- Company Name
- Intersect MBO
- Job Title
- Planning and Delivery Operations Lead
- Job Description
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**Job title:** Planning and Delivery Operations Lead
**Role Summary:**
Lead the operational planning and coordination of Intersect’s multi‑department delivery function. Drive structured planning cycles, align cross‑functional teams, and enable clear visibility into delivery progress, risks, and resources, supporting senior leadership in executing organisational priorities.
**Expectations:**
- Deliver predictable, well‑communicated planning cycles (annual, quarterly).
- Ensure priorities, milestones, and timelines are consistently clear for all stakeholders.
- Identify and manage delivery risks, dependencies, and capacity constraints early.
- Provide reliable, concise delivery insights to leadership.
**Key Responsibilities:**
1. Lead annual and quarterly planning activities across the organisation.
2. Align workstreams and teams around shared priorities, milestones, and timelines.
3. Create and maintain planning templates, guidance, and documentation (e.g., in ClickUp).
4. Review delivery feasibility, sequencing, and resourcing in partnership with delivery and functional leads.
5. Surface risks, dependencies, and capacity constraints to inform decision‑making.
6. Produce clear planning summaries and delivery insights for leadership.
7. Support organisation‑wide visibility into progress, slippage, risks, and decision points.
8. Coordinate planning milestones and cross‑functional alignment during planning phases.
9. Consult with the Director of Operations, Heads of Sectors, and Finance on prioritisation, resourcing, and feasibility trade‑offs.
**Required Skills:**
- 5+ years of experience bridging strategy and execution across multiple teams (e.g., delivery operations, portfolio or project management).
- Project Management Qualification or Accreditation (PMP, PRINCE2, AgilePM, etc.).
- Proficiency with planning and delivery tools (preferably ClickUp), Google Workspace, and Slack.
- Strong operational planning, coordination, and facilitation abilities.
- Expertise in identifying, tracking, and communicating delivery risks, dependencies, and capacity constraints.
- Clear, confident verbal and written communication; ability to align diverse stakeholders.
- Detail‑oriented with a systems‑level perspective.
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity and progressing planning work without perfect inputs.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Valid Project Management Qualification or Accreditation (e.g., PMP®, PRINCE2®, AgilePM®).