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Associate Director – Programme Delivery Base: The Beehive, Crawley/Gatwick, West Sussex Reports to: Chief Operating Officer (COO) Direct reports: Heads of Portfolio, Programme Managers Budgetary responsibilities: Up to £500k per project: Up to £1.5m in total Income generation ambition: To be agreed as part of annual objective setting and in relation to business need. Salary Banding: up to £88k per annum Contract: Permanent Closing Date - 3 rd August 2026 Job purpose The Associate Director(s) will have full managerial responsibility for the development and delivery of a portfolio of projects. This includes team and project performance, client satisfaction, the quality of work delivered and financial oversight of projects. This role exists to specifically influence, lead and deliver successfully in a complex, multi-organisational and multi-professional networked context. The postholder will be responsible for leading engagement, planning and delivery of work related to all of the KSS Integrated Care System (ICS) This will include: · Facilitating the development, agreement and execution of agreed ICS delivery plans, overseeing that local business planning priorities are agreed and executed to the highest possible standard within agreed governance and reporting frameworks, based on strong engagement with communities and key stakeholders across the system. · Working in partnership with the wider SLT as appropriate to individual roles and responsibilities, ensuring that resources are aligned. The postholder must have highly developed specialist knowledge and skills, acquired over a significant period, in innovation programme and project leadership, management and delivery, achieving income generation and growth through business development, performance management, stakeholder engagement and leadership, financial management, public relations, team leadership and highly advanced skills in persuading, influencing and delivery in a complex, multi-organisational and multi-professional networked context. As well as innovation project leadership, development and delivery, the postholder is responsible for complex and broad-ranging stakeholder management, income generation and will make a significant contribution to internal management through being part of the senior leadership team of Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex (Health Innovation KSS). In line with the Health Innovation KSS matrix management approach to agile working, the role requires the flexibility to work with more than one executive lead delivering outcomes and through leading flexible project teams. The range and purpose of projects are wide-ranging, covering health, social care as well as working with the third sector, industry and other statutory bodies in line with Health Innovation KSS’s business plan and wider strategic ambitions. We aim to make a greater impact for the communities we serve, include addressing health inequity and inequality through our work as well as driving economic growth. The specific area of responsibility and portfolio of the role holder is outlined at Appendix A. This is subject to change, according to future delivery requirements. Key responsibilities Stakeholder leadership Supports the COO, with ICS relationships on behalf of Health Innovation KSS, as well as national stakeholder relationships, building support for and commitment to the networks portfolio of programmes and projects. Builds long term networks & relationships in localities. Significant contribution to developing and delivering the content of locality support plans and our organisation’s business plan. To succeed the postholder will use their highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in stakeholder engagement, management and leadership, with highly advanced skills in persuading, influencing in a complex, multi-organisational and multi-professional networked