Senior Project Manager

Job description

Contract Terms

Starting salary: PO8 (£63,966 – £67,575 per annum)
Location: Alexandra House, Station Rd, London 
Contract type: Permanent 
Working pattern: Full-time, 36 hours (Hybrid)
Closing date: 21st June 2026
Interview date: Week commencing 29th June 2026 (TBC) 

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead a high-impact portfolio of change and improvement programmes, supporting the delivery of our Adult Improvement Plan and Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS). This is a fantastic opportunity to shape services, improve outcomes for residents, and influence system-wide change across health and social care.

Reporting to the Head of Service Development and Improvement, you will lead complex programmes and projects across Adult Social Services, ensuring delivery of strategic priorities on time and within budget.   You will play a central role in driving transformation, working across council services and with partners including health and voluntary sector organisations, to deliver sustainable improvements and innovation.

A key part of the role includes supporting the development and oversight of the Better Care Fund (BCF) and Section 75 agreements, ensuring strong governance and partnership working.

About the Team

The Service Development and Improvement team plays a central role in supporting the successful delivery of Adult Social Care’s complex improvement programme. Working alongside programme leads and operational services, the team provides coordination, analysis and project management to ensure our vital improvement projects are effectively planned, monitored and delivered.

The team brings together data, insight and stakeholder input to inform decision-making, track progress against key milestones, and drive continuous improvement. By maintaining strong governance, supporting programme reporting and working collaboratively across teams and partner organisations, the team helps ensure that improvement activity is well-managed, evidence-based and focused on achieving better outcomes for residents.

About You

You are a confident and credible programme leader with a strong track record of delivering complex transformation within Adult Social Care or a closely related environment. You bring strategic insight, strong leadership and the ability to influence at senior levels, alongside a passion for improving outcomes for residents.

Key skills and experience include:
•    Significant experience in programme and project management, delivering complex change and service improvement initiatives across Adult Social Care or public sector systems 
•    Strong knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation, policy and regulatory frameworks, including CQC requirements, and the ability to translate these into practice 
•    Experience of working across organisational and system boundaries, building effective relationships with partners such as health, ICB and voluntary sector organisations
•    Demonstrable experience of co-production, engaging residents and stakeholders in the design and delivery of services
•    Excellent communication skills, including producing high-quality reports and presenting to senior leaders and boards 
•    Experience of applying structured programme and project management methodologies to drive delivery, governance and outcomes
•    Knowledge and/or experience of the Better Care Fund (BCF) and Section 75 arrangements, and their role in delivering integrated services 

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.

Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.