Delivery Manager

Delivery Manager – London or Leeds – 6+ Month Contract – £500 - £600 per day – BPSS Cleared

Client: -

Our client (a UK consultancy) requires a Delivery Manager to be based in London or Leeds for a 6+ month contract – must be minimum of BPSS Cleared.

Role: -

• Lead on delivery across programmes/portfolio.
• Deliver the internal transformation on ‘digital first’.
• Deliver a consistent approach across all the delivery teams/delivery boards/internal performance, including metrics/reporting/governance.
• Risk/issue management.
• Mentor/coach/direct lead programme heads.
• Leadership on delivery across programmes ensuring consistency/robust approaches that leave a legacy of delivery across Citizen Facing products

Responsibilities: -

To support the programme delivery during 2019/20, Digital is seeking specialist delivery expertise to aid the delivery of the following programmes:

• App
• Login
• Website
• Apps Library
• Widening Digital Participation
• Personal Health Record
• National Opt Out
• Working alongside the Digital senior team across the full portfolio of programmes. To ensure pace and strength of delivery, leaving a strong legacy of delivery within Digital.

Candidate: -

• Expert agile programme and delivery management capability on significant projects and portfolios >£100m
• Experience of managing and governing delivery of complex portfolios with multiple programmes in parallel
• Experience of successfully engaging and reporting to senior stakeholders (CxO and SCS) level
• Extensive experience of Digital by Default (DbD) and the associated standards, assessment process, and spend controls
• Experience and demonstrable skills in digital transformation, transition and service management of complex digital services
• Experience in blending in-house and third parties to successfully source and deliver digital outcomes
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to influence external partners, suppliers, stakeholders and customers to secure mutually beneficial outcomes
• Proven track record of managing and mitigating risks and issues strategically

Nice to Have: -

• Experience of mentoring and coaching more junior resources to improve internal culture and capability.
• Experience of digital transformation delivery across other government departments
• Experience in supporting procurement and commercial management functions to source required outcomes.
• Ability to create concise and insightful communications for dissemination to all stakeholder groups.

• Experience demonstrable of strategic business planning and financial control.

Rate: -

£500 - £600 per day

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