Agile Coach

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An experienced Agile Coach is required to further an existing but established agile department into a high performing and autonomous delivery machine.Client DetailsPublic SectorDescriptionExperienced practitioners of Lean / Agile are required to support senior teams in ensuring:* Working with department Product Managers and Agile Delivery Leads, embed a departmental planning, prioritisation, and delivery process, engineered around the core principles of Value, Flow and Quality* Working with Product Managers, support their development in stakeholder engagement, outcome defining, prioritisation techniques and criteria defining.* Advance the department Leadership groups agile ceremonies, where engagement and return of time investment are valued.* Support and coach agile delivery lead, permanent staff, building towards their readiness as competent department level/cross-team coaches.* Support and grow our positive culture. Orientating around the core principles of Mission, Mastery, Purpose and Autonomy, you will build a mechanism to measure, analyse and improve our cultural growth.* Provide positive challenge to existing processes and activities* Support the Product Managers and Head of IT Enablement in working with and reporting to executive stakeholders. Achieve a quarterly executive reporting Requirement for Lean Agile Coaching services cadence which helps to articulate business value delivered and business value planned to be delivered.ProfileAgile and Lean experience * Deep understanding of different agile and lean approaches and supporting context, such as behaviours, governance, process and culture across portfolio management, programme and project team approaches* Evidence of embedding agile tools and techniques and be able to use them as needed* Understanding of agile product and service development. And the enablers required to cultivate an agile organisation* Broad understanding of product and programme management techniques* Deep understanding of complexity theory and the application of complexity informed practices.* Experience, in several different contexts, with the application of skill liquidity and capacity planning practices* Facilitate Agile events with staff at all levels (including C-Band and directors) ensuring objective of events are met at the conclusion* At least 5 years' government and/or commercial experience as an Agile or Lean coach Digital and service experience * An excellent understanding of good service design and delivery* Application of agile in operational and digital context Coaching and transformation * Demonstrable experience of creating lasting change towards agile and lean ways of working.* Proven ability to quickly assimilate organisational strategy and operating context* Ability to showcase relevant tools and techniques, such as coaching, advising, workshops and mentoring* Ability to work with leaders that are undergoing complex change, working in an iterative manner, evolving conversations and understanding how far to challenge and when* Excellent stakeholder management and proven ability to engage and influence all levels of seniority* Encourage contributions and involvement from a broad and diverse range of staff by being visible and accessible* Effectively manage staff and team dynamics when working across Departmental and other boundaries* Experience of visualising organisational, team or individual capability (such as capability, Maturity or Wardley mapping) Cultural fit * Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating and sharing knowledge and decision making* Ability to quickly win trust and coach senior leaders* Ability to work flexibly, the successful Coach will need to be able to work in a fluid and responsive environment* Ability to work in environments undergoing complex change* Be framework agnostic, use the right tools and techniques for the situation Job OfferFantastic public sector client