Senior Delivery Manager – Government Digital Service
The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government.
Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by:
* joining up public sector services
* harnessing the power of AI for the public good
* strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure
* elevating leadership and investing in talent
* funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation
* committing to transparency and driving accountability
We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol.
As a Senior Delivery Manager, you will lead one or more multi‑disciplinary teams to research, design, build and ship major changes to GOV.UK. Your team will be part of the award‑winning GOV.UK programme, and will be empowered to improve the way the people interact with the government at national scale.
Responsibilities
* lead and motivate multiple multi‑disciplinary teams, helping them organise and plan their work, ensuring they deliver timely products and services that actually meet users’ needs
* co‑create and co‑own plans and progress using recognised lean/agile practices, and communicate status to more senior people and users appropriately
* provide useful and accurate delivery metrics to facilitate continual improvement
* facilitate an inclusive team environment where innovation and challenge are welcomed from all colleagues
* deliver to the agreed goals, actively tackling impediments, risks and blockers, and communicating and escalating where necessary
* continually improve the effectiveness, efficiency and cohesion of teams
* develop, guide and coach your delivery manager line reports
* manage stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment and effective communication, taking into account organisational context and different needs and priorities, dealing constructively with conflicting views
* work in partnership with product and technical leads on high profile work in ambiguous, complex and/or uncertain domains
* promote continual improvement, good communication and collaboration across the organisation using the principles of agile at scale
Person Specification
* using agile practices to ensure the iterative and timely delivery of products and services that serve real user needs
* facilitating effective workshops which give a voice to all participants and provide concrete outputs that enable delivery
* leading successful high functioning multidisciplinary delivery teams which are aligned to the organisation’s strategic priorities and the needs of stakeholders
* actively tackling impediments, risks and blockers, and communicating and escalating where necessary
Sponsorship
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Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Information Technology and Project Management
Industries
Government Relations Services, Government Administration, and Information Services
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