Engagement Lead

Overview

Senior Engagement Lead sought to steer a major government transformation programme. You will provide delivery leadership, governance oversight and strategic assurance across multiple workstreams. You’ll work with executive-level stakeholders to align objectives, manage dependencies and drive benefits realisation. The role focuses on governance, risk management and ensuring successful delivery across large-scale public sector change. You will shape programme planning, decision-making and cross-partner collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall delivery leadership across multiple programme workstreams
• Ensure strategic alignment between programme objectives, delivery teams and stakeholders
• Lead governance, assurance and quality management activities
• Manage senior stakeholder relationships across government and delivery partners
• Oversee programme dependencies, risks and escalation management
• Drive benefits realisation and ensure delivery outcomes are achieved
• Chair governance forums and support executive decision-making
• Provide leadership and assurance across programme planning and execution

Key requirements

• Proven experience leading large-scale transformation programmes within Central Government
• Experience at Managing Director, Programme Director or equivalent level
• Strong governance, assurance and programme leadership expertise
• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments and multiple delivery partners
• Track record delivering multi-workstream change programmes
• Strong understanding of benefits management, strategic planning and programme controls
• Active SC Clearance

• Stakeholder management
• Executive communication
• Strategic thinking
• Governance
• Assurance
• Programme controls

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