Strategic Programme Lead

Cathcart Technology; Easter Howgate; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Cathcart Technology is recruiting a Programme Lead for a purpose-led organisation in Edinburgh, working across multiple programmes and initiatives designed to drive meaningful change across the UK.

You'll shape early-stage ideas, bring diverse stakeholders together, and turn complexity into deliverable programmes, balancing strategic conversations with practical delivery while enjoying a flat, collaborative culture. The role is based in Edinburgh with four days onsite each week.

Responsibilities

• Take emerging ideas, opportunities and complex problems and help develop them into clear, credible programmes of work
• Build and develop relationships with external organisations and senior stakeholders, identifying opportunities for collaboration and partnership
• Bring together colleagues, partners and specialists from different backgrounds to create clarity and move work forward
• Make sense of incomplete information and different perspectives, translating them into practical priorities, decisions and next steps
• Coordinate activity across multiple stakeholders while keeping objectives, responsibilities, dependencies and risks clear
• Introduce proportionate planning, governance and reporting without creating unnecessary process or bureaucracy
• Work with specialist colleagues to understand evidence, test assumptions and identify where further information or expertise is required
• Support the development of new initiatives, from early conversations and exploration through to practical testing and delivery
• Prepare discussions and recommendations for leadership and recognise when decisions, risks or issues need to be escalated
• Capture learning from programmes and use it to inform future decisions and direction

Job description

Cathcart Technology is recruiting a Programme Lead for a purpose-led organisation in Edinburgh, working across multiple programmes and initiatives designed to drive meaningful change across the UK.

You'll shape early-stage ideas, bring diverse stakeholders together, and turn complexity into deliverable programmes, balancing strategic conversations with practical delivery while enjoying a flat, collaborative culture. The role is based in Edinburgh with four days onsite each week.