Location: Basingstoke Job Type: Contract Industry: Business Transformation Job reference: BBBH431671_1769949562 Posted: 14 days ago
Programme Director
Must have an Active SC Clearance as a minimum and be willing to attain DV
A senior leadership opportunity has arisen for a Programme Director to lead a major improvement programme delivering into the MOD. This role sits at the heart of Defence and National Security delivery and requires a confident leader who can drive delivery excellence, strengthen customer relationships, and set clear strategic direction across complex programmes.
About the Role - Programme Director
1. As a Programme Director, you will take overall accountability for programme improvement, delivery performance, and financial control across a major MOD engagement.
2. You will lead large multi discipline delivery teams and align internal enabling services to support consistent, high quality outcomes.
3. The role includes senior engagement with MOD 1 and 2 star stakeholders, SROs, and wider governance forums at UK and European level.
4. You will own programme governance, risk, issues, dependencies, and mitigation planning, ensuring transparency and control at portfolio level.
5. One position includes mandatory responsibility for Internal Assurance activity.
What We're Looking For - Programme Director
6. Proven experience leading large, complex programmes, ideally at portfolio level.
7. Strong senior stakeholder management across internal and external organisations.
8. Deep expertise in governance, financial control, risk, and dependency management.
9. A resilient leader who performs under pressure and drives pragmatic solutions.
10. Experience with GRIP frameworks and strong cultural alignment with Defence environments.
Lead transformation and delivery at scale as a Programme Director on a nationally significant programme.