ITS Planning Manager

Job Title: ITS Planning Manager

Location: Manchester

Remuneration: £57,000 per annum

Contract Details: Permanent Opportunity

Are you ready to take on a key role in strategic planning and performance management?

Join our client, a leading organisation based in Manchester, as their ITS Planning Manager. In this exciting permanent opportunity, you will lead the planning and management information function for the Directorate and contribute to University-wide planning activities. As part of their team, you will have the chance to collaborate with senior leadership and key stakeholders, providing metrics on performance and coordinating contributions to the annual planning and budgeting cycles. You will also support the maturing of planning capabilities within the Directorate and lead a small team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and management information function for the Directorate and contribute to University-wide planning activities.
• Coordinate IT Services' contributions to the University's annual planning and budgeting cycles.
• Provide metrics on the overall performance of ITS against Directorate-level KPIs.
• Support the Directorate in maturing its planning, forecasting, and prioritisation capabilities.
• Manage key stakeholder relationships and work collaboratively across organisational boundaries.

Skills and Experience:

• Extensive experience in supporting strategic and operational planning, preferably within an IT context.
• Strong data analysis, monitoring, and visualisation skills to support strategic decision making.
• Proficiency in planning methods, techniques, and tools for operational and project-driven activities.
• Excellent communication skills, able to convey complex ideas to a wide audience.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead a newly formed team and function.

The team:

• Line manage a small team consisting of a Portfolio Officer, Senior Data Analyst, and Planning Coordinators.
• Report to the Head of Planning, Capability, and Culture.
• Team culture fosters collaboration and excellence.