Programme Design and Delivery Leads in Manchester

Rewiring the state and delivering the Government’s missions needs high quality, well connected leaders. The role of public sector leaders is more important than ever in the context of the government's ambitions for an activist but not expansionist state and because of their place-based leadership role in the delivery of missions.

Within the Cabinet Office, the Public Sector Leadership team runs programmes and events for the most senior officials across the UK public sector, aimed at increasing their capability and networks for systems leadership. The team brings the community of public service leaders together through formal and informal learning, community and network building and large scale events. As part of a new skills model, this work is growing over the next two years to increase impact and quality of what is delivered.

There are three posts in the team under the broad title of “Programme Design and Delivery Lead”:

• Public Leaders Programme Design Lead
• Public Leaders Programme Delivery Lead
• Leading Collaborative Organisations Design Lead

Each of the three roles have a different project focus but share cross-cutting responsibilities that drive the overall success of our team’s work. The Public Leaders Programme is a 12 month programme for CEO-level leaders, while the Leading Collaborative Organisations course will be 3-4 months long for aspirant CEO leaders. These roles will work very closely together, supporting collective success and impact for public sector organisations.

You will also each contribute to fostering a culture of excellence within your team, managing key projects, and connecting strategic opportunities across the public sector. While there will be close collaboration, you will have your own areas of responsibility. There will be space for you to be brilliant and see the great impact your work can have at such an important time for the sector.

There is a reasonable amount of travel required for these roles to attend event delivery, get to know the leaders we support, and to meet in person with geographically spread team members. We embrace flexibility and adaptability in our roles, responding to Government priorities, the needs of our leaders, and the programmes that we deliver. We also want to create opportunities for you to engage in work that interests you and that supports your development.

Within this context you can expect a mix of the following responsibilities:

• Lead the design and/or delivery of high-impact programmes and events tailored for CEO leaders and aspirant CEOs, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Engage stakeholders across the UK public sector to incorporate best practices and insights into our programmes.
• Translate strategic goals into detailed programme content, including agendas, speaker briefings, and participant communications.
• Oversee the preparation and review of programme materials, including evaluation processes to measure impact.
• Line manage a team, fostering a high-performance culture, recognising success, and supporting professional development.
• Drive the development of a community of leaders from the NHS, police, fire service, military, education sectors, and local government through a broad range of interventions.
• Identify strategic opportunities to link programmes with policy development, public service reform, and leadership development initiatives.
• Oversee and manage cross-team projects, such as onboarding strategies for new CEOs, programme budget management, and maintaining the engagement database.
• Promote and model best practice behaviours, including audience insight utilisation, inclusive design, evaluation, and diversity.