The National Archives is looking for an experienced Delivery Manager to help us cover a career break.
This is a Fixed Term Appointment to 31st July 2026
At The National Archives we aspire to create outstanding digital services for our users (government, the public, students and academic researchers). This is a key element of our ambitious vision to transform our services, ensure the public record thrives and survives, and open up access to 900 years of British history.
As Delivery Manager in the Access to Digital Records team you will be responsible for delivery managing services for users to access born digital records; granting access to closed records for government users and providing free and open access to Case Law via https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/.
You will work within a blended multi-disciplinary product team made up of in house staff and contractors. The team will comprise of a service owner, product owner, back-end and front-end developers, user researchers, designers and data specialists.
We're looking for someone who is adaptable, collaborative, and passionate about delivering high-quality digital services. The right person will be comfortable leading multi-disciplinary teams in a dynamic environment, using their strong communication and relationship-building skills to motivate others and drive progress. They should be able to balance competing priorities, embrace change, and foster a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring that both user needs and organisational goals are met.
This is a full time post. However, requests for part-time working, flexible working and job share will be considered, taking into account at all times the operational needs of the Department.
A combination of onsite and home working is available and applicants should be able to regularly travel to our Kew site for a minimum of 60% of their work time.