FCW Programme Manager

• Contract Fixed Term
• Closing Date Apply by 21 January 2026

Location

Hove Town Hall

Job Summary

Job reference

• Positions available 1

Working hours

• Working hours 37
• Closing date 21 January 2026

Job category

• Job category Project Management

Organisation

• Organisation Brighton & Hove City Council

Job introduction

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of driving innovation across the Families, Children and Wellbeing directorate.

The Programme Manager role will co-ordinate a number of high-profile programmes, across a range of services, to ensure improved delivery and experience for Children and Young People, as well as meeting the Council's strategic priorities.

As a confident and experienced Programme Manager, preferably within a Local Authority setting, you will be used to managing competing priorities and understanding the balance between the need to drive innovation forward against the day to day delivery and the challenges this presents.

You should be comfortable engaging with all stakeholders understanding the nuances across the system as a whole. The programmes may impact on different areas within the council and across our health and voluntary sector partners, therefore a degree of sensitivity is required in handling the conversations.

Regular updates to senior management will be required identifying the progress of the programmes, risks and mitigations. These should be clear and succinct to ensure maximum impact.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you've submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.