Strategy & Programme Director – North West - Interim

My North West based client are currently looking for a Strategy & Programme Director on an interim basis.

The candidate will have the following skill set:

• Relevant Deree or other specialist post-graduate qualification
• Extensive experience at a senior management level within a similar role
• Experience with transport strategy and policy development
• Extensive knowledge of transport strategy – ideally within rail/highways/traffic/road
• Experience managing infrastructure projects within public and private sectors
• Broad knowledge of the national and regional transport strategy and policy context, how this links to devolution and the political and economic map of the UK
• Proven experience of influencing and persuading governance bodies, stakeholders, partners, clients and suppliers to understand the aims, objectives and requirements of the programme
• Proven experience of managing significant budgets, optimising external funding opportunities and effectively applying key commercial, business and other management processes
• Act as lead spokesperson for my client on all strategy, analysis & appraisal, programme, projects and commissioning activities
• Contribute to and support the development of business cases and project proposals across all programmes ensuring effective scrutiny of all such proposals.
• Lead the continual development and delivery of an evidence based, optimised and visionary Strategic Plan, working in close collaboration with critical stakeholders, ensuring that the strategy is supported by all relevant stakeholders both regionally and nationally.
• Lead all aspects of my clients programme management and assurance services and manage the framework within which these functions operate

What my client are offering:

• £850/950 per day
• Inside IR35
• Manchester Based
• 4 months
• ASAP Start

If this role sounds of interest then please contact Jenice Forde on <phone number removed> or email <email address removed>