6 Month Contract With A Local Authority
Job Purpose
Lead the design, development and delivery of large‑scale transformation programmes across allocated service areas, ensuring alignment with the Council’s strategic priorities, corporate blueprint and target operating models.
The role ensures effective allocation of Transformation & Change resources, drives consistent programme and project management standards, and provides expert leadership and advice to senior stakeholders to ensure successful, sustainable change.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead one or more complex transformation programmes, delivering organisational change in line with best practice and Council standards.
* Design programme approaches, including scope, phases, delivery methodology and benefits framework.
* Ensure compliance with change management processes, governance, reporting and quality assurance requirements.
* Deliver programme outcomes on time, within budget, and to defined quality standards.
* Plan, manage and monitor programme budgets (up to £10m), overseeing forecasting, expenditure and benefits realisation.
* Allocate programme and project resources effectively to agreed priorities.
* Provide recommendations to senior leaders on investment, resources, performance and strategic direction.
* Act as a strategic advisor to the Chief Executive, Directors and senior managers.
* Build strong relationships with key stakeholders at all levels to ensure engagement and support.
* Ensure service users’ needs are reflected in programme design and delivery.
* Oversee risk, issue and dependency management across the programme portfolio.
* Support and guide project managers to ensure consistent and effective project delivery.
* Mentor, coach and support programme and project team members to develop capability and embed programme management best practice.
* Ensure the wellbeing and safe working of staff and service users.
* Promote and uphold equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility across all programme activity.
* Support environmental sustainability in Council operations and contracted services.
* Work within all relevant legislation, Council policies and information governance requirements.
* Undertake required learning and development, and perform any other duties appropriate to the grade.
Requirements
* MSP (Managing Successful Programmes) – Foundation & Practitioner.
* PRINCE2 – Foundation & Practitioner or equivalent.
* Strong understanding of large‑scale business change and programme management methodologies.
* P3O Foundation.
* Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Project Server, Align, SharePoint or similar PPM systems.
Additional Information
* Bi-Weekly Payments
* 37 Hours Per Week
* Hybrid Working