# Associate Director for Strategic Planning

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** NHS Central East ICB
- **Location:** Central East ICB
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Director
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £94,356 - £108,814 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Part time options will be considered)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-14T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-01T11:51:05.547Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Ely_Cambridge/Central_East_Integrated_Care_Board/Administrative/Administrative-v8316783
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8316783?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.centraleast.icb.nhs.uk/

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Associate Director for Strategic Planning (8D) is specifically responsible for developing the ICB’s strategy for the next ten years, aligned to the NHS Ten Year Plan, and converting that into credible plans for delivery. This role includes accountability for the development of the ICB’s commissioning plan, operational plans, and the annual planning cycle. The role will ensure that priorities determined in the strategy are clearly articulated in ICB plans and communicated to providers and wider stakeholders. The role will coordinate inputs from ICB colleagues in finance, commissioning, contracting, place and workforce development teams to ensure both the technical and narrative planning requirements are met.

### Main duties of the job

The Associate Director Strategic Planning provides senior leadership and operational assurance to the Deputy Director, contributing to a cohesive, high-performing system that delivers on immediate priorities while building the foundations for long-term improvement and integration across health and care.
- Lead the co-ordination & development of the annual commissioning intentions
- Lead the annual planning cycle, including the co-ordination of the national technical returns and organisational/system delivery plans
- Lead the development & delivery of the ICBs annual operating plan, using population health intelligence to ensure the plan reflects both the long- & short-term objectives of the organisation.
- Lead on the development of long-term capacity & demand modelling to support sustainable service delivery
- Ensure that national planning policies are reviewed and localised, linked to the PHM framework and agreed ICB priorities.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role please see the job description and person specification attached.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Educated to Master’s degree level or equivalent level of experience in a relevant field (e.g. health, care, public services, professional expertise, or related discipline).
- Evidence of continuous professional development, with a track record of keeping skills and knowledge current covering a number of disciplines such as Finance or Management.

### Knowledge and Experience

**Essential**

- Significant experience at Senior Management (sub board) within the NHS, public sector, or a comparable complex system
- Leadership experience in a complex, multi-agency environment, ideally within health and care commissioning
- Demonstrable success in delivering organisational change, transformation, and integration at scale
- Strong track record in delivery of strategic planning, commissioning, and/or system-wide service redesign to improve outcomes and value for money
- Experience of leading in a politically sensitive environment and balancing competing demands with diplomacy and sound judgement.

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