Programme Lead

Addition; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Addition in London is seeking a Programme Delivery Lead to drive a major ministerial reform programme on a hybrid basis. You will provide strategic leadership across diverse workstreams, coordinating policy, digital, and operational delivery while managing governance and senior stakeholders.

The role requires extensive experience in large-scale transformation within the public sector and a proven ability to deliver complex national programmes under governance and ministerial scrutiny.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading large-scale transformation programmes.
• Strong public sector delivery experience.
• Experience working in highly governed and politically sensitive environments.
• Proven ability to lead multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior leaders.
• Strong governance, assurance and reporting experience.
• Experience managing risks, dependencies and delivery planning.
• Knowledge of business change, operational transformation and service design.
• Experience across policy, digital and operational delivery teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation and briefing skills.
• Collaborative leadership at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a major ministerial reform programme across multiple workstreams.
• Coordinate delivery across policy, service design, digital, data, operational teams, business change and analysis functions.
• Act as the strategic integrator, ensuring programme interdependencies are managed and delivery remains aligned.
• Identify, manage and mitigate programme risks, issues and dependencies.
• Translate policy objectives into practical operational delivery outcomes.
• Lead programme governance, reporting and assurance activities.
• Chair programme steering groups and governance forums.
• Produce high-quality reporting and strategic briefings for senior government leaders.
• Engage with Programme SROs, Directors, Grade 6/7 stakeholders and Senior Civil Service leadership.
• Support ministerial governance and provide assurance against key delivery milestones.
• Drive collaboration across multiple organisations and functions to achieve programme objectives.
• Ensure programme decisions consider end-to-end service design, operational impacts and long-term sustainability.
• Maintain delivery plans, milestones and programme controls throughout the programme lifecycle.

Skills

Programme leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance & reporting

Risk & dependency management

Public sector delivery

Strategic integration

Communication & briefing

Ministerial reform programmes

Job description

Programme Delivery Lead (Active SC Cleared)

London (Hybrid)

Work on Programmes That Deliver National Impact

At Addition, we partner with organisations delivering some of the UK's most critical public sector transformation programmes. We're looking for an experienced Programme Delivery Lead to join a major government programme driving ministerial reforms that will shape future public services and operational delivery.

This is an opportunity to lead a high-profile, complex transformation programme, working with senior government stakeholders to ensure policy is translated into sustainable operational outcomes.

The Opportunity

As Programme Delivery Lead, you will provide strategic leadership across a large-scale transformation programme, ensuring multiple workstreams remain aligned while balancing policy, digital delivery, operational change and governance.

You'll work within a highly visible environment where delivery is subject to ministerial scrutiny, requiring exceptional stakeholder management, programme governance and leadership capabilities.

What You'll Do

As Programme Delivery Lead, you will:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a major ministerial reform programme across multiple workstreams.
• Coordinate delivery across policy, service design, digital, data, operational teams, business change and analysis functions.
• Act as the strategic integrator, ensuring programme interdependencies are managed and delivery remains aligned.
• Identify, manage and mitigate programme risks, issues and dependencies.
• Translate policy objectives into practical operational delivery outcomes.
• Lead programme governance, reporting and assurance activities.
• Chair programme steering groups and governance forums.
• Produce high-quality reporting and strategic briefings for senior government leaders.
• Engage with Programme SROs, Directors, Grade 6/7 stakeholders and Senior Civil Service leadership.
• Support ministerial governance and provide assurance against key delivery milestones.
• Drive collaboration across multiple organisations and functions to achieve programme objectives.
• Ensure programme decisions consider end-to-end service design, operational impacts and long-term sustainability.
• Maintain delivery plans, milestones and programme controls throughout the programme lifecycle.

What We're Looking For

We're interested in experienced Programme Delivery professionals who have:

• Extensive experience leading large-scale, complex transformation programmes.
• Strong public sector or central government delivery experience.
• Experience working within highly governed and politically sensitive environments.
• Proven ability to lead multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience engaging senior leaders.
• Strong programme governance, assurance and reporting experience.
• Experience managing programme risks, dependencies and delivery planning.
• Knowledge of business change, operational transformation and service design.
• Experience working across policy, digital and operational delivery teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation and briefing skills.
• A collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence at senior levels.

Experience in one or more of the following would be advantageous:

• Government Major Projects
• Ministerial reform programmes
• Public service transformation
• Digital transformation
• Business change
• Portfolio or PMO leadership

Security Clearance

Active SC (Security Check) Clearance is essential.

Candidates must already hold active SC clearance that can be transferred.

Location

• London

Why Apply?

• Lead a nationally significant government transformation programme.
• Work alongside senior government stakeholders, including SCS leadership.
• Influence strategic decisions that shape future public services.
• Join a collaborative, delivery-focused programme environment.
• Opportunity to make a measurable impact across complex national programmes.

If you're an experienced Programme Delivery professional with active SC clearance and a track record of delivering complex government transformation programmes, we'd love to hear from you.