Interim Transformation

Location: Sheffield (Hybrid Working) Rate: £600 per day Inside IR35 Contract Length: Until March 2027 Start Date: ASAP You will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer, Strategic Leadership Team, Directors and…

Pay rate £500 – £600/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 17 September 2026

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Location: Sheffield (Hybrid Working)
Rate: £600 per day Inside IR35
Contract Length: Until March 2027
Start Date: ASAP

You will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer, Strategic Leadership Team, Directors and programme sponsors to strengthen governance, improve delivery confidence and create a sustainable Transformation Office that leaves a lasting legacy for the Council.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and strengthen the Transformation Office and portfolio management arrangements.
Improve governance, assurance, reporting, risk management and delivery discipline across the transformation portfolio.
Provide clear and evidence-based reporting on programme progress, risks, dependencies and outcomes.
Act as the Council's senior client-side lead for transformation delivery and oversight.
Manage and challenge external transformation partners to ensure value for money and successful outcomes.
Develop a clear three-year transformation roadmap aligned to the Medium-Term Financial Strategy.
Identify programme dependencies, capacity constraints, risks and opportunities across the portfolio.
Create a resource and capability plan to support successful delivery over the next three years.
Assess and redesign the future operating model for the Transformation Office.
Develop a phased transition plan to strengthen internal capability and reduce reliance on external support.
Drive improvements in benefits realisation, programme assurance and portfolio governance.

About You

We are looking for an exceptional transformation professional with a proven track record of leading large-scale organisational change within local government or similarly complex public sector environments.

You will have experience of:

Leading organisation-wide transformation portfolios.
Building, developing and leading PMOs and Transformation Offices.
Portfolio management and programme governance.
Benefits realisation and savings delivery programmes.
Designing and implementing assurance frameworks.
Developing transformation strategies and operating models.
Supporting financial sustainability and organisational improvement programmes.
Working with Executive Leadership Teams, Directors, elected members and external stakeholders.
Building lasting internal capability and embedding sustainable ways of working.

Essential Expertise

Transformation Office Leadership
PMO Leadership
Portfolio Management
Programme Governance
Benefits Realisation
Assurance & Delivery Frameworks
Organisational Transformation
Operating Model Design
Financial Sustainability Programmes
Resource & Capability Planning
Stakeholder Management
Local Government TransformationIf you are interested please do contact Becky Coxon on to discuss this role further.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change

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