Organisational Change Project Manager

Organisational Change Project Manager

LondonOutside IR35£350-£410 per dayMax 2 weeks notice

This is a delivery-focused contract for a small public sector company, delivering a change programme tied to a live service transition. You will take ownership of moving an established grant delivery function between two organisations while maintaining continuity, alongside shaping a new operating model for future delivery. This is a hands‑on role with clear milestones, complex stakeholders, and immediate impact.

The Role and Deliverables

• Lead the migration of an existing grant delivery function and team from one organisation into a new operating structure, ensuring no disruption to live services.
• Manage end-to-end delivery of a defined project plan covering legal agreements, financial flows, governance, systems, and data ownership between two public sector entities.
• Oversee workforce transition activity, including staff transfer, consultation, and alignment of roles, working closely with HR and legal teams.
• Coordinate cross‑functional workstreams including HR, legal, finance, IT, and data to deliver a fully operational service in the new structure.
• Develop a second project plan to stand up a new grant management function, including target operating model, governance, and delivery processes.
• Provide programme governance, including RAID management, reporting, and executive‑level updates to senior stakeholders and board‑level forums.

Your Skills & Experience

• Strong experience delivering organisational change tied to live service transitions or operating model redesign.
• Proven track record managing workforce change such as TUPE, restructures, or team migrations.
• Experience delivering programmes involving multiple organisations, governance structures, and senior stakeholders.
• Strong capability across programme planning, governance, risk management, and executive reporting.
• Experience working across HR, legal, finance, and operational teams to deliver end-to‑end change.
• Confidence operating in politically sensitive or highly governed environments, ideally within the public sector.

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