Job Description

Children's Senior Project Manager

Initial 6 month interim period

£450-£550 per day umbrella

Hybrid working

Are you ready to step into a high‑impact transformation where your leadership will directly shape outcomes for children, young people and families? This is a rare opportunity for a Children's Senior Project Manager to join a fast‑paced, embedded transformation team driving critical programmes across Children’s Services. Reporting into senior transformation leadership, you will be trusted to lead complex implementation activity, influence at the highest levels and turn strategy into delivery at pace.

As the Children's Senior Project Manager, you will be central to transformation of Children’s Services including service redesign in line with families first reforms, working shoulder‑to‑shoulder with Service leaders, HR and Transformation colleagues from launch through to successful implementation. This is a hands‑on role where visibility, credibility and momentum matter. If you thrive in challenging environments and enjoy making change stick, this contract will play to your strengths.

About your role as Children’s Senior Project Manager

Working closely with senior leadership across the directorate, you will add PMO capacity to drive their change and transformation agenda

Linking with Corporate services and wider stakeholders to support the transformation of strategic services in line with social care reforms.

Lead end‑to‑end PMO management across a small portfolio of projects

Partner with senior leaders including Directors and Heads of Service to drive ownership and pace

Provide robust programme and project management, ensuring grip, governance and benefits realisation 

Your required experience as Children’s Senior Project Manager

Proven delivery of transformation within Children’s Services Social Care with tangible impact

Confidence operating at all levels, from frontline practitioners to Director level

Strong autonomous working style balanced with a collaborative, team‑first approach

Resilient, can‑do mindset with the ability to navigate challenge and ambiguity

Recognised Project Management qualification demonstrating professional credibility 

If you’re interested in discussing this opportunity in more detail or know someone who this may be of interest to, please contact Leah Overend or David Midgley on (phone number removed) or apply today.

(We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation so please do get in contact)

Recruiting decisions are based on experience and skills. Any reasonable adjustments will be fully supported during the application and hiring process