Opus People Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a partnership between Walsall Council, City of Wolverhampton Council and the Black Country ICB for an experienced Senior Programme Director / Place Commissioning Lead to deliver a high-profile strategic transformation programme across health and social care. This is a 6-month interim assignment offering fully remote working with a flexible rate. Please see a high-level overview of the role below: • Lead the development of future Place Commissioning arrangements across Walsall and Wolverhampton • Work closely with Executive Directors, ICB leaders, NHS Trust executives, finance leads, governance teams and commissioning professionals across the system • Undertake due diligence across governance, finance, legal, commissioning, workforce and operating model considerations • Develop and appraise options for future commissioning arrangements, governance structures and accountability frameworks • Review funding, resource and decision-making arrangements across partner organisations • Produce Board-level reports, recommendations, options appraisals and assurance documentation • Develop a preferred operating model and implementation roadmap • Build stakeholder consensus across complex organisational boundaries • Lead the programme autonomously while providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior leaders • Deliver a completed due diligence review, preferred option and implementation plan ready for partner approval The ideal candidate will have experience with: • Senior Programme Director, Place-Based Transformation Lead, Strategic Commissioning Lead or Associate Director-level assignments • Complex health and social care transformation programmes • Working across Local Authorities, NHS organisations, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and wider public-sector partnerships • Commissioning, governance, integrated care and organisational design • Producing business cases, options appraisals, operating models and implementation plans • Managing senior stakeholder relationships at Executive and Board level • Financial governance, resource planning and system-wide programme delivery • Working independently and leading strategic programmes with minimal supervision • Must have previous experience within Local Government and/or the NHS This assignment would suit candidates with a background in health and social care integration, place-based commissioning, system transformation, commissioning strategy or partnership governance, with pervious experience with Local Government and/or the NHS. If this role is of interest to you, please submit a copy of your CV and a mobile number. All offers will be subject to satisfactory compliance screening, including right to work in the UK and references