HR Project Manager (Interim)

Day Rate: c. £700 per day
Contract Length: Initial contract duration approx 2-3 months 
Location: Remote/Flexible (UK)
Start Date: Immediate

We’re supporting an organisation embarking on a significant transformation programme focused on organisational redesign, operational efficiency and cost reduction.

This is a challenging assignment that requires someone who is comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where priorities shift regularly, stakeholders have competing interests and timelines evolve continuously.

The Opportunity
You’ll take ownership of a complex change programme, helping to coordinate organisational restructuring activity, manage key stakeholders and maintain momentum across multiple workstreams.
Success in this role will come from your ability to bring structure, pace and clarity to an evolving programme whilst ensuring stakeholders remain aligned and engaged throughout.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a major organisational change programme.
• Manage restructuring and organisational redesign activities.
• Work closely with senior leadership teams to drive delivery and accountability.
• Support consultation and engagement activity with recognised trade unions and employee representatives.
• Identify and manage programme risks, dependencies and critical milestones.
• Maintain governance, reporting and stakeholder communications.
• Keep delivery on track despite changing priorities and emerging challenges.
• Provide practical solutions and clear direction in an ambiguous environment.

About You
Experience within the NHS, Higher Education or other public sector environments would be highly beneficial given the complexity of stakeholder engagement and change management requirements.

You may currently be working as a:

• Change Project Manager
• Transformation Project Manager
• Programme Manager
• Organisation Design Lead
• Business Transformation Consultant
• Change & Engagement Lead

We’re particularly interested in individuals who can demonstrate:

• Experience leading large-scale restructures or organisational change programmes.
• Experience working in unionised environments.
• Strong stakeholder management across executive, operational and employee groups.
• The ability to influence, challenge and drive action when required.
• Experience operating within complex, politically sensitive organisations.
• A calm, resilient and delivery-focused approach.
• The ability to navigate uncertainty whilst maintaining momentum.
• Confidence operating in environments where plans, timelines and priorities are changing regularly.

Why This Assignment?

This is a business-critical piece of work with high visibility and tangible organisational impact. You’ll be joining a programme where strong project leadership is essential, helping an organisation navigate significant change whilst balancing stakeholder engagement, operational requirements and cost reduction objectives.

For a confidential discussion, please get in touch.