Senior Strategy Project Manager

Skills for Care; Leeds; Remote; GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Senior Strategy Project Manager to drive impactful projects in the adult social care sector. This role combines strategic planning with hands-on project management to enhance the workforce. Successful candidates will possess strong skills in stakeholder engagement and project delivery, contributing to the national workforce strategy.

Qualifications

• Experience leading projects in a strategic capacity.
• Strong track record of delivering cross-cutting initiatives.
• Passion for improving adult social care.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-profile projects shaping the adult social care workforce.
• Develop clear, actionable project plans and drive progress.
• Collaborate with sector partners to implement workforce strategies.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Project Delivery

Stakeholder Engagement

Relationship Building

Management of Complexity

Outcome-Driven Approach

Job description

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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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

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