Are you a strategic workforce planning leader with a passion for transforming services through data, innovation, and collaboration? HUC is seeking an exceptional Delivery Director to lead the development and delivery of a forward-thinking workforce planning and resourcing strategy across our organisation.
Reporting directly to the Chief Commercial and Delivery Officer, this influential senior leadership role will be responsible for creating and driving a coordinated workforce planning programme that supports HUC’s strategic objectives, contractual requirements, financial plans, and commitment to delivering outstanding patient care.
As the organisational lead for Workforce Planning and Resource Management, you will work across multiple functions including Business Intelligence, Commercial Modelling, Finance, People Services, GP Procurement, and Operational Leadership teams. Acting as a key strategic partner, you will ensure workforce planning is fully integrated into business decision-making, enabling HUC to respond effectively to changing patient demand, operational priorities, and national performance standards.
This is a unique opportunity to shape and modernise workforce planning across a complex healthcare environment, leading transformational change and building best-in-class workforce management capabilities that enhance operational performance, workforce utilisation, and patient outcomes.
Strategic Commercial Leadership
Lead the development and delivery of HUC’s commercial strategy, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, financial objectives, and long-term growth ambitions.
Business Development and Growth
Lead the identification, assessment, and pursuit of new business opportunities, ensuring a strong pipeline aligned to HUC’s strategic objectives.
Commercial Modelling and Financial Planning
Provide strategic oversight of commercial modelling activities, ensuring robust, accurate, and data-driven models underpin all business opportunities and service developments.
Ensure financial and commercial models remain current, fit for purpose, and aligned with operational, workforce, and financial assumptions.
Governance, Assurance and Risk Management
Maintain strong governance frameworks across commercial activities, ensuring appropriate assurance, audit, and risk management processes are in place.
Market Development and Communications
Lead market intelligence activities, analysing competitor activity, commissioning intentions, funding opportunities, and wider healthcare trends.
Leadership and People Management
Provide inspirational leadership to the Commercial Directorate, including direct management of senior leaders responsible for Commercial Modelling, Business Development, and Market Development & Communications.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications for this role.
Further information about this role can be found in the job description and person specification attached.
