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Project Manager
CR/007990_1791468619
Posted: 08/10/2026
- £400 - £525 per day
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Contract/Interim
- Change & Transformation, Programme & Project Management
Role: Interim Project Manager
Location: West Midlands - hybrid working
Rates: £400 - £525 per day
Sector: Public Sector
Duration: Interim- 6-12 months
Sellick Partnership is seeking an Interim Project Manager for our client based in the West Midlands.
Role overview:
The programme is a major strategic transformation and investment initiative designed to improve support and outcomes for children, young people, and families across the region.
Key Focus Areas and Goals:
Early Help and Support: Shifting the focus to earlier intervention and support for families before issues escalate, reducing the number of children requiring formal child protection plans.
Relationship-Based Practice: Embedding a trauma-informed, developmentally sensitive, and relationship-based practice model (aligned with their "Connections Count" framework) across the entire organisation.
Local District Delivery: Developing localised Family Help and "Child in Need" teams embedded directly across local districts to streamline multi-agency cooperation with schools, health services, and the police.
Fostering Sufficiency: Optimising recruitment, retention, and capacity utilisation for foster carers to ensure children in care are best supported within the local community.
Recognition: The programme's heavy investment in structural and workforce improvements contributed to the Trust winning national recognition, including the Supportive Social Work Employer of the Year award.
Required experience:
Local government or wider public sector project management
Desirable experience:
Experience of implementing projects related to social care, children's or families services
How to apply:
To apply, please submit your CV or contact Adam Rouse in the Sellick Partnership Derby office for a confidential chat.
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Adam Rouse
Business Director