification for more details regarding this role.