Partnerships Project Lead
| Posting date: | 05 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | £75,328.00 to £86,114.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £75328.00 - £86114.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE1 2TZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9334-26-0507 |
Summary
Partnerships and stakeholder leadership Build and steward strong working relationships with key partners across the system, including ICB and borough teams, VCSE organisations, healthcare providers, and non-NHS funders. Work with partners to align priorities and translate them into deliverable programmes. Navigate complex and sometimes contested environments, using influence and judgement to enable collaboration and progress where there may be differing perspectives. Ensure that local people and communities are meaningfully involved in shaping and delivering the work. Programme Delivery and Governance Lead the coordination and delivery of the partnership portfolio, ensuring programmes are progressed in line with agreed priorities, milestones and outcomes. Maintain a clear line of sight across delivery, including risks, issues, dependencies and performance, and take action to address barriers and maintain pace. Design, implement and continuously improve governance arrangements that support effective delivery, including convening programme boards and enabling timely decision-making. Ensure that decisions, actions and programme activity are clearly documented, tracked and communicated. Insight, Design and System Influence Use qualitative and quantitative insight, including community and partner feedback, to inform programme design and delivery. Translate system priorities, policy and evidence into practical approaches that are credible and deliverable within the south east London context. Identify opportunities to align or connect related work across the system to improve impact and reduce duplication. Contribute to the development of new approaches, including participatory funding models and evolving commissioning practice, and approaches to re-building trust in healthcare. Communication and Engagement Communicate complex and sometimes sensitive information clearly to a wide range of stakeholders, supporting shared understanding and enabling decisions. Work with Communications and Engagement teams to plan and deliver communications that build visibility, trust and understanding of the partnerships work. Support the sharing of learning across communities, partners and the wider system. Financial and Resource Management Support management of partnership budgets, working with IoUH and ICB colleagues to ensure appropriate use of funding and robust governance. Ensure financial processes are followed, including procurement, approvals and timely payment of invoices. Identify resource requirements and contribute to business case development where needed. Leadership and Ways of Working Work collaboratively across organisational boundaries, contributing to an effective matrix approach to delivery. Champion work to address health inequalities and wider determinants of health within the south London system. Lead and facilitate meetings and forums as required, ensuring clear outcomes, decision-making and follow-up. Take ownership of areas of work within the Socioeconomic Development portfolio, contributing to wider team priorities. Work independently, managing competing priorities and responding to a fast-moving and evolving environment. Support the development of the wider team, including management of administrative resource where required. Represent the IoUH partnership and wider programme of work in senior forums as required, and deputise as appropriate.