Commissioning and Transformation Programme Manager
- London
- £300-400 per day
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and manage the overarching work programme for the new function, ensuring key milestones, governance, and decision-making points are effectively planned and delivered
- Drive the rollout of a joined-up commissioning approach across the Council and NHS, embedding a collaborative, disciplined, and commercially sound process
- Spearhead priority initiatives, including improving child and adolescent mental health and building resilience through our 'Childhood Adversity, Resilience and Trauma' programme
- Work with senior leaders across the NHS, local authority, and voluntary sector to align priorities and deliver shared outcomes
- Promote a systemic, trauma-informed, and anti-racist approach to commissioning and service design for children and young people
- Proven leader in programme delivery – with expertise in strategic project management, planning, reporting, and risk control
- Demonstrable commissioning experience, ideally in Children’s joint commissioning
- Strong sector insight – bringing a clear understanding of local authority, NHS, and integrated care systems within the wider public sector
- Influential and collaborative – able to inspire confidence, manage competing priorities, and work effectively with senior leaders, clinicians, and the wider community