Interim jobs in Public Sector

The Interim Procurement Officer will be supporting with documentation and process mapping for a public sector organisation, you will be taking ownership of procurement processes end-to-end and providing expert public sector procurement knowledge.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Interim Payroll Specialist to join the accounting and finance department within the property industry. Based in Sevenoaks, this temporary role focuses on efficiently managing payroll processes and ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations.

The position of Interim Building Surveyor in the public sector involves overseeing and managing construction-related projects to ensure compliance with regulations and standards. This temporary role in London requires a detail-oriented professional with expertise in building surveying and a strong understanding of construction processes.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head of Commercial (Works) to lead high-value procurement across a complex estate environment. This senior role will drive commercial strategy and oversee works procurement, including construction and FM. You'll act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, ensuring compliant delivery, strong value, and best practice across procurement and contract management.

We are seeking an experienced an Interim Procurement Manager to support a large, complex public-sector organisation on a 12‑month interim basis. This role has a strong commercial and savings focus, alongside responsibility for delivering a portfolio of medium‑complexity procurement projects, primarily within ICT and cross‑category spend.

We're seeking an Interim Procurement Manager to lead a short-term programme focused on spend analysis, commercial review and contract optimisation across a multi-site public sector environment. This hands-on role, reviewing spending patterns, improving procurement activity and strengthening contract management across the organisation.

This exciting opportunity is for an Interim Social Media Manager to lead and manage social media strategies for a public sector organisation based in Sheffield. This role will work across the communications and marketing team to lead the planning, development and coordination of social content across varied time frames alongside managing workload from longer term planned content to urgent requests at short notice.

This Interim IT Network Manager role will lead and support a team of around 10 Network Engineers for a public sector organisation in Gloucester, with a primary focus on people leadership and service delivery. The role requires enough technical network knowledge to provide assurance, manage stakeholders, and act as an escalation point, without being hands‑on day to day.

This Interim Finance Director role in Central London offers an exciting opportunity to oversee and manage the financial operations within the public sector. The successful candidate will ensure financial stability and provide strategic leadership during this temporary assignment.

An opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead a critical Infrastructure Intelligence programme within a large organisation.We are looking for a proven procurement professional who is immediately effective at senior level, comfortable operating in technically and commercially complex environments, and able to balance hands-on delivery with strategic oversight.

The Lead Commercial Manager role in the public sector is ideal for procurement and supply chain professionals with a strong understanding of managing commercial activities. This interim opportunity is based in Leeds City Centre and offers an excellent opportunity to lead and deliver key procurement initiatives.

We are seeking an experienced Interim IT Category Manager to lead high‑value, strategically important commercial activity within a fast‑paced, high‑performing Commercial function. This role will suit a senior commercial professional with deep expertise in technology procurement, strong stakeholder management skills, and a passion for delivering value through commercial transformation.

A large public sector organisation is seeking an Assistant Commercial Manager to support the delivery of procurement, commercial strategy, and supplier management activity across a range of categories. This role sits within a major central government commercial function with a significant and complex annual spend profile.

Executive leadership opportunity to shape strategy, communications and external relations within a nationally significant regulator during a period of transformation.

The Interim HR Consultant (Change Management) will play a senior role during a critical period of organisational change providing expert guidance on a transformation project.This temporary role, based in Sutton, requires a professional with a proven ability to deliver a change management project within an educational body.

The Head of Business Partnering (Housing) will play a pivotal role in providing financial leadership and strategic support within the public sector. This temporary position requires expertise in accounting and finance to drive effective decision-making and ensure robust financial management.

The role of Finance Senior Manager - Finance Transformation involves leading and delivering finance transformation projects within the public sector.

We are seeking a skilled Pensions Officer to manage and administer pension schemes within the public sector. This temporary role requires a detail-oriented professional with expertise in finance and LGPS, based in London.

The role of Financial Accountant within the public sector involves ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with established accounting standards. This temporary position in Liverpool requires a detail oriented professional with accounting expertise.

The Health and Safety Manager will oversee and implement health and safety protocols across the operations of a public sector organisation. This interim role, based in Shrewsbury with travel to Telford, requires expertise in ensuring compliance with safety regulations and fostering a secure working environment.

We are seeking an interim Chief Accountant to join a Local Authority in London. This temporary position requires expertise in accounting and finance to manage and oversee financial operations effectively within a Local Authority.