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Strategy Development Manager (12 Month FTC)

The Crown Estate12 open roles

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  6. 58.1%60 days
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The Crown Estate median: 5 days open

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Strategy Development Manager (12 Month FTC)

Advert Close date: 9th November 2026

Purpose of Role: The Strategy Development Manager plays a key role in shaping and delivering The Crown Estate's Marine strategy, and embedding our long-term priorities, leasing opportunities, commercial approaches and investment decisions into our Strategic Delivery Plan. The role exists to help coordinate and align activity across the Marine sectors and wider business with the strategic direction, translating complex evidence, insights and stakeholder perspectives into a clear and deliverable strategic plan. The role supports the development and communication of the Marine Delivery Routemap, the strategic focus of executive seniors with Customers, partners and stakeholders of The Crown Estate, and the management of emergent risks and opportunities to remain on track for marine strategy delivery.

Main accountabilities:

  • Marine Strategy development - Support the development, implementation and ongoing evolution of the Marine Strategy, setting long-term priorities and responding to emerging policy, market and system developments to maximise value from the seabed and support organisational objectives.
  • Strategic alignment and Routemap integration - Drive alignment between The Crown Estate's Marine Strategy, the Marine Delivery Routemap, and the Strategic Delivery Plan, maintaining a cross-Marine view of priorities, dependencies and emerging issues and ensuring a coherent strategic direction across internal and external stakeholders.
  • Cross sector and enterprise collaboration - proactively build relationships and strengthen connections across Marine sectors, Enterprise and the wider business, identifying opportunities for greater alignment, process optimisation, collaboration and ensuring relevant enterprise priorities are reflected in Marine strategy and planning.
  • Strategic executive engagement planning - Oversee strategic engagements and coordinate briefing for the Managing Director (Marine) and CEO that clearly articulate Marine priorities, influences stakeholders and builds understanding of The Crown Estate's role and future direction.
  • Ensure strategic planning of marine activities with Enterprise – work across Marine to ensure transparency of and clear process for managing the pipeline of strategic marine activities related to Enterprise, including the Value Creation Committee and Board.
  • Strategic projects and emerging opportunities - Lead strategic initiatives and complex projects that mitigate strategic risk, realise strategic opportunities, and inform the future direction of Marine activities, including commissioning and coordinating internal and external expertise and synthesising evidence, insight and perspectives from across the business to provide clear strategic recommendations to senior decision makers.
  • Stakeholder engagement and influence - Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to shape strategic thinking, influence decision-making and support the successful delivery of Marine priorities, including through the Stakeholder Alignment Group

Person Specification:

  • Demonstrable experience of developing and implementing strategies within a fast paced complex organisation or sector
  • Ability to translate complex information, evidence and stakeholder insight into clear strategic recommendations and priorities
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to proactively build relationships, create connections and establish alignment across diverse internal and external groups
  • Ability to proactively identify, assess and act on risks and opportunities, recommending solutions and interventions that support delivery of organisational strategy and objectives
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting complex concepts clearly and developing impactful strategic communications
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, using data and evidence to inform decision-making and measure success
  • Can demonstrate the behaviours of Better Together, Candour with Care, Resourceful and Accountable which are linked to our values of Together, Caring, Creative and Impactful

Our Offering / benefits:

As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.

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Disability Disclaimer:

We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.

If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us directly, or at [email protected]

Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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