Senior Corporate Planning Manager

• Strong experience leading corporate or strategic planning processes within a complex organisation 
• Proven ability to align financial and activity planning to support strategic delivery 
• Experience analysing and interpreting complex data to provide insight for senior stakeholders 
• Strong leadership and people management experience, with the ability to coach and develop others 
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with experience working at senior leadership level 
• Experience designing tools, templates, and processes that enable effective planning 
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging outputs
• A track record of driving continuous improvement and embedding new ways of working 

• Leading the design and delivery of a new corporate planning process and end-to-end plan 
• Aligning activity and financial planning through a “plan then fund” model 
• Supporting the rollout of planning processes across the organisation and embedding change 
• Managing corporate planning communications and reporting requirements 
• Designing and delivering user-friendly tools, templates, and frameworks for planning 
• Providing expert analysis of internal and external data to inform strategic decision-making 
• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders to drive engagement and collaboration Coaching and training colleagues to strengthen planning capability across the organisation 
• Facilitating planning workshops with leaders and stakeholders 
• Developing and maintaining a centre of excellence for corporate and operational planning 
• Championing high standards, accountability, and continuous improvement across planning processes 
• Leading and developing team members, fostering a high-performing, supportive culture 
  

Dementia is the UK's biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.

At Alzheimer's Society, we're the UK's leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.

Together with our supporters, we're working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.

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We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.  

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society. 

Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people. 

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During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply.  Please also contact Alzheimer's Society Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] for application support or any adjustments you might need.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.

We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.

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