Families First Programme Manager

4Recruitment Services; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

4Recruitment Services is seeking an experienced Families First Programme Manager to lead key workstreams within the National Families First Partnership Transformation Programme.

You will work alongside the Programme Director and multi-agency partners across Children’s Services, Health, Police, Education and the voluntary sector, supporting the development of a single integrated system for children and families.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in programme or project management.
• Strong background in children’s services, social care, early help or public sector transformation.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Experience of governance, risk and budget management.
• Ability to lead complex change programmes across multiple agencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex transformation projects and programme workstreams.
• Develop and monitor project plans, governance, budgets and timescales.
• Lead risk management and manage programme interdependencies.
• Support the development of policies, procedures and a new operating model.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders and multi-agency partners.
• Support delivery against national Families First statutory guidance.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Public sector transformation

Governance

Budget management

Job description

Families First Programme Manager

Location: Oldham

Day Rate: £600 per day umbrella

Working: Hybrid While many governance and engagement meetings are held in person, there is flexibility for remote work, and no fixed days are mandated

We are seeking an experienced Families First Programme Manager to lead key workstreams within the National Families First Partnership Transformation Programme. You will work alongside the Programme Director and multi-agency partners across Children s Services, Health, Police, Education and the voluntary sector, supporting the development of a single integrated system for children and families.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex transformation projects and programme workstreams.
• Develop and monitor project plans, governance, budgets and timescales.
• Lead risk management and manage programme interdependencies.
• Support the development of policies, procedures and a new operating model.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders and multi-agency partners.
• Support delivery against national Families First statutory guidance.
• Work collaboratively across Greater Manchester and the North West.

About You

• Proven programme/project management experience.
• Strong background in children s services, social care, early help or public sector transformation.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Experience of governance, risk and budget management.
• Ability to lead complex change programmes across multiple agencies.

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency.