Programme Director

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
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed