Senior Programme Manager – Change & Transformation
Location: Dublin
Contract: 18-Month Fixed-Term Contract
Salary: €110,955.62 per annum
Closing Date: Monday, 7 September 2026
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Senior Programme Manager – Change & Transformation to lead the establishment of a Change Enablement Project Office during a significant period of organisational transformation.
This is a senior-level opportunity to provide strategic leadership, programme governance, delivery assurance and change management across a portfolio of major organisational initiatives.
You will work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to establish effective governance, reporting and change management frameworks and ensure successful delivery and adoption of key transformation programmes.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and operationalise the Change Enablement Project Office, including governance, operating model, standards and processes.
- Develop an integrated portfolio view of major change initiatives, including milestones, risks, dependencies, benefits and organisational impacts.
- Produce executive dashboards, reports and insights to support senior leadership decision-making.
- Lead programme governance, risk, dependency, issue and escalation management.
- Develop and implement change management, organisational readiness, stakeholder engagement and benefits realisation approaches.
- Ensure alignment and consistency across multiple change programmes and workstreams.
- Build effective relationships across HR, Finance, IT, Facilities, Communications, Strategy and other business functions.
- Monitor programme performance, organisational readiness and benefits realisation, recommending corrective actions where required.
- Act as a trusted adviser to senior leadership on programme governance, transformation and organisational change.
Essential Requirements
- Level 8 qualification in a relevant discipline.
- 7+ years' experience leading complex change, transformation or organisational change programmes.
- Experience establishing or developing a PMO, Programme Office, Transformation Office or similar governance function.
- Strong programme governance, portfolio management and delivery assurance experience.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior level.
- Experience developing executive reporting, dashboards, metrics and management information.
- Strong risk, dependency, issue and benefits realisation experience.
- Excellent strategic, analytical and decision-making skills.
Desirable
- Level 9 qualification in Organisational Development or a related discipline.
- Recognised change management qualification such as Prosci ADKAR®, APMG Change Management or MSP®.
- Project/programme management qualification such as PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner or Agile certification.
- Public sector, regulatory or semi-state experience.
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to play a central role in establishing a new change capability and influencing the successful delivery and embedding of major organisational transformation initiatives.
You will have significant exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to shape programme governance, change management and transformation practices across a complex organisation.