Executive Director of Strategy, Finance and Performance

Executive Director of Strategy, Finance and Performance

Public Health Wales

Public Health Wales is the national agency responsible for protecting and improving health and well-being across Wales. We are seeking a dynamic and collaborative leader to join our Executive Team as Executive Director of Strategy, Finance and Performance. This is a critical Board-level role, pivotal to delivering our Long-Term Strategy 2023–2035 and transforming public health outcomes across the nation. You will play a central role in driving financial sustainability, system-wide planning, and fostering an enabling culture that supports prevention-led population health.

The Role

As a member of the Executive Team and Board, you will lead a wide-ranging portfolio that includes the full breadth of Chief Finance Officer responsibilities. You will also be leading our strategy development, planning and strategic change programmes, performance and delivery and our innovative communications activities across the organisation. Supported by your Executive colleagues, you will also have an exciting opportunity to provide system leadership to the strategy and planning and finance communities across the NHS in Wales, in order to support effective prevention-based and allocative value, resource allocation and planning contributions to improve population health in Wales.

The Person

We are seeking an experienced accountant with significant senior-level leadership experience at Board level, in complex and regulated environments, ideally within or alongside the NHS or wider public services.

You will be an enabling and values-driven strong leader with a track record in delivering strategic finance and planning, and transformation programmes in an inclusive and enabling way. You will possess deep knowledge of financial governance, performance frameworks, and the ability to build and lead high-performing multidisciplinary teams.

You will be skilled at building trusted relationships with stakeholders at national and local levels and demonstrate a clear commitment to improving population health and reducing inequalities. Experience in managing complex budgets, leading strategic investment, and aligning finance with organisational priorities will be essential.

This is a rare, exciting and rewarding opportunity to contribute at the highest level to the future of public health in Wales. If you share our passion for delivering a healthy and sustainable nation, and want to make a lasting impact, we would be delighted to hear from you.