Job Specifications
Location: High Wycombe & Letchworth / Hybrid working (2 days per week in the office, 3 days from home) Salary: £65,432 per annum.
Are you looking to join a growing, values-led organisation with a clear social purpose?
At SettleParadigm, we’re proud to be the largest housing group in the region, managing over 27,000 homes across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Hertfordshire.
Everything we do is about delivering excellent services, high quality homes, neighbourhoods we can be proud of and maximising number of new affordable homes we build. Through our merger we’ve brought together shared values, skills and ambition, so we can build more affordable homes and make an even bigger difference in the communities we serve
If you're ready to grow your career in a supportive, inclusive environment while helping to shape stronger communities, we’d love to welcome you on our journey. Together, we’re building a better future.
As our new Head of Strategy, you’ll play a pivotal role in defining that future - ensuring our ambitions, priorities and long‑term plans translate into meaningful outcomes for residents, colleagues and communities.
This is a high‑impact, organisation‑wide role where you’ll lead the development and review of our Corporate Plan and associated strategies. You’ll ensure our strategic framework is clear, coherent and aligned with our service design, integration roadmap and long‑term change portfolio. Working closely with Finance, Data and the PMO, you’ll help drive annual business planning and quarterly reviews, connecting strategic priorities with budgets, KPIs and delivery plans.
You’ll also lead our ESG reporting, provide research and insight into sector trends to inform strategy, and act as a critical friend to senior leaders, helping turn strategic intent into practical, measurable action. If you’re passionate about shaping services, driving improvement and influencing decisions at the highest level, this is a rare opportunity to make a lasting impact.
About The Role/team
You’ll join our Strategy & Policy team at an exciting moment in our journey as SettleParadigm. Following our merger, we’re bringing together shared values, skills and ambition to build more affordable homes and deliver excellent services for our communities.
In this role, you’ll work closely with senior leaders, the Executive Board, Finance, PMO, Data & Performance teams, and external partners. You’ll help maintain a clear, coherent strategic framework that guides decision‑making across the organisation and underpins our three‑year roadmap.
This is a highly collaborative role where you’ll influence, challenge and support colleagues across the business - ensuring our strategies are evidence‑based, financially aligned and grounded in what matters most to residents.
Key Responsibilities
Manage the strategic framework, including the Corporate Plan and associated strategies
Support the Director of Strategy & Policy in shaping and reviewing the Corporate Plan
Engage colleagues, residents and stakeholders through inclusive consultation
Ensure alignment between strategic objectives, service design and the change roadmap
Maintain the three‑year roadmap with the PMO, distinguishing “run the business” vs “change the business” activity
Prepare high‑quality reports for the Board, Committees and Executive team
Draft and coordinate the annual ESG report, ensuring accuracy and compliance
Strengthen ESG reporting frameworks and embed ESG into wider strategy updates
Conduct research into best practice, sector trends and emerging risks
Provide actionable insights to inform strategic and operational decisions
Act as a critical friend to senior leaders, supporting translation of strategy into delivery
Align strategy with KPIs, performance frameworks and financial planning
Support development of tools and frameworks that embed strategic thinking across the organisation
Must Haves
What We’re Looking For
Significant experience in strategic planning and corporate performance management
Proven experience coordinating annual business planning and quarterly reviews
Strong understanding of corporate planning frameworks, governance and KPIs
Knowledge of ESG reporting requirements and sustainable finance principles
Excellent analytical and research skills
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Strong facilitation and engagement skills
Ability to distinguish and plan “run the business” vs “change the business” activity
High‑level organisational and project management skills
Degree‑level education or equivalent experience
Nice To Haves
Experience integrating ESG reporting
Experience working with PMO and Finance teams
Understanding of social housing sector context and regulatory environment
Ability to design and embed strategic frameworks and tools
Advanced data interpretation and performance analysis skills
Strategic or service design‑related certification
For Added Brilliance
A collaborative, confident communicator who can chal
About the Company
SettleParadigm is a newly formed housing association that’s the result of the merger between Settle Group and Paradigm Housing Group. Everything we do is about delivering excellent services, high quality homes, neighbourhoods we can be proud of and maximising the number of new affordable homes we build. We believe we can do this more effectively as one organisation. Initially known as SettleParadigm, we are the largest housing association operating in the region. We have plans to develop a new name and brand next year.
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