The Greater London Authority is recruiting a Performance and Collaboration Manager to join a senior leadership team on an initial three‑month contract. This is a high‑impact interim role, reporting directly to an Executive Director and playing a key part in leading performance, coordination and assurance across a corporate function.
This position is well suited to a confident manager who can step into a leadership environment, bring stability following recent staff turnover, and provide clear direction on performance, governance and delivery.
Length – 3‑month contract initially
Hybrid working – (3 days in the office)
The role
As a core member of the leadership team, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring performance information, delivery plans and communications are coherent, well managed and ready for senior and committee‑level scrutiny. The role combines people leadership, performance management and senior stakeholder engagement.
Key responsibilities include:
Leadership and people management
- Acting as a core member of the leadership team and reporting directly to the Executive Director
- Line managing one Collaboration Officer and providing leadership, support and clarity following team changes
- Providing oversight and coordination across collaboration and performance activity delivered by the team
- Leading the team through a period of transition, offering stability, direction and clear priorities
Performance, planning and governance
- Overseeing performance data collection, analysis and reporting
- Ensuring delivery plans and forward plans are kept up to date and aligned to directorate priorities
- Feeding performance insights, risks and progress into senior leadership and management forums
- Supporting the Executive Director with high‑quality information, briefings and forward planning, including EDI priorities
Audit, committees and assurance
- Leading preparation for upcoming audits, including gathering, coordinating and quality‑assuring audit data
- Ensuring all documentation is accurate, well‑presented and ready for committee review
- Supporting large and complex committee meetings, including coordination of papers, data and communications
Systems and coordination
- Providing oversight of performance and planning systems such as Asana
- Ensuring systems are being used effectively, with appropriate governance and visibility
- Maintaining a coordinated approach across performance, planning, communications and reporting
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with senior stakeholders, including:
- Head of Executive Facilities Management
- Head of IT
- Head of the Executive Support Team
- Acting as a key point of connection between the team, the Executive Director and senior leadership colleagues
If you are an experienced Performance and Collaboration Manager looking for a leadership‑level interim role within the Greater London Authority, we would welcome your application.
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