Interim Strategic Engagement & Delivery Lead

Vivid Resourcing Ltd; Abingdon (VA); On-site; USD 53,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Vivid Resourcing Ltd. in Abingdon is seeking a Strategic Engagement and Delivery Manager for an interim period to lead stakeholder relationships and ensure initiatives are delivered on time and to a high standard.

The role involves shaping engagement plans, translating them into practical delivery programmes, and coordinating cross-functional teams across strategy and delivery. You will monitor priorities, risks, and outcomes across several workstreams and report progress to senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a stakeholder engagement, account management, programme delivery or similar role.
• Track record of managing multiple workstreams and delivering to deadlines.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, including with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong planning, organisation and reporting skills.
• Competence with Microsoft Office and project tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead stakeholder engagement plans aligned to the organisation’s strategic objectives.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders, partners and members.
• Plan, coordinate and oversee the delivery of projects and programmes from initiation to completion.
• Set clear milestones, owners and success measures, and track progress against them.
• Identify risks, dependencies and issues, and agree actions to resolve them.
• Prepare reports, briefings and presentations for senior leaders and external audiences.
• Represent the organisation at meetings, events and partner forums.
• Coordinate input from internal teams and external suppliers to meet agreed deadlines.
• Gather feedback and insight from stakeholders to inform future planning and improvements.
• Support the continuous improvement of engagement and delivery processes.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Delivery management

Relationship building

Communication

Planning & reporting

MS Office

Project tracking tools

Tools

MS Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Vivid Resourcing Ltd. in Abingdon is seeking a Strategic Engagement and Delivery Manager for an interim period to lead stakeholder relationships and ensure initiatives are delivered on time and to a high standard.

The role involves shaping engagement plans, translating them into practical delivery programmes, and coordinating cross-functional teams across strategy and delivery. You will monitor priorities, risks, and outcomes across several workstreams and report progress to senior leaders.