Job Title: Interim Strategy & Planning Manager 
Contract Type: Fixed term contract up to 12 months
Salary:  £56,637 Per Annum (£62.598  is achieved after 12 months successful performance in the role)
Working Hours: 35 Hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday-Friday Hybrid 
Location: Speke, Liverpool

The difference you will make as a Interim Strategy & Planning Manager

You will work in close partnership with senior leaders and help to translate Riverside’s Corporate Strategy into clear, actionable plans, robust governance reporting, and measurable outcomes that improve services for our customers. This is an exciting time at Riverside as we start to embed our new corporate strategy, Brighter Future Together! This role is integral to ensure that we embed our new strategy across the organisation, communicate and involve our customers and key stakeholders. 

About you

We are looking for someone with 

• Proven experience in organisational strategy, strategic planning and corporate performance in a large, complex organisation.
• Experience of developing and implementing corporate strategies. 
• Strong experience in executive and Board-level reporting and influence.
• Experience of working with data and dashboards. 

Why Riverside?

 At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.

We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

Working with us, you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive pay & generous pension
• 28 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Flexible working options available
• Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
• A wide range of benefits

Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside: 
We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues. This role also falls under our Ethnic Diversity guaranteed interview scheme. If you are Ethnically Diverse and demonstrate you meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be guaranteed an interview.  

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

 Role profile

• Lead Riverside’s strategic planning and work closely with our business architecture team to shape how the organisation delivers today and evolves for the future.