Delivery Manager - Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum

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Location: Wilmslow or London, there is also scope for some time to be worked from home subject to business need.

The post holder will be deployed on the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) secretariat for an initial period of two years, following which they will take up a permanent ICO role.

Starting salary: £49,549 plus pension and excellent benefits

It is expected that candidates will start on the entry rate for the role.

We are seeking a Delivery Manager to join the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF).

The DRCF brings together the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and the Office of Communications (Ofcom) to support regulatory coordination in digital markets.

In March 2021 the DRCF published its first workplan setting out how the four regulators would work together on cutting-edge topics such as artificial intelligence, end-to-end encryption and children's safety online. The DRCF is supported by a secretariat drawn from its members that works across all four regulators to help set the agenda, engage with stakeholders and drive delivery of its workplan.

About the role

The Delivery Manager will drive implementation of the DRCF workplan, reporting to the DRCF Head of Delivery. With a zeal for results, you will work with subject matter experts and senior leaders across the four regulators to guide DRCF projects to success: brokering joint positions, identifying and addressing risks to delivery, and ensure that the DRCF as a whole delivers on its potential. 

While employed by the ICO, you will role-model the ethos of the DRCF: working across organisational boundaries with ease, building strong relationships with project sponsors and senior leaders across the four regulators and fostering a ‘one DRCF' spirit within the secretariat.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have:

A degree in a relevant discipline or substantial work experience demonstrating graduate level ability

Formal project management qualifications e.g. PRINCE2, Agile.

At least 3 years' experience of managing and delivering programmes / projects in public or private sector

Experience of delivering a programme or portfolio of projects under challenging constraints.

Experience of working across organisational boundaries and / or in complex environments.

Demonstrable ability to deliver through others: creating the structures and incentives necessary to sustain high performance.

Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, demonstrating the ability to establish trusted relationships, and the ability to negotiate, influence and persuade stakeholders.

Knowledge of digital regulation (in particular data protection / online safety / digital competition / financial services)

How to apply

Please submit your CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria detailed in the ‘About you' section of the advert, and also outlining your other relevant skills and experience.

Please submit this via our applicant tracking system by 23:59 hrs on Wednesday 26 January 2022

Why work for the Information Commissioner's Office? 

We are proud to provide our people with a premium benefits package including

a generous leave allowance

civil service pension arrangements

flexi time 

flexible working arrangements such as compressed hours

staff medicals

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The ICO is committed to promoting and enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion. We are focused on developing a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and together we are building an inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

We are championing this through our Equality Diversity and Inclusion Board together with a number of staff networks.

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