Hybrid Senior Project Manager for DCC Delivery

Creative Access; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Creative Access is seeking a Senior Project Manager to establish and embed the DCC delivery function for a 12-month fixed-term period. The role coordinates multi-stakeholder workstreams, manages risks, and supports strategic decision-making across internal teams and consortium partners.

You will develop integrated delivery plans, track progress, and ensure reporting and governance controls are in place. The role sits with the Executive Office and requires collaborative leadership in a complex,

Qualifications

• Experience managing several projects or workstreams with competing priorities and multiple stakeholders.
• Track record of delivering projects from scoping and planning through implementation, handover and review.
• Experience creating and embedding practical project management tools, dashboards and reporting processes.
• Strong planning, organisation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify dependencies and intervene early when delivery is at risk.
• Confidence working with senior leaders, constructively challenging assumptions and holding colleagues to agreed actions.
• Experience coordinating external partners, suppliers or consultants, with the ability to build effective working relationships and secure delivery through influence across organisational boundaries.
• Financial awareness and experience monitoring project budgets and resource requirements with finance colleagues.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including concise reporting for senior decision-makers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an integrated DCC delivery plan covering agreed workstreams, deliverables, milestones, owners and dependencies.
• Turn programme commitments into achievable work plans with clear acceptance criteria and accountability.
• Coordinate delivery across internal teams, suppliers and consultants, tracking progress and following up actions.
• Align delivery plans with external consortium partners and follow up actions across organisations.
• Prepare progress updates for governance routes and escalate cross-partner delivery issues as needed.
• Maintain a clear view of risks, issues, dependencies and decisions; identify slippage early and escalate matters.
• Coordinate technology and digital workstreams, including scoping, procurement activity, milestones, testing and implementation.
• Track budgets, resources and delivery changes with the CFO and Finance team, highlighting financial implications.
• Collect delivery evidence for grant and consortium reporting and support leads to meet deadlines.
• Maintain organised project records, decisions and change logs for audit trails and handover.
• Liaise with Futures for All, Creative UK, DCMS and other stakeholders on delivery matters within governance arrangements.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Planning

Communication

Not-for-profit experience

Change management

Education

PRINCE2 Certification

APM Certification

PMP Certification

Tools

PRINCE2

APM

PMP

Agile

Job description

Creative Access is seeking a Senior Project Manager to establish and embed the DCC delivery function for a 12-month fixed-term period. The role coordinates multi-stakeholder workstreams, manages risks, and supports strategic decision-making across internal teams and consortium partners.

You will develop integrated delivery plans, track progress, and ensure reporting and governance controls are in place. The role sits with the Executive Office and requires collaborative leadership in a complex,