Location
London, United Kingdom – Hybrid, with 3 days per week across central London and delivery regions (currently East of England)

Hours
Full time

Salary
£60,000–£70,000 depending on experience, plus performance-related OTE

Contract
Initial 12-month fixed term, with a view to a permanent executive role

About the Role

The Head of Delivery will lead GoodPeople’s portfolio of employment, skills and social value programmes, turning commitments into meaningful outcomes, including jobs, apprenticeships and opportunities for local businesses. You will take ownership of programme delivery standards, client and funder relationships, delivery teams and the development of a scalable delivery model.

Working closely with GoodPeople’s founders, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Partnerships, you will lead two flagship programmes. The first is an NHS new hospitals programme in the East of England, where GoodPeople has been commissioned to design and deliver a regional model that ensures NHS investment in new hospitals creates employment, apprenticeships and skills opportunities for local people. You will bring together NHS organisations, contractors, local authorities and colleges to deliver a coordinated programme.

The second is GoodPeople’s established Green Careers programme, which supports people into jobs in the green economy. Funded by a major corporate partner as part of a £100 million impact investment, you will manage the funder relationship, oversee programme milestones and lead the recruitment team.

The role will also involve expanding the portfolio to include further programmes across the UK, helping to secure new opportunities and supporting their mobilisation. You will be supported by a Project Coordinator and will work closely with senior leadership to grow GoodPeople’s delivery model.

Main duties include planning, mobilising and managing programmes, including workplans, governance, budgets, risks and reporting; developing consistent delivery processes and standards that can be replicated across new contracts; building relationships with Tier 1 contractors, NHS trusts, local authorities and employers to create jobs, apprenticeships and supplier opportunities; managing client and funder relationships and ensuring agreed milestones are achieved; leading the recruitment team through a Recruitment Team Lead, setting clear targets and maintaining an effective delivery pipeline; developing strategic partnerships with local authorities, Net Zero Hubs, colleges and skills networks; identifying opportunities to extend programmes into new locations and phases; and contributing to bids and new business development.

You will be responsible for ensuring programmes deliver measurable outcomes, maintaining strong relationships with senior stakeholders and providing clear progress reports to clients and funders. This is a leadership role requiring strong commercial awareness, excellent organisation and the ability to manage multiple programmes while supporting the continued growth of the organisation.

Experience

• Essential: A proven track record of leading employment, skills or social value programmes and delivering measurable outcomes.
• Essential: Experience working with contractors and public sector commissioners, with the confidence to engage and mobilise senior stakeholders.
• Essential: Experience managing client accounts or funder relationships and turning partnerships into contracted work.
• Essential: Experience leading delivery teams to targets, ideally within recruitment or employability.
• Essential: Strong organisation, budget management and programme reporting skills.
• Essential: Confidence working with data, digital platforms and AI tools.

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong programme and project management skills, including planning, mobilisation, governance, risk management and reporting.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with employers, public sector organisations and strategic partners.
• Commercial awareness and experience identifying opportunities for programme growth.
• Ability to manage budgets, monitor performance and report outcomes to senior stakeholders.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate teams and manage competing priorities.

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of social value and public procurement.
• Experience in construction skills, particularly working with Tier 1 contractors and their supply chains.
• Experience working with Local Government, the NHS or Central Government.
• Knowledge or experience of the green economy and net zero skills.
• Experience delivering programmes linked to construction, infrastructure or public sector capital investment.

About You

You will be an experienced delivery leader with a strong understanding of employment, skills or social value programmes and a passion for creating meaningful opportunities for local communities. You will be confident managing senior client and funder relationships, leading teams and ensuring programmes achieve measurable results.

You should bring a commercial and strategic mindset, with the ability to turn partnerships into practical delivery opportunities and support the growth of a wider programme portfolio. You will be highly organised, comfortable working with budgets and data, and able to communicate progress clearly to senior stakeholders. A collaborative and proactive approach is essential, alongside the flexibility to work across central London and regional delivery locations.

What We Offer

• Pay: £60,000–£70,000 depending on experience, plus performance-related OTE.
• Scope: The opportunity to lead a growing portfolio of programmes, including a flagship NHS programme from its early stages.
• Working arrangements: Hybrid working, with time spent across delivery regions and at Somerset House, central London.
• Holiday: 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Healthcare: Healthcare provision after probation.
• Pension: Stakeholder pension.

How to Apply

Apply with your CV and a short note outlining a programme you have led, what it delivered and what you would do differently. Applications are reviewed as they arrive, so early applications are encouraged.

The recruitment process will include:

• Screening call: A 30-minute conversation with the Chief Operating Officer covering your experience, motivation and practicalities.
• Interviews: Two to three interviews with the CEO and COO. The first interview will include a short presentation outlining your approach to your first 90 days.

GoodPeople is an equal opportunity employer. We particularly welcome applications from people from ethnic minority and global majority backgrounds, and those with lived experience of inequality. Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will accommodate them.