Senior Project Manager (Children’s Social Care)

Rate: Negotiable day rate (Inside IR35, umbrella)

Hybrid

Duration: Until May 2026

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and deliver projects within Nottingham’s Children and Education Services Transformation Programme
Manage service improvement projects and workstreams across Fostering, Children in Care, Leaving Care and First Response
Ensure projects meet agreed objectives, deliverables, outcomes and benefits, including improved outcomes for children and families and reduced costs
Develop and maintain Project Initiation Documents (PIDs), business cases and delivery plans
Produce and present monthly highlight reports, updates and performance information
Develop and monitor KPIs and benefits realisation
Lead change management activity to embed a continuous improvement culture
Work closely with Directors, Heads of Service and frontline practitioners
Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies and mitigations
Provide clear, structured reporting to the Transformation Delivery Lead and senior stakeholders

Key Requirements:

Proven experience delivering transformation and service improvement projects within Children’s Social Care
Strong change management capability in complex and challenging environments
Experience working with senior leaders (Directors, Heads of Service) and operational teams
Professional Project Management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, APM, PMP or equivalent)
Strong experience producing PIDs, business cases and highlight reports
Confident managing KPIs, benefits, costs and delivery milestones
Background in non-IT transformation projects within local authority Children’s Services

If you have the relevant experience, please apply today!

Senior Project Manager (Children's Social Care)