Engagement Lead

££990 GBP Hybrid WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Contract Engagement Lead - Integrated Delivery & Assurance Location: London / Hybrid Working Rate: Up to £990 per day (Inside IR35) Contract: Until March 2027 Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required

About the Role

We're supporting a major government transformation programme seeking an experienced Engagement Lead to provide delivery leadership, governance oversight and strategic assurance across a complex portfolio of workstreams. This is a senior leadership role requiring someone who can operate comfortably at executive level, driving programme alignment, managing senior stakeholders and ensuring successful delivery across large-scale public sector transformation initiatives.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing overall delivery leadership across multiple programme workstreams.
• Ensuring strategic alignment between programme objectives, delivery teams and stakeholders.
• Leading governance, assurance and quality management activities.
• Managing senior stakeholder relationships across government and delivery partners.
• Overseeing programme dependencies, risks and escalation management.
• Driving benefits realisation and ensuring delivery outcomes are achieved.
• Chairing governance forums and supporting executive decision-making.
• Providing leadership and assurance across programme planning and execution.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience leading large-scale transformation programmes within Central Government.
• Previous experience operating at Managing Director, Programme Director or equivalent level.
• Strong governance, assurance and programme leadership expertise.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments and multiple delivery partners.
• Track record delivering multi-workstream change programmes.
• Strong understanding of benefits management, strategic planning and programme controls.
• Active SC Clearance.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to play a critical leadership role on a high-profile government programme, working directly with senior stakeholders and helping shape the successful delivery of a nationally significant transformation initiative. To find out more about this opportunity, contact Daire McIlhatton at Anson McCade Recruitment.