Programme Officer
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £280.0 to £380.0 per day |
| Additional salary information: | £300-£350 per day (inside IR35) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 July 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6AJ |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 4702938_1751367573 |
Summary
Interim Programme Officer (Transformation Portfolio)
Location: Birmingham (Fully remote working)
Rate: £300-£350 per day (Inside IR35)
Duration: Interim Contract (Initial 3-6 months, with potential extension)
Are you a transformation professional with a passion for driving strategic change in complex public sector environments? Hays are working with Birmingham City Council to recruit an experienced Interim Programme Officer to support the delivery of a high-impact transformation portfolio across its City Operations Directorate. Working closely with the Interim Transformation Portfolio Advisor, you will play a key role in shaping, implementing, and overseeing a portfolio of improvement initiatives aligned with the Council's corporate priorities and financial recovery plan.
The key responsibilities of this role are:
- Develop and manage a prioritised portfolio of transformation and improvement initiatives across City Operations.
- Ensure alignment with corporate priorities, financial savings targets, and the Council's Improvement and Recovery Plan.
- Support robust governance, reporting, and assurance processes in collaboration with the Corporate Portfolio Management Office (CPMO).
- Provide challenge, advice, and support to programme and project leads on delivery, documentation, business cases, risks, and benefits.
- Help establish clear accountabilities for delivery across the Directorate Management Team.
- Support the commissioning and management of external consultancy and interim resources.
✅ What You'll Bring
- Proven experience in portfolio, programme, or project management within a large public sector organisation.
- Strong understanding of transformation governance, reporting, and assurance frameworks.
- Ability to work collaboratively with senior stakeholders and provide constructive challenge.
- Experience supporting complex change initiatives in a financially constrained environment.
- Excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
What you need to do now
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