Strategy Development Lead
ACCA is committed to a workplace culture which is inclusive, diverse, human and connected.
We welcome applications from candidates who meet some but not all of the criteria listed below.
We’re recruiting for an experienced and pro-active Strategy Development Lead on a full-time permanent basis. This position sits within the Strategy team. We are flexible on the location of this role
In this role, you’ll be instrumental in performing strategic reviews with rigorous analysis and actionable recommendations, spearheading efforts to ensure ACCA’s business model and value chain align with ACCA’s strategy and are fit for the future. You’ll also be instrumental in the evolution and implementation of the ACCA strategy.
To deliver success, you’ll be experienced in developing organisational strategy and be able to rapidly build your network. You’ll have a deep understanding of resolving key challenges, identifying and implementing approaches to seize opportunities, and showcase abilities to both develop and execute strategies. You’ll also have experience in working with internal and external stakeholders at varying degrees of seniority, including the Executive Board.
The Job
Lead high quality strategic reviews to test ACCA’s strategy and face into key challenges by taking the lead and working collaboratively with key stakeholders in conducting strategic reviews and deep dives into significant opportunities, key strategic challenges, or critical operational blockers.
Lead the analysis supporting ACCA’s value chain and business model through assessing and ensuring alignment to ACCA’s strategy, and through meticulous analysis of key considerations around ACCA’s financial model, operating structure, and value propositions.
Create and facilitate highly engaging and informative materials and strategy sessions, by working closely with the Head of Strategy Development and Alignment and the Director of Strategy, for Executive Board and other key cross-functional groups to offer challenge, assess trends and stimulate strategic thinking about ACCA’s future direction.
Through cross-functional working, facilitate and maintain a deep understanding of ACCA’s capability model, its key strengths and any potential or emerging gaps, to inform ACCA’s approach in ensuring support and alignment with ACCA’s strategic ambition and objectives.
Inform and support ACCA’s approach to strategic execution, including supporting alignment across operations, efforts to create and embed innovation, risk co-ordination, and supporting colleagues within the Strategy Development & Alignment team around the strategic plan and wider planning activities.
The Person
We are looking for someone who is:
Able to demonstrate significant experience in strategic thinking, strategy development and implementation, and business model evolution
Able to make informed judgements based on facts/data and develop objective, well-balanced discussion points and recommendations
Personal presence and strong interpersonal, networking and active listening skills to positively influence, guide, challenge, and collaborate on strategic thinking with senior stakeholders
Understanding of integrated thinking principles
Curious and astute, adept at pushing boundaries to challenge the status quo
Able to communicate analysis and recommendations clearly and succinctly, building compelling presentations with content tailored to the appropriate audience: able to story tell with creative visual designs and data
Experience in designing and running workshops with cross-functional and senior teams, including Executive personnel
Able to work in partnership/cross-functionally, recognising diverse perspectives in globally distributed, multi-national teams to develop recommendations
Delivery focused, able to work with agility, and able to keep things simple to support teams to navigate ambiguity
A commitment to self-development and continuous learning.
Our Benefits
We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and so have designed our benefits to give you the flexibility and power to do so. Our core benefits include private healthcare, life assurance and income protection as well as a fantastic defined contribution pension scheme.
We provide an employee assistance programme and are proud to offer a financial wellbeing tool called Nudge, to our employees.
Our flexible benefits platform gives you the power to customise your benefit plan to suit your needs, you can choose to add a number of benefits including extra holidays, PMI family cover, cycle to work, Travel and Gym loans and more! You can also enjoy exclusive access to our discount site and wellbeing centre platform.
We are committed to equal opportunities across our recruitment activities and have a real commitment to ensuring the inclusion and well-being of all employees. We have a blended approach to working to support our employees to balance the needs of their job with other aspects of their life.