• Job Description

  Req#: M9025-25-0060?language=en&page=20&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you a strategic leader with a passion for planning and portfolio management? Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is seeking a highly experienced and dynamic individual to join our team as the Assistant Director of Planning. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of digital health and care services in Wales.

  Main duties of the job

  About the Role:

  As the Assistant Director of Planning, you willbe responsible for leading the strategic planning and portfolio management functions within DHCW. You will work closely with senior leadership to develop and implement strategic plans that align with our organisational goals. Your role will involve overseeing the portfolio management process, ensuring that our projects and initiatives are effectively managed and delivered on time. You will be the professional lead for our Planning and Portfolio Management framework covering strategic, operational and emergency planning functions.

  Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the development and implementation of strategic plans and initiatives.

  • Oversee the portfolio management process, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.

  • Establish and maintain PMO standards to ensure consistency and quality across all projects.

  • Collaborate with senior leadership and other stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

  • Provide expert advice on strategic planning, portfolio, programme, and project management.

  About us

  Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is an expert national body and part of NHS Wales. We work in partnership with NHS Wales colleagues and other key stakeholders to provide national digital and data services which support the delivery of health and social care in Wales. Modern health and care services depend on good digital tools, data and information. DHCW runs or works with more than 100 services and delivers major national digital transformation programmes to support this. In addition, DHCW provides expert advice in relation to cyber security and information governance. We give frontline staff the digital tools which help them provide safer and more efficient care. We are also giving patients and the public digital tools to better manage their own health and wellbeing, empowering people to live healthier lives. We put people at the heart of what we do, working to the highest standards to deliver quality and make digital a force for good in health and care.

  Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.

  Details

  Date posted

  11 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8d

  Salary

  £89,491 to £103,203 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  025-AC151-0725

  Job locations

  Hybrid working

  Cardiff

  CF11 9AD

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  About You: The ideal candidate will have a strong background in strategic planning and portfolio management, with substantial experience in a leadership role. You will have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and make data-driven decisions. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as you will be working closely with a range of stakeholders, including senior leadership, project teams, and external partners.

  Qualifications:

  • You will typically have programme, portfolio management and benefits certifications and advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of planning and project frameworks and methodologies.

  • Proven experience in strategic planning and portfolio management,

  • Strong leadership and team management skills.

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Experience in the health and care sector is desirable but not essential.

  Why Join DHCW? At DHCW, we are committed to transforming digital health and care services in Wales. We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment, with opportunities for professional development and career progression. Join us and be part of a team that is making a real difference to the health and well-being of people in Wales.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  About You: The ideal candidate will have a strong background in strategic planning and portfolio management, with substantial experience in a leadership role. You will have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and make data-driven decisions. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as you will be working closely with a range of stakeholders, including senior leadership, project teams, and external partners.

  Qualifications:

  • You will typically have programme, portfolio management and benefits certifications and advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of planning and project frameworks and methodologies.

  • Proven experience in strategic planning and portfolio management,

  • Strong leadership and team management skills.

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Experience in the health and care sector is desirable but not essential.

  Why Join DHCW? At DHCW, we are committed to transforming digital health and care services in Wales. We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment, with opportunities for professional development and career progression. Join us and be part of a team that is making a real difference to the health and well-being of people in Wales.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and Knowledge

  Essential

  • A Masters degree in an associated professional field (or equivalent qualification / experience).
  • Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) certification
  • Further evidence of relevant higher-level education and/or training
  • Extensive knowledge and expertise gained through practical experience of working at this level
  • Evidence of continuous professional development.

  Desirable

  • Theoretical and specialist knowledge gained via - Management of Portfolios certification, Management of Benefits certification, PRINCE 2 practitioner

  Experience

  Essential

  • Enterprise-wide planning
  • Setting up and/or running a Portfolio Management Office

  Desirable

  • NHS and/or Public Sector experience in a senior role

  Skills and Attributes

  Essential

  • Excellent communicator
  • Information analysis skoSgiliau dadansoddi gwybodaethills

  Desirable

  • Requirement to demonstrate and embed the Values and Behaviours of the organisation

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and Knowledge

  Essential

  • A Masters degree in an associated professional field (or equivalent qualification / experience).
  • Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) certification
  • Further evidence of relevant higher-level education and/or training
  • Extensive knowledge and expertise gained through practical experience of working at this level
  • Evidence of continuous professional development.

  Desirable

  • Theoretical and specialist knowledge gained via - Management of Portfolios certification, Management of Benefits certification, PRINCE 2 practitioner

  Experience

  Essential

  • Enterprise-wide planning
  • Setting up and/or running a Portfolio Management Office

  Desirable

  • NHS and/or Public Sector experience in a senior role

  Skills and Attributes

  Essential

  • Excellent communicator
  • Information analysis skoSgiliau dadansoddi gwybodaethills

  Desirable

  • Requirement to demonstrate and embed the Values and Behaviours of the organisation

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Digital Health and Care Wales

  Address

  Hybrid working

  Cardiff

  CF11 9AD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://nwis.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Digital Health and Care Wales

  Address

  Hybrid working

  Cardiff

  CF11 9AD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://nwis.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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