Senior Strategy Project Manager

Skills for Care; City Of London; Remote; GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in social care is seeking a Senior Strategy Project Manager to drive the future workforce strategy. This pivotal role involves managing high-profile projects, engaging with stakeholders, and ensuring strategic initiatives are outcome-driven and effective. The position offers flexibility, remote work options, and the chance to make a significant impact on the adult social care sector.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing cross-cutting initiatives.
• Ability to blend strategic thinking with hands-on project delivery.
• Strong relationships with stakeholders in social care.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of high-profile projects to shape the future of the adult social care workforce.
• Create actionable plans, manage delivery, and drive progress.
• Engage with stakeholders and partners to build collaborative systems.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Project Delivery

Relationship Building

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

Job Title: Senior Strategy Project Manager

Hours: 36 hours (Full-Time)

Job Status: Permanent

Location: Home based with occasional travel

Salary: £52,575 per annum

Closing Date: 11.59pm, Monday 9 June 2025

Skills for Care is the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England. We work with employers, Government, and partners to ensure social care has the right people, skills, and support required to deliver the highest quality care and support, now and in the future.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Strategy Project Manager to lead the delivery of high-profile projects that will shape the future of the adult social care workforce. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in implementing the national workforce strategy and delivering real impact across the sector.

We’re seeking someone who can blend strategic thinking with hands-on project delivery. You’ll take complex priorities and turn them into clear, actionable plans – scoping work, managing delivery, and driving progress from start to finish. You’ll bring rigour, pace and structure to strategic initiatives, ensuring they stay focused, aligned, and outcome-driven.

You’ll have plenty of opportunities to work directly with the sector through collaboration with partners, engaging with stakeholders, and helping to shape the systems and solutions that support the workforce. Strong relationship-building and influencing skills will be key, alongside the ability to manage complexity and keep work on track.

If you’re a strategic project manager with a strong track record of delivering cross-cutting initiatives, and you’re passionate about making a difference in adult social care, we’d love to hear from you.

The post is home-based, with occasional travel and flexible working available.

If you are interested in this role please visit the website for the full job description www.skillsforcare.org.uk.

At Skills for Care we are passionate about our workforce becoming more representative of the society we support, this includes all equality characteristics such as age, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief. This lived experience from a diverse group of people helps us in all the work that we do and ultimately supports the social care sector to provide the best quality care. We recognize that sometimes an individual’s impairment can mean that some adjustments to our recruitment and selection process would be welcomed. Please contact our HR team to discuss any adjustments that you may need.

A DBS check is not required for these roles. Candidates will be asked to disclose any unspent criminal convictions as part of the recruitment process however this will not form part of the initial application stage.