Job Description

We are working closely with local authority in Plymouthto assist with the appointment of a Programme Manager, on a 7-months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay £624.00- £825.10 per day

The Programme Manager will lead the delivery and implementation of the Family Homes for Plymouth Children Programme, a strategic transformation initiative designed to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and families while delivering sustainable service improvements within Children's Services. The role will drive complex programme delivery across multiple workstreams, including family crisis prevention, fostering pathways, residential care redesign, specialist foster support, and the development of local care provision.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of the Family Homes for Plymouth Children Programme and associated transformation activities.
• Lead organisational change initiatives that improve pathways for children requiring care, ensuring children remain safely within family or community settings wherever appropriate.
• Coordinate the profiling and placement matching of children in residential care to suitable foster families and alternative care pathways.
• Monitor programme budgets, efficiencies, and financial benefits, supporting cost-effective service redesign and transformation objectives.
• Produce reports, presentations, and programme updates for senior leadership teams, boards, and elected members.

Essentials

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience in programme management, public sector leadership, social care, or a related discipline.
• Recognised programme or project management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP, Agile, APM, or equivalent) or substantial relevant experience.
• Significant experience leading large-scale transformation or programme delivery within Children's Services, social care, local government, or related public sector settings.
• Experience working within children's safeguarding, fostering, permanence, residential care, or wider Children and Young People's Services.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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