SEND Transformation Project Manager

London Borough of Tower Hamlets; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

London Borough of Tower Hamlets is recruiting a Transformation Project Manager for a 2-year fixed-term contract to drive the SEND Reform and Transformation Programme. You will lead and coordinate complex projects across education, health and social care, delivering outcomes for children and families.

You will build governance, manage risks, and report on benefits, while working with schools, health partners and senior leaders to shape an inclusive, needs-led SEND system for ages 0-25.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading complex transformation projects in a large organisation.
• Strong PM skills including planning, governance, risk management and benefits realisation.
• Experience developing business cases and using evidence to inform service improvement.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence across boundaries.
• Proven ability to lead workshops and manage project teams to deliver timescales.
• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent.
• Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to innovation and continuous improvement for residents.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, delivery and implementation of major transformation projects.
• Ensure programme governance, project planning, risk management and benefits realisation.
• Engage with schools, health partners, families and senior stakeholders.
• Report performance and track measurable outcomes.
• Foster collaboration across education, health and social care to improve SEND.

Skills

Project leadership

Governance

Risk management

Business cases

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Project methodologies

Analytical skills

Communication

Job description

Are you an experienced project manager in SEND Services with a passion for driving meaningful change and improving outcomes for children, young people and families?

Tower Hamlets is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated Transformation Project Manager on a 2 year Fixed-Term contract to play a pivotal role in delivering our ambitious SEND Reform and Transformation Programme. This is an exciting opportunity to lead complex, high-profile projects that will shape the future of SEND provision across education, health and social care, helping to create a more inclusive, sustainable and needs-led system for children and young people aged 0-25.

Working within a dedicated SEND Transformation Team, you will lead the planning, delivery and implementation of major transformation projects, working collaboratively with schools, health partners, families and senior stakeholders. You will be responsible for programme governance, project planning, risk management, stakeholder engagement, performance reporting and ensuring that projects deliver measurable benefits and improved outcomes.

About you

We are looking for someone with substantial experience of delivering complex transformation programmes in a large organisation, excellent project management and analytical skills, and the ability to build strong relationships across organisational boundaries. You will be confident working in a fast-paced environment, managing competing priorities and influencing senior leaders to deliver lasting change.

This is an opportunity to help deliver one of the most significant reform programmes in Tower Hamlets, supporting the development of innovative approaches such as the Experts at Hand model, strengthening inclusion in mainstream settings, improving partnership working and ensuring services are designed around the needs of children, young people and families.

Join us and help transform services, improve lives and deliver lasting impact for the residents of Tower Hamlets.

Key requirements

• Significant experience leading complex transformation projects and delivering successful change programmes within a large organisation and in SEND services.
• Strong project management skills, including project planning, governance, risk management and benefits realisation.
• Experience developing business cases, undertaking analysis and using evidence to inform service improvement and transformation.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage, influence and work collaboratively across organisational boundaries.
• Proven ability to lead workshops, manage project teams and drive delivery to agreed timescales and outcomes.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent.
• Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to a range of audiences.
• Commitment to innovation, continuous improvement and delivering better outcomes for residents.