Senior Delivery Manager: Health and Care Systems and Accountability

Working for City Hall makes a difference to the lives of Londoners. Our staff are at the centre of long-term planning and development for our great city.

Organisation: Greater London Authority

Job title: Senior Manager:
Health and Care Systems and Accountability

Salary: £64,690 per annum

Grade: 10

Contract type: Permanent

Reference: 5343

Team: Health Unit

Directorate: Communities and Skills

Interview date: w/c 2 or 9 November 2026

Location: Union Street

Final date to receive applications: 15 September 2026 at 23:59:00

Collaborative, open, inclusive and fair - we work with and through partners to ensure Londoners can shape healthy, empowered and productive lives. Communities and Skills is led by Executive Director, Tunde Olayinka and comprises the Health, Performance, Collaboration and Coordination, Skills and Employment, Social and Economic Inclusion, and Young Londoners and Communities Units.

This role sits within a small, friendly health and care partnerships sub-team within the Health Unit.

At the Greater London Authority (GLA), we know that good health is shaped not just by healthcare, but by systems, communities and leadership. We're looking for an experienced and politically astute policy and delivery professional to help drive forward the Mayor's vision for a healthier, more equal London - by working hand in hand with the health and care system to shape real change.

The new role is an exciting opportunity to lead key areas of our health and care partnerships work. You'll play a central role in delivering the Mayor's priorities - from shaping how the GLA works with the NHS and local partners, to driving forward work on NHS reforms, and London's broader health inequalities agenda.

You'll co-lead the GLA's engagement with London's Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), supporting the Mayor's representatives and helping align health and care commissioning with Mayoral priorities. A key objective is to improve health outcomes, reduce inequalities and ensure that health and care systems support the needs of London's diverse communities.

You'll work with senior leaders across health, local government and the community sector. Success in these roles depends on your ability to build trust, spot policy and delivery opportunities, and respond with agility to emerging priorities - often in fast-moving or politically sensitive contexts.

You'll have strong leadership skills and be able to work strategically across organisations and sectors. You'll drive delivery and bring an astute policy brain and collaborative spirit to complex challenges. You'll also be agile, flexible and operate well under pressure.

• Providing strategic policy, briefing, and action-tracking support to Mayoral representatives serving on Integrated Care Boards
• Managing programme delivery, milestones, risks, and performance for the GLA's ICB engagement work
• Building and managing partnerships across the NHS, local authorities and voluntary sector organisations
• Leading on policy surveillance and supporting mayoral policy interests in the devolution of health policy and responsibilities from national to regional and local government for London. This may include holding policy oversight of NHS reforms, the wider English devolution agenda and any proposals for future changes to the GLA legislation.

To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:

• A relevant degree or equivalent professional qualification or ability to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge and skills gained through experience.
• A background of working in or with the NHS and wider health and care system - with…