Responsibilities

• As Planning Partner, you will play a critical role in not only driving strategic excellence in the accounts and teams you are involved in but developing the strategy offering of Havas Lynx.
• Reporting to, and working closely with the CSO, you will lead the evolution and growth of the Strategy Team; from initial talent acquisition, through to learning & development and retention.
• You’ll be a champion for the function – celebrating successes internally and ensuring the value of the Strategy Team is recognised, whilst also driving our presence both in the network and the wider industry.
• Alongside building the Strategy Team profile, you’ll drive a collaborative approach with other disciplines across the business, facilitating the transformation of deep scientific understanding into valuable insights and award-winning effective campaigns.
• You’ll also make key contributions to team processes across the agencies, ensuring the Strategy Team have the infrastructure, training and support they need to really thrive and succeed.
• This role will be a great fit for you if you have not applicable to this section

Requirements

• Previous experience in a similar role in an advertising agency
• Proven confident and effective management and leadership skills
• Proven writing and problem-solving skills having worked across multiple therapy areas, brands, clients and campaigns
• Ability to identify with, and establish strong relationships with all members of the Strategy Team and partnerships with ALT teams and ELT across the business
• Influencing and negotiating skills from both a client and internal team perspective
• Drive a collaborative approach across the Strategy Team and with other disciplines across the business
• Champion process and ways of working optimisation across the business
• Expertise in healthcare/pharma is a must for this role
• Client facing experience

Benefits

• Hybrid Working – 3 days in the office (flexible working options are available for in-office days)
• Starting holiday allowance of 28 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, with increasing allowance connected to length of service
• Option to buy, carry or sell holidays
• Early Friday finish throughout the year
• Seasonal working hours
• Enhanced family leave, pay and return to work benefit scheme
• Extensive L&D support
• Sabbatical opportunities
• Season ticket interest free loans for travel
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life insurance (4x salary)
• Company pension scheme
• Fully compensated company events
• Volunteer days
• Wellbeing programme including sports clubs, discounted gym memberships, free onsite flu vaccinations, extended lunch breaks on Wellness Wednesdays and much more
• Medicash health care benefit
• 24/7 access to a free, confidential and independent Employee Assistance Programme