Venn Group is working with a Local Authority to recruit a contract Delivery Manager to lead and coordinate the delivery of the migration activity for moving from “on-premise” provision to cloud services for the council’s technology estate.
It is essential to have knowledge of local authority technology and the specifics relating to the migration from on-premise to cloud services associated with infrastructure and networking, including migrating the SAN and Citrix environment.
* IR35 Status: Outside of IR35
* Rate: £500 per day
* Location: South East of England
* Working pattern: Hybrid
The Delivery Manager will be responsible for:
* Delivery of the safe and successful migration of the technology estate to cloud services and that the new environment reflects the requirements of the Council
* Creating and managing the programme plan and leading on the co-production of all the additional documentation for good governance and robust risk management
* Developing and leading stakeholder engagement activity to ensure the organisation understands requirements and assists where necessary for a successful migration
* Creating programme structures and applying effective governance routines to ensure the migration keeps to pace and within agreed tolerances
* Fostering a collaborative working relationship with the technical delivery partner and the cloud services supplier, encouraging a technology partner relationship and ensuring they are accountable for their deliverables
* Working with the IT service leads to define benefits and outcomes, ensuring financial benefits are realised to time and the non- financial benefits are optimised
* Monitoring and managing all programme risks effectively and promptly, escalating any that cannot be resolved within the programme governance structure
* Ensuring appropriate and timely SME awareness, engagement, and ownership of tasks
* Identify obstacles and facilitate the removal or resolution of impediments
* Facilitating continuous improvement and development of cloud engineering resources
* Working closely with the Programme Sponsor, the Chief Digital Officer, and the wider IT service to ensure a coordinated and collaborative approach to delivery and minimise the impact on services
Key Skills and Experience Required:
* Experience of working in local government environments
* Demonstrable experience of implementing large scale cloud migration initiatives and managing the risks and impacts on council operations
* Previous experience of working in an Agile delivery environment