Project Manager (Childrens Services)

6 month Project Manager roleInside IR35Immediate Start Hybrid - Onsite Dorset County Hall, Dorchester (2days) 400 to 450 a dayShould have experience in children''s services and be an experienced project manager.About UsConnect2Dorset is a managed service agency owned by Dorset Council, providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities within Dorset Council. Our service is built on our values of being ethical, trustworthy and caring, with profits returned to our Local Authority shareholders. This role is central to delivering a multi-year transformation agenda that improves outcomes for children and families, strengthens early intervention and enables more efficient, integrated service delivery. This role will lead the implementation of projects ensuring transformation is evidence-led, aligned with local needs, and delivers measurable impact. Working across early help, education, SEND, and social care, you will oversee projects where directed by the Delivery Lead. These will modernise services, embed digital innovation, and put children, young people, and families at the heart of every change. The role requires working across organisational boundaries to reduce duplication, break down silos, and design services around the lived experiences of children and families. The role will champion co-production, inclusive design, and continuous learning ensuring that transformation is not only strategic and sustainable but also rooted in relationship-based practice and ..... full job details .....