Programme Manager - MUST HAVE LOCAL COUNCIL EXPERIENCE
Location: Birmingham
Rate: Up to £550 per day, outside IR35
Contract: 4 months initially
Posted by: Korn Ferry
Posted: Monday, 5 October 2026
Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location
Overview
A West Midlands local authority is setting up a new transformation function to speed up change across its services. This is a hands-on role for someone who can take control of a programme, bring structure where it's missing, and get services behind the change rather than impose it on them.
What we're looking for
Essential
- Experience leading change programmes within a local authority (council)
- A strong track record of programme management in complex, multi-stakeholder settings
- Confidence with structured, governance-led delivery (PRINCE2/MSP or similar)
- A natural instinct to ask \"why?\", and the confidence to challenge existing ways of working constructively
- Excellent stakeholder skills, including influencing senior leaders and bringing services along with the change
Additional Details
- Location: Birmingham, UK
- Industry: Education, Real Estate
- Duration: 4 months
- Start Date: ASAP
- Rate: Up to £550 per day, outside IR35
- Employment Business: Korn Ferry
- Contact: Mike Annor
- Email: Contact This Employment Business
- Reference: JSPUB -301
- Posted Date: 10/5/2026 10:29:42 AM
- Permalink: http://www.careerboard.com/hBrvV
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