Strategic Sites Accelerator – Programme Manager, Office for Investment


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£57,511 - £68,328
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Salford
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	13 Aug 2026
Closing date:	27 Aug 2026

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Summary

The Team

The Strategic Sites Accelerator (SSA) Programme is a national initiative launched under the Industrial Strategy aimed at unlocking complex, high-potential commercial and industrial sites across the UK to drive investment and economic growth. Led by the Office for Investment (OfI), the programme will be delivered in partnership with the National Wealth Fund (NWF) to deploy a range of interventions to assist, accelerate, and acquire strategic sites. This includes providing blended finance options through NWF capital (financial transactions) and OfI funding to invest in stalled site projects to drive progress whilst also seeking a return on investment. The SSA is designed to overcome barriers to site development by combining policy intent with financing and delivery execution, ensuring projects move forward in alignment with ministerial and departmental priorities.

The Role

We are currently at a critical stage, as the programme moves into the delivery phase with the first site investments expected this financial year. The programme will deliver through a range of expert partners including the NWF, a contracted National Delivery Partner (NDP) and the wider OfI and BIST, requiring an experienced programme management professional to deliver the programme business case, manage stakeholders, conduct market engagement, support site selection and grant delivery, and develop a comprehensive programme delivery model that will work for the long term.

This role will be at the heart of SSA programme delivery for the OfI, effectively managing the deployment of the fund over 3 years to leverage significant additional public and private sector capital in the industrial real estate sector. The role holder will be able to engage credibly with a wide range of stakeholders including investors, developers, public finance institutions and Mayoral Strategic Authorities to drive forward programme delivery through multiple public sector entities.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement effective programme management systems, controls and reporting to set the programme up for sustainable success, working across multiple public and private sector delivery partners.
Lead and deliver a cross-functional stakeholder engagement strategy for the programme, including delivery partners, places, investors and developers.
Lead on development, implementation and continuous improvement of the site selection framework, application process and stakeholder feedback loop, working in collaboration with the National Delivery Partner and the NWF.
Lead on programme delivery elements of business case development for selected sites, ensuring compliance with government standards (Green Book), and assuring routes to approval through BIST and HM Treasury.
Manage programme timelines, dependencies, risks and issues, including engaging government major portfolio teams in BIST and NISTA.
Support the team with resource planning and capability development, including through management of a National Delivery Partner
Provide regular reporting to senior stakeholders and governance boards, including Ministers
Facilitate effective decision-making through high-quality programme information

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