Executive Officer (Strategy Delivery)

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Executive Office

Executive Officer (Strategy Delivery)

Salary from £48,196 to £55,718 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £62,053 pa inclusive of London allowance

The Executive Officer (Strategy Delivery) is based in the LSE’s Executive Office. Working as part of a team, you will provide high-level strategic support and advice to LSE’s President and their senior leadership team to ensure the delivery of the School’s operational and strategic goals.
The role is varied and fast-paced. You will facilitate and contribute to the planning of key projects and strategic initiatives across the Vice Presidents’ portfolio in support of the delivery of the School’s strategy: LSE 2030. You will undertake research and analysis, making recommendations to support strategic decision making.

Candidates should have:

• Able to provide high quality, facilitative support to senior leadership teams including framing of issues, options and recommendations, and driving progress against actions.

• A good awareness of the HE context, wider political scene and big issues facing UK higher education leaders including understanding of external and internal regulatory and legal requirements

• Highly developed relationship management skills, able to liaise with senior stakeholders.

• A commitment to building and contributing to networks both internally and externally.

• The ability to manage ambiguity in a complex, fast-changing environment.

The post will provide you with an excellent opportunity to develop further your career in Higher Education by giving you opportunities to develop personally and professionally.

The LSE Executive Office currently operates a hybrid working policy: staff work at least 60% of their week on campus during term time, with a discretionary reduction to 40% during School holiday periods.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email j.c.aitken@lse.ac.uk.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 22 March 2023 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

Should we receive a high volume of suitable applications we reserve the right to close this job offer earlier than the date detailed.