AMS PSR

On behalf of DHSC , we are looking for a Risk and Highlight Report Lead Inside IR35  for a contract ending 31st of March 2027 based Hybrid in either London or Leeds 

This is a high-profile opportunity to contribute to one of the government’s most significant reform programmes.

These roles sit at the heart of delivery within the DHSC–NHSE Joint Transformation Programme, providing analytical, coordination and management capability across organisational design and PMO and Finance activity

As a Risk and Highlight Report Lead , your main responsibilities will be to:

• Work closely with Programme colleagues to translate strategic direction into deliverable plans, effective governance and high-quality reporting in a fast paced and high scrutiny environment
• The role sit across the PMO and Finance functions, ensuring delivery is coordinated, governed effectively and supported by high quality reporting.
• Maintain programme plans, logs and reporting products and produce clear updates for senior stakeholders. Work with colleagues to surface and manage risks, dependencies and delivery issues early

Essential:

• Extensive experience in risk management and reporting, including the ability to analyse, monitor, and communicate risks effectively across programmes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and influence across a range of senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to go beyond maintaining existing risk registers, demonstrating a proactive approach to improving and evolving risk management practices.
• Experience in identifying, establishing, and embedding robust risk management frameworks and tools, ensuring they are credible, auditable, and fit for organisational use.
• Demonstrable experience working with organisational-level (enterprise) risk, ideally within large public sector environments (e.g. NHS England, DHSC), rather than solely project-level risk registers.

Desirable: 

• Change and transformation

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DHSC  guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant 

DHSC guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".