Role: Regional Programme Manager
Location: Home based
Duration: Up to 31/12/2026
Rate: £420 - £480 per day
Sellick Partnership is recruiting for an experienced Regional Programme Manager to lead a high-profile cross-sector programme supporting improvement, collaboration and strategic delivery across a defined region.
This role suits senior professionals with experience working across local government, central government and wider public bodies, particularly within programmes involving complex stakeholder environments, service transformation or multi-agency delivery.
You will act as a strategic lead, trusted adviser and regional coordinator, ensuring partners deliver impactful outcomes and long-term public value.
Key responsibilities of the Regional Programme Manager includes:
- Strategic engagement with senior leaders to strengthen collaboration and drive shared priorities.
- Expert programme support - providing challenge, guidance and problem solving to help stakeholders progress delivery and navigate risks.
- Performance oversight - maintaining a regional view of progress, identifying issues early and coordinating appropriate responses.
- Capability and capacity assessment - identifying gaps and arranging specialist support where required.
- Continuous improvement - analysing complex issues, sharing learning and contributing to programme development and future policy thinking.
- Supporting alignment with wider initiatives and ensuring programme principles are embedded across partner organisations.
- Contributing to broader strategic priorities such as service innovation, organisational development and long-term planning.
- Team leadership - managing regional support staff and ensuring consistent practice across the programme.
- Cross-regional collaboration - encouraging peer learning and contributing to shared guidance, resources and support materials.
- Communications and engagement - supporting events, updates and stakeholder communications at regional and national levels.
- Drafting reports and briefings for senior boards and key stakeholders.
- Representing the programme and championing the interests of partner organisations.
The successful Regional Programme Manager will have:
- Strong experience in programme delivery within a public-sector or multi-agency environment.
- Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills with senior leaders.
- Experience navigating complex stakeholder landscapes and brokering solutions.
- Background in strategic programme work, transformation, collaboration or improvement.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and risk-management capability.
- A proactive, improvement-focused mindset with the confidence to challenge constructively.
- Excellent communication skills and confidence representing programme interests at senior levels.
If you're a strategic, collaborative and confident public-sector professional who can drive cross-organisational delivery and influence senior stakeholders, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply by the 25th of September.