£550 + VAT per day
6‑month Contract with view to extend (Inside IR35) - Umbrella only
Oxford (Hybrid - minimum 3 days per week on site)Your newpanyYou will be joining a major public sector organisation in the Oxfordshire region that is delivering a large, multi‑year organisational change programme. This work spans multiple directorates and involves significant structural, operational and service‑level transformation. To ensure the programme is delivered with discipline, clarity and strongernance, the organisation is seeking an experienced Project Manager who is energised byplexity, motivated by purpose and ready to play a central role in a pivotal period of organisational change.Your new roleAs Project Manager, you will be at the forefront of delivering some of the programme’s most critical workstreams. You will bring order, structure and momentum to a fast-moving environment where clarity and discipline are essential. Day to day, you will take full ownership of planning, coordinating and driving delivery, ensuring key milestones are met and that risks, issues and dependencies are managed proactively and transparently. You will act as a trusted delivery partner to senior stakeholders, providing insight, challenge and direction while keeping the programme aligned to its strategic objectives. You will shapeernance conversations, maintain high‑quality documentation, and ensure that decision making is informed and timely. This is a role that demands confidence, autonomy and a genuine passion for delivering tangible results withinplex public sector environments.What you'll need to succeedSuccess in this role wille from your deep experience of delivering transformation within public sector settings. You will have worked within local authorities,ernment departments or arm’s-length bodies such as UKRI, BEIS or DEFRA, giving you the grounding to navigate politically sensitive landscapes with ease. You will bring a proven background in managing large, multilayered change initiatives and the ability to impose structure and clarity where it is most needed. Strong planning,ernance and stakeholder engagement skills will be second nature to you, as will the confidence to influence senior leaders and maintain delivery focus under pressure. Above all, you will have the resilience, discipline andmitment required to keep aplex transformation journey firmly on track.What you'll get in returnYou will join an organisation that is genuinely invested in change and ready to empower you to make a real impact. This contract offers apetitive day rate, strong senior visibility and an opportunity to shape a high profile transformation at a moment when your expertise will make a measurable difference. You’ll be working with an ambitious leadership team and a programme with clear direction, offering an excellent platform for extension beyond the initial 6 month term and the chance to deliver work that will have lasting influence.