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The Greater London Authority is recruiting a Performance and Collaboration Manager to join a senior leadership team on an initial three‑month contract. This is a high‑impact interim role, reporting directly to an Executive Director and playing a key part in leading performance, coordination and assurance across a corporate function.
This position is well suited to a confident manager who can step into a leadership environment, bring stability following recent staff turnover, and provide clear direction on performance, governance and delivery.
Length - 3‑month contract initially
Hybrid working - (3 days in the office)
Pay rate: £272.18 per day via PAYE or £354.97 per day via Umbrella
The role
As a core member of the leadership team, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring performance information, delivery plans and communications are coherent, well managed and ready for senior and committee-level scrutiny. The role combines people leadership, performance management and senior stakeholder engagement.
Key responsibilities include:
Leadership and people management
- Acting as a core member of the leadership team and reporting directly to the Executive Director
- Line managing one Collaboration Officer and providing leadership, support and clarity following team changes
- Providing oversight and coordination across collaboration and performance activity delivered by the team
- Leading the team through a period of transition, offering stability, direction and clear priorities
Performance, planning and governance
- Overseeing performance data collection, analysis and reporting
- Ensuring delivery plans and forward plans are kept up to date and aligned to directorate priorities
- Feeding performance insights, risks and progress into senior leadership and management forums
- Supporting the Executive Director with high‑quality information, briefings and forward planning, including EDI priorities
Audit, committees and assurance
- Leading preparation for upcoming audits, including gathering, coordinating and quality‑assuring audit data
- Ensuring all documentation is accurate, well-presented and ready for committee review
- Supporting large and complex committee meetings, including coordination of papers, data and communications
Systems and coordination
- Providing oversight of performance and planning systems such as Asana
- Ensuring systems are being used effectively, with appropriate governance and visibility
- Maintaining a coordinated approach across performance, planning, communications and reporting
Stakeholder engagement
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with senior stakeholders, including:
- Head of Executive Facilities Management
- Head of IT
- Head of the Executive Support Team
- Acting as a key point of connection between the team, the Executive Director and senior leadership colleagues
If you are an experienced Performance and Collaboration Manager looking for a leadership‑level interim role within the Greater London Authority, we would welcome your application.