Programme Manager

Role: Programme Manager - Adults & Children's Social Care
Type: Interim/Contract
Salary: Up to £700 per day (Inside IR35)
Hybrid: Occasional travel
Location: London

Sellick Partnership is partnering with a local authority to recruit a Programme Manager in Adult's & Children's Social Care on an interim basis.

The responsibilities of the Programme Manager will be:

• Leading organisational redesign and transformation projects across both Adult's and Children's Social Care.
• Managing multi-disciplinary project teams to deliver cultural and operational change.
• Overseeing delivery of complex projects and programmes to agreed timescales, budgets, and objectives.
• Managing programme budgets ranging from £100K-£1m in line with governance processes.
• Driving service redesign, co-designing solutions, and embedding sustainable change across directorates.
• Leading project governance, risk management, and reporting through the corporate PMO framework.
• Building strong stakeholder relationships with executive directors, service leads, partners, and external agencies.
• Line managing project staff and developing the Programme Management Office function.

The ideal candidate for the Programme Manager role will have:

• Extensive experience in programme and project management within local government or the wider public sector.
• A strong track record of delivering service redesign, transformation, and change management programmes.
• Experience working across Adult Social Care (ASC) and Children's Social Care (CSC).
• Strong political awareness and knowledge of current local government policy and funding challenges.
• Skilled in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to lead and motivate diverse teams.
• Proven ability to deliver savings and efficiencies while improving service outcomes.
• Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience.

How to apply for the Programme Manager role:

If you believe that you are well-suited to this excellent opportunity for a Programme Manager - Adult's & Children's Social Care, please apply directly or contact Tim Farnsworth at Sellick Partnership Derby Office for more information.

The closing date for CVs is Friday 26^th September due to the urgent requirement of this role, and interviews will be arranged as soon as possible.

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