Programme Manager - Education
Posted 1 day ago by Robert Half
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This role is for a Senior Programme Manager on a 12-month contract, focused on leading a high-profile transformation programme within an organization. The position requires overseeing multiple strategic priorities, including governance, programme growth, and property redevelopment, ensuring successful delivery and alignment with organizational goals. The role is hybrid, based in London, and classified as outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex transformation programme, ensuring alignment to strategic goals and funding milestones
- Develop and maintain an integrated programme plan across multiple workstreams
- Establish effective governance structures and reporting processes
- Manage risks, dependencies, and change across the programme lifecycle
- Provide clear and insightful reporting to senior leadership and board-level stakeholders
- Coordinate delivery across key areas including organisational governance, programme development, and a major capital project
- Support strategic decision-making through high-quality analysis and stakeholder engagement
Key Skills:
- Proven experience delivering complex, multi-workstream transformation programmes
- Strong understanding of governance frameworks and working with senior stakeholders or boards
- Experience managing risk, performance, and programme reporting
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and challenge constructively
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment
- Comfortable working across different functions and building strong relationships
- Desirable experience within a charity, public sector, or regulated environment
- Exposure to governance reviews or structural change
- Experience working on capital or property-related projects
- Familiarity with grant-funded programmes and milestone reporting
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other
Robert Half is recruiting for a Senior Programme Manager Role for a 12 Month contract. This role is outside IR35
ROLE: Programme Manager Role
LENGTH: 12 Months FTC
LOCATION: Hybrid - London office 2 days minimum
PAY: Outside IR35
The Role
This is a unique opportunity to lead a high-profile, multi-year transformation programme that will shape the future of the organisation. The programme brings together several strategic priorities, including organisational development, programme growth, and a property redevelopment. You will play a central role in ensuring these interconnected workstreams are aligned, well-governed, and delivered successfully.
Key responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex transformation programme, ensuring alignment to strategic goals and funding milestones
Develop and maintain an integrated programme plan across multiple workstreams
Establish effective governance structures and reporting processes
Manage risks, dependencies, and change across the programme lifecycle
Provide clear and insightful reporting to senior leadership and board-level stakeholders
Coordinate delivery across key areas including organisational governance, programme development, and a major capital project
Support strategic decision-making through high-quality analysis and stakeholder engagement
Key workstreams
Organisational development: Supporting the review and enhancement of governance structures and decision-making processes
Programme growth: Enabling the expansion of education initiatives and the launch of new programme offerings
Capital project: Overseeing delivery of a significant refurbishment project, ensuring alignment with future operational needs
About you
Proven experience delivering complex, multi-workstream transformation programmes
Strong understanding of governance frameworks and working with senior stakeholders or boards
Experience managing risk, performance, and programme reporting
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and challenge constructively
Highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment
Comfortable working across different functions and building strong relationships
Desirable experience
Experience within a charity, public sector, or regulated environment
Exposure to governance reviews or structural change
Experience working on capital or property-related projects
Familiarity with grant-funded programmes and milestone reporting
If this is of interest please apply or send CV to taryn.seidle@roberthalf.co.uk