Interim SEND Reform Project Lead

We Do Social Work; Taunton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

We Do Social Work Recruitment seeks an experienced Interim Project Manager to lead SEND Reform initiatives in Somerset. You will implement the EA H Locality Delivery Model, mobilise multi-agency teams and drive governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement across education, health, families and young people.

You will coordinate project plans, manage risks, and support recruitment and procurement activities while maintaining momentum and delivering measurable reform outcomes within a

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience, with relevant experience and/or qualification.
• Experience delivering SEND improvement or reform projects.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Experience working across multiple agencies, services and professional groups.
• Experience of project delivery involving recruitment, commissioning/procurement and contract management.
• Strong skills in programme planning, risk management, governance and performance reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver at pace.
• A collaborative, proactive and outcomes-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Mobilising and delivering key SEND Reform projects.
• Driving implementation of the Experts at Hand (EAH) Locality Delivery Model across education settings.
• Developing and managing project plans, milestones, risks, dependencies and actions.
• Providing effective governance and regular programme reporting.
• Building strong and effective relationships with education settings, health partners, families, children and young people and wider SEND stakeholders.
• Coordinating programme communications, evaluation and performance reporting.
• Supporting recruitment activity linked to programme delivery.
• Supporting commissioning, procurement and contract management activity.
• Identifying and managing project risks and issues, ensuring timely escalation where required.
• Working collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries to ensure projects deliver their intended outcomes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Multi-agency collaboration

Communication skills

Job description

We Do Social Work Recruitment seeks an experienced Interim Project Manager to lead SEND Reform initiatives in Somerset. You will implement the EA H Locality Delivery Model, mobilise multi-agency teams and drive governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement across education, health, families and young people.

You will coordinate project plans, manage risks, and support recruitment and procurement activities while maintaining momentum and delivering measurable reform outcomes within a