Strategy Manager
Employer: Care Quality Commission
Location: Home-based
Temporary: Fixed Term / Secondment opportunity until 31 March 2027
Working hours: Full-time 37 hours per week or Part-time 3.5 days per week (minimum). Job-share will be considered. Talk to us about compressed hours.
Salary: £55,172 (National) or £61,028 (London – for London office based or homebased workers within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £600 per annum for those working from home. For part time roles – please note this will be pro rata.
Closing date: Tuesday 22 September 2026 at 11.59pm
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Make a difference
Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you're looking for a role in Strategy and Engagement that offers genuine purpose and impact, we'd love to hear from you.
As a Strategy Manager, you'll help shape how CQC responds to the opportunities and challenges facing health and social care. Working within the Strategy team, you'll lead strategic policy projects, analyse complex issues, and develop practical solutions that support CQC's role as the independent regulator of health and social care.
Picture this
In the last 12 months, as a Strategy Manager, you could have:
Been part of a major strategic review to help CQC respond to emerging changes in health and social care, identifying risks and opportunities and recommending practical actions for the organisation.
Delivered a complex cross-organisational project, bringing together colleagues from different teams to solve a significant strategic challenge and improve how CQC carries out its regulatory work.
Worked in partnership with others in CQC to understand the impact of new legislation to anticipate changes, so that the organisation keeps pace with these developments and remains fit for purpose.
Carried out research and analysis into an emerging strategic policy issue, turning complex information into clear recommendations that helped shape CQC's future direction.
The role
You'll play a key role in the organisation by:
Leading strategic projects and ensuring they deliver meaningful outcomes for CQC and the people who use services.
Analysing evidence, identifying trends, and using insights to support decision-making and future planning.
Building effective relationships with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders across health, social care, government, and regulation.
Providing clear advice, briefings, and recommendations to senior leaders to support strategic decision-making.
Supporting and developing colleagues while promoting an inclusive, respectful, and collaborative working culture
Show us
What we're looking for in your application:
Significant experience leading strategic, policy, analytical, or improvement projects that delivered clear organisational impact.
Experience gathering and analysing complex information and turning it into clear recommendations for senior decision-makers.
Experience working across teams and stakeholders to deliver outcomes in complex, changing, or uncertain environments.Compliance
Note for internal candidates:
This is a secondment/fixed term opportunity. Please read the recruitment and selection policy section on secondments. You must discuss your application with your line manager before applying.
To progress your application, you’ll need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Without valid right to work you won’t be eligible for the role. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Some roles may also be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.Next steps
If you apply, you’ll need to create a profile and complete an online application form. Your application will be completely anonymous. Please see our information for applicants for more details on the process. We contact every applicant to let them know the outcome of their application, so you will hear from us whether or not you are shortlisted.
You can read the full details of the role in the Job Description
The Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including:
Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).
Training and development opportunities.
Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.
NHS pension scheme, with around 23.7% employer contribution.
Discount schemes (including eligibility for a Blue Light card, at a cost of £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!
Please see our benefits page for the full list.
Equity for all
We know job descriptions can feel intimidating. Research shows they can cause some people to doubt whether they’re a good fit. This happens more often to people from underrepresented groups (e.g. ethnic minority backgrounds). If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective, skills, and experience could be exactly what we need.
We promote a workplace where fairness, respect and inclusion are a priority. Diverse teams make our work better, help us deliver our mission and make our culture stronger. See our ED&I page for more about this.
We welcome applications from everyone, and colleagues can find support and community among our many employee networks. This includes people of any:
Age
Sex
Gender identity or expression
Sexual orientation
Religion or belief
Ethnicity
Disability
Values and vision
We are guided by our core values, which shape our work and our culture.
Excellence – being a high-performing organisation.
Caring – treating everyone with dignity and respect.
Integrity – doing the right thing.
Teamwork – learning from each other to be the best we can.
We are a disability confident employer and a carer confident employer.
A Note on AI
AI tools can be great for research and refining ideas, but we want to learn about you. If you use AI or Chatbots to help you with your application, keep these points in mind:
AI can support research, structuring and refining your writing, but your application must reflect your real skills and experience.
Spell-checking and condensing word counts are great ways to use AI effectively.
Do not copy and paste AI generated answers. These will not help you stand out; remember we want to hear about your skills and experience.
Providing false and insincere examples goes against our core values of honesty and integrity and may lead to your application being withdrawn or termination of your employment.
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