Job summary
Join Imperial College Health Partners as our Associate Director of Strategy and Insight and contribute to delivering on our mission to improve population health in North West London through innovation.
Main duties of the job
As an Associate Director at ICHP, you are a critical part of the Senior Management Team, providing leadership to the overall organisation. You are accountable for the directorate comprised of eight staff, comprised of individuals with both specialist and generalist skills. You will lead on key system relationships related to Strategy and Insight e.g. NWL ARC, NWL ICB Strategy Team. You have overall accountability for the development our the Strategy and Insight components of our ICHP Toolbox.
You will have a key role in providing in enabling the implementation and uptake of innovation and transformation across the healthcare system, being at the forefront of the delivery of mission and non-mission programmes.
We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and a range of skills and experiences. For this recruitment round, given the composition of the team, we are particularly interested in strategic candidates who lead with and posses an excellent quantitative skillset, but recognise the power of qualitative insights.
About us
About Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP)
ICHP is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving population health through innovation and partnership.
As the Health Innovation Network (HIN) for North West London (NW London) and the innovation arm of the NW London, ICHP has been commissioned to facilitate the coordination and collaboration of a new Mission-led model, focusing on priorities that align with the wider NW London Health and Care strategy. These priorities, known as the NW London Missions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities
- The role of Associate Director is to support complex change by bringing energy, expertise, and empathy to bear in the development, execution, and management of innovation projects.
- The role plans and oversees project delivery and programme delivery and in particular our mission work, drawing on skills and practices relating to problem definition, scoping and planning, research and analysis, project management, and reflecting and learning.
The role also includes active participation in the development and culture of ICHP as an organisation, sharing responsibility for making ICHP a great place to work, and taking a specific managerial responsibility for the development and growth of colleagues and teams, and for the development and growth of the organisation in general.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities
- The role of Associate Director is to support complex change by bringing energy, expertise, and empathy to bear in the development, execution, and management of innovation projects.
- The role plans and oversees project delivery and programme delivery and in particular our mission work, drawing on skills and practices relating to problem definition, scoping and planning, research and analysis, project management, and reflecting and learning.
The role also includes active participation in the development and culture of ICHP as an organisation, sharing responsibility for making ICHP a great place to work, and taking a specific managerial responsibility for the development and growth of colleagues and teams, and for the development and growth of the organisation in general.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Masters, PhD, or equivalent experience (especially within the health sector)
- Prince2 or equivalent experience for the management of complex projects
- Experience in delivering complex healthcare-related improvement projects and programmes, and working alongside senior clinical and operational professionals
- Expert knowledge of health research methods, systems thinking, and transformation support
- Experience of working at a senior level in health service, local authority, academic, or related field
- Proven experience of establishing and leading on national strategic work in relation to policy development, operations, and systems
- Competent at working with quantitative and qualitative data to deliver relevant, robust, and action-oriented conclusions
- Ability to build effective partnerships, common purpose, and shared understanding across a range of diverse and competing views.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Masters, PhD, or equivalent experience (especially within the health sector)
- Prince2 or equivalent experience for the management of complex projects
- Experience in delivering complex healthcare-related improvement projects and programmes, and working alongside senior clinical and operational professionals
- Expert knowledge of health research methods, systems thinking, and transformation support
- Experience of working at a senior level in health service, local authority, academic, or related field
- Proven experience of establishing and leading on national strategic work in relation to policy development, operations, and systems
- Competent at working with quantitative and qualitative data to deliver relevant, robust, and action-oriented conclusions
- Ability to build effective partnerships, common purpose, and shared understanding across a range of diverse and competing views.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).