Senior Agile Delivery Manager – Health and Employment Programmes (Central Govt)
***Central Government Experience Essential***
Duration:
10 Months (ASAP Start date)
Clearance:
BPSS
Location:
Manchester, Leeds or Newcastle
Travel:
Once per sprint (Approx)
We are looking for an experienced Senior Agile Delivery Manager to lead the delivery of high-profile programmes focused on improving health and employment outcomes. These initiatives aim to support people with health conditions and disabilities into sustainable work, while also shaping the future direction of health and employment policy.
This is a senior leadership role that requires someone with the confidence to bring delivery discipline to complex, multi-stakeholder environments, while influencing outcomes and enabling transformation at scale.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide leadership and direction to delivery teams, ensuring programmes are delivered to high standards and aligned with strategic goals.
* Shape and implement delivery roadmaps, introducing structure, governance, and rigour to strengthen outcomes.
* Champion agile principles and practices, embedding iterative ways of working across multidisciplinary teams.
* Influence and align stakeholders across policy, data, design, and operational teams, ensuring collective ownership of outcomes.
* Establish frameworks for test-and-learn approaches and continuous improvement.
* Mentor and support delivery managers and other colleagues across the wider delivery community.
* Act as a key interface with central data and policy leaders, ensuring the programme contributes to broader strategic initiatives.
About the Programme
* Established in 2024, the programme is developing a health data strategy and assessing system-wide data capabilities.
* It operates as a strategic partner and influencer within a wider transformation landscape, rather than as a product-focused delivery team.
* The focus is on design, shaping, and enabling transformation – requiring leaders who can drive progress through influence, coordination, and structured delivery.
* The current team includes data architects, solution architects, business analysts, and service designers, alongside broader stakeholder engagement.
What We're Looking For
* Proven experience as a Senior Agile Delivery Manager (or equivalent role) in large-scale transformation programmes.
* Deep understanding of agile frameworks (particularly Scrum), with the ability to advocate for and embed agile approaches in complex environments.
* Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to bring structure and alignment across diverse and senior stakeholder groups.
* Experience in programmes involving data strategy, data governance, and capability development.
* Skilled in coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and enabling collaboration to deliver shared outcomes.
* Familiarity with operational research sites (e.g., job centres or service delivery hubs) would be advantageous.