Programme Director - Defence Experience - Remote Working - Inside IR35

Our client, a global consultancy, are currently looking to hire a Programme Director with Defence experience to join the team on a contract basis, with this role being remote working.

As the ideal candidate you will be a credible, delivery-focused Programme Director with a track record of successfully mobilising complex public sector or Defence contracts, operating at executive level and delivering against challenging timescales and contractual commitments.

In this role you will be accountable for end-to-end delivery of the transition programme, managing multiple workstreams including governance, operational readiness, workforce transition, stakeholder engagement, dependency management, risk and issue resolution, and service commencement.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading a multi-disciplinary mobilisation and transition team.
• Driving programme governance, planning, controls and reporting.
• Managing programme risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies and opportunities (RAID).
• Ensuring delivery of critical milestones and Operational Service Commencement (OSC).
• Acting as the primary interface with senior client stakeholders and suppliers.
• Providing executive-level reporting, assurance and decision support.
• Leading through mobilisation into early life support and stable service operations.

Essential Experience:

• Proven Programme Director experience delivering large-scale transition, mobilisation or transformation programmes.
• Strong Defence, Central Government or regulated-sector experience.
• Demonstrable expertise in programme governance, risk management, planning and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience of leading complex service transitions involving multiple suppliers and stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, influencing and communication skills with senior executives and client organisations.

Please apply!

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.