Cross-Gov Transformation Lead: Synergy Programme

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) seeks a senior programme lead to direct the ISSC2 transition for DEFRA and the Home Office, delivering a major cross-government transformation. You will drive exit and transition activities across multiple partners, aligning workstreams and ensuring end-to-end delivery.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement at all levels, and robust governance; you will mentor team members and promote continuous improvement across the programme.

Qualifications

• Experience leading supplier management or transition on a major government contract or framework.
• Experience defining exit and transition components: scope, deliverables, timescales, resources, contract management.
• Ability to integrate project outputs into BAU to enable business change and benefits realization.
• Proven ability to build collaborative relationships with supplier partners and senior stakeholders.
• Outstanding communicator able to influence, negotiate and challenge across political environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead a complex programme of contract exit and transition with multiple partners and stakeholders.
• Provide insight, leadership and challenge to achieve the programme outcomes.
• Unify competing workstreams, manage interdependencies and deliver an end-to-end view.
• Identify and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Apply risk management methods and escalation as needed.
• Drive governance, transition planning and delivery, adapting methodologies across phases.
• Coach and develop the team and promote high performance.

Skills

Programme leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Governance

Cross-government collaboration

Job description

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) seeks a senior programme lead to direct the ISSC2 transition for DEFRA and the Home Office, delivering a major cross-government transformation. You will drive exit and transition activities across multiple partners, aligning workstreams and ensuring end-to-end delivery.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement at all levels, and robust governance; you will mentor team members and promote continuous improvement across the programme.