Civil Service Jobs – Delivery Manager

Job Description:

As a Technology Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for a single delivery team working to deliver a product within agreed timescales, to cost and quality standards. You will form a partnership with a Product Manager in order to deliver value against the product vision. You will also work with a variety of stakeholders, translating technical concepts where necessary.

As a Technology Delivery Manager you will be expected to work with flexibility, selecting and applying appropriate delivery techniques as required, based on your delivery experience. You will be responsible for getting the best out of the team, providing support and protecting them from external influences that may affect successful delivery.

You will work with partners and colleagues in Home Office Commercial when contracts need organising and negotiating. You may be required to facilitate governance meetings and mechanisms and/or select the right people to join these discussions. As part of the DDaT community, you will contribute to communities of practice to absorb and share knowledge and help to set good practice and standards.

Job Responsibilities:

• translating product roadmaps and features into an achievable delivery plan, considering the people and skills required and predicting milestones based on forecasts where possible
• delivering in line with your team’s capacity and availability, developing an understanding of the relevant frameworks to leverage supplier needs when necessary, and budgeting effectively for resourcing requirements
• actively managing risks, issues, and dependencies for your delivery team, acting on delivery data and adapting ways of working to mitigate risks
• partnering with a Product Manager to develop communication approaches so you can effectively engage with and influence relevant stakeholders, translating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• monitoring trends in team performance and effectiveness, and engaging and motivating the team as required
• using feedback loops, data analysis, and small experiments to iteratively improve the product, service, and ways of working within the delivery team

Job Details:

Company: Civil Service

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Manchester, GB

Application Deadline: N/A

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