Digital SEND Programme Lead | Project & Change Manager

Compass Children's Homes; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working

Professional development

Job summary

Compass Community is seeking a Project Manager to lead the Digital SEND Programme and a portfolio of financial projects. You will plan and deliver change initiatives across applications, processes, technology, and finance, coordinating stakeholders and resources with a hands-on approach.

You will drive governance, manage budgets, and ensure delivery to scope and timelines while modelling the organisation's values in every decision and interaction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Project Management.
• Degree educated or equivalent experience with strong maths and English skills.
• Industry-recognised project management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, APM) is essential.
• Proven experience managing complex projects and programmes with multiple interdependent workstreams.
• Strong knowledge of project lifecycle methodologies and tools.
• Confident in using MS Project, Office 365, and other project collaboration platforms.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the Digital SEND Programme and its projects.
• Manage a portfolio of financial projects.
• Coordinate interdependent projects and workstreams while ensuring governance and reporting.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts, risks, issues, and milestones.
• Provide governance, reporting, and assurance for programmes and projects.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage RAID logs.
• Develop change, engagement, and communications plans.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

MS Project

Office 365

Budgeting & finance

Change management

Communication skills

Delivery planning

Education

University degree or equivalent

PRINCE2/PMP/APM certification

Tools

MS Project

Azure DevOps

Job description

Compass Community is seeking a Project Manager to lead the Digital SEND Programme and a portfolio of financial projects. You will plan and deliver change initiatives across applications, processes, technology, and finance, coordinating stakeholders and resources with a hands-on approach.

You will drive governance, manage budgets, and ensure delivery to scope and timelines while modelling the organisation's values in every decision and interaction.