Job Description

Reed in Partnership has been delivering public services since 1998. We are a British, family-owned company, whose mission has always been to positively transform people and their communities. This is reflected in our services, which we deliver to help people from all backgrounds and circumstances to change their lives for the better.

Pay Range

£55,000 to £65,000

Working Hours/Pattern:

Full-time, although we would be happy to consider applicants who are looking to work on a part time basis. If you would like to explore this further please discuss this with the talent partner for this role. Please note our ability to accommodate flexible working arrangements will vary from role to role, dependent on business requirements.

Do you have experience leading complex business change projects from idea to go‑live?

Can you build effectivedelivery focusedrelationships with commissioners and stakeholders to drive successfulimplementationdelivery?

Then consider the role ofSenior Project Managerat Reed in Partnership!

Please note the successful candidate will beable towork remotely in England butrequiredto travel as necessary to meet business needs and support effective project delivery.

What is the role about?

The Senior Project Manager leads the end‑to‑end delivery of complex business change and new service implementation projects across the organisation. As the Senior Project Manager, you will be the central point of contact for all implementation activity— leading multiple workstreams, subject matter experts, and commissioners to ensure new contracts launch successfully and perform from day one. You’ll shape project scope and service design, build detailed integrated plans, manage risks and dependencies, and guide teams through pre‑implementation, mobilisation, and transition into live service.

Alongside leading projects, you’ll play a key role in strengthening project management capability across the business by championing best practice, supporting the project community, and fostering positive collaborative ways of working.

Just some of your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Create,maintainand update project plans/schedules and other quality documentation in line with agree methodologies and best practices e.g. implementation plans, RA AID documents.

• Ensure projects align with commissioning strategies, statutory responsibilities, and regulatory requirements.

• Build a relationship of trust and credibility with commissioners in managing scope, priorities, phasing, and affordability to enable realistic delivery.

• Function as the primary implementation interface between Reed in Partnership andcommissioners, ensuring commissioning intentions are translated into deliverable outcomes.

• Responsible for understanding,managingand communicating recommendations to complex stakeholder groups, balancing priorities.

• Own meetings with project workstream stakeholders and hold them to account for progress against their plans and actions.

• Identifycapture and respond to emerging risks and potential roadblocks to ensure successful, on time go-live of projects.

• Adopt appropriate project management methods, practices, tools and report against project deliverables and budgets.

• Manage objectives and redeploy people and resources as priorities change.

• Coach and lead teams in line with organisation methodologies and industry best practices.

• Facilitate the definition of project scope/requirements, defining goals and deliverables by working closely with key workstreams and stakeholders.

• Prepare and present project status reports, impact assessments, recommendation papers etc.

• Share,trainand embed project management best practicese.g.: Waterfall and Agile

• Take the lead in practice events and foster a community of collaboration in developing the Project governance capability andexpertisewith direct and wider team/professionals.

What’s in it for you?

A generous base salary (pro-rata for part time), and great flexibility with your working schedule, we offer training, development and progression opportunities. You will have access to the range of Reed in Partnership benefits, which include:

• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time) plus statutory bank holidays

• Reed Pension Scheme

• Award Winning Management & Leadership training

• Professional & Personal Development Funds

• Bi-annual pay reviews

• Much more that can be found on our website

• With the chance to dramatically make a difference to the local community, this role offers immense job satisfaction.

At Reed in Partnership, we live and breathe our values in every decision and action taken, resulting in a collaborative and enjoyable culture within our offices. Our company values – we are fair open and honest; we take ownership, and we work together.

To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone with:

Essential Criteria:

• Experience managing large complex business change/ transformation projects.
• Demonstrable expertise in leading in client facing, commissioner engagement, commercial negotiations and financial management practices.
• In depth knowledge and experience of establishing project governance and quality practices/standards.
• In depth expertise of planning complex projects and planning software (e.g.: MS Project, Primavera, Asana, Project Libre etc…).
• Certification and accreditation from industry standard professional body in project management, (APM, PRINCE2 practitioner, PMI…).
• Strong leadership, negotiating and influencing skills.
• Extensive experience operating in both direct line management and matrix mgmt. environment with Snr Mgmt. and leadership stakeholders.
• Exceptional organisational skills.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel; and intermediate knowledge of other MS Office software.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experienced customer and business service focus and attention to detail, with demonstrable experience in business engagement and stakeholder management, TOM, Service design.
• Change Management Practitioner / Prosci practitioner.
• Experience of using and understanding Jira and confluence and Agile reporting.
• Understanding of public sector programmes, UK Welfare to Work Sector and/or Preventative Health agenda.

We aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.