Project Manager – SEND Transformation

Project Manager – SEND Transformation

📍 Location: Mainly remote with possibly 1/2 days a month in the South-West

📅 Contract: 3 Months

💰 Rate: £500 per day (Inside IR35)

⏰ Full-Time

A new opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Manager to lead and drive a critical phase of a SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Transformation programme. You will work on high-impact initiatives supporting better outcomes for children and young people with SEND, and helping shape a more inclusive, responsive education system across the city.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as strategic lead for the SEND strategy, inclusion and attendance, with oversight of planning, delivery, and stakeholder engagement.
• Drive progress against the Safety Valve monitoring requirements and maintain strong governance structures.
• Lead the coordination and reporting of the DSG Deficit Management Plan.
• Deliver key programmes on time, to budget, and aligned to strategic goals using recognised project management methodologies.
• Maintain integrated project plans across complex interdependencies, and provide accurate forecasting, reporting and risk management.
• Lead project teams, support delivery boards, and provide clear, consistent leadership and communication.
• Regularly report progress to senior leadership including Directors and Executive Directors.

Experience & Skills Required:

• Proven experience delivering transformation programmes within SEND, education, or local government contexts.
• Strong background in managing complex change programmes with a clear focus on inclusion, education and service delivery improvement.
• Sound knowledge of project management methodologies such as PRINCE2, MSP or Agile.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills-able to influence at all levels.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in fast-paced, multi-agency environments.
• A strategic thinker with strong delivery credentials and the ability to bring clarity and structure to complexity.
• Familiarity with SEND improvement strategies, funding structures and national priorities would be highly beneficial.

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements