Programme Manager

Venesky Brown; Inverness; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Inverness, is recruiting a Programme Manager on a contract until 29 January 2027 at a rate of £35.91/hour (PAYE). This role can be worked hybrid or remotely, with occasional travel to the Inverness office.

Responsibilities include leading the CLD and Employability Service redesign, managing staff consultations, and supporting organisational change with governance and transition planning.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of leading complex organisational change or service redesign programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the CLD and Employability Service redesign programme, ensuring milestones and governance.
• Coordinate staff consultation processes and analyse feedback for decision-making.

Job description

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Inverness, is currently looking to recruit a Programme Manager for a contract until 29th January 2027 on a rate of £35.91/hour (PAYE). This role can be worked hybrid or remotely, with potential travel to Inverness office on occasion.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the delivery of the CLD and Employability Service redesign programme, ensuring agreed outcomes, milestones and governance requirements are achieved.
• Manage the final stages of staff consultation, ensuring feedback is appropriately collated, analysed and considered within decision-making processes.
• Work with Human Resources, Trade Union representatives and senior managers to support implementation of organisational change in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Coordinate the establishment of revised management structures, roles and responsibilities resulting from the redesign programme.
• Develop and implement transition plans to support the move from current to future operating arrangements.
• Establish and embed management systems, governance arrangements, reporting processes and operational procedures to support delivery within the new structure.
• Support induction and transition arrangements for the newly appointed Senior Manager (Pathways and Lifelong Learning).
• Design and facilitate workforce engagement and change workshops to support understanding, ownership and implementation of revised service arrangements.
• Identify and manage implementation risks, issues and dependencies, ensuring appropriate mitigation actions are put in place.
• Monitor progress against agreed implementation plans and provide regular reports to senior management and governance groups.
• Work collaboratively with managers and teams across Employability, Youth Work and Adult Learning functions to support service continuity throughout the transition period.
• Provide programme-level coordination and support until implementation is complete and responsibility transfers fully to the permanent management arrangements.
• Significant experience of leading complex organisational change or service redesign programmes.
• Experience of implementing new organisational structures and operating models.
• Experience of working with HR processes relating to consultation, organisational change and workforce transition.
• Experience of engaging and influencing a wide range of stakeholders within complex organisational environments.
• Experience of developing and implementing governance, performance and operational management arrangements.
• Experience of supporting teams through periods of significant change and transformation.
• Experience of leading service re-design and organisational change programmes including the implementation of new management structures within a redesigned integrated CLD and Employability Service or similar setting would be advantageous.