Lead Agile Delivery Manager

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We create digital services, data tools and technology for businesses to prosper around the world.

Our Digital, Data and Technology team develops and operates tools, services and platforms that enable the UK government to provide world'leading support to businesses in the UK and overseas. 

You'll get to constantly push boundaries in an environment free of heavy legacy, driven by curiosity, social purpose, diversity of thought, entrepreneurship and the aspiration to offer an incredible experience to all our users.

Job Description 

Let us tell you a little bit about the role... 

As a Lead Agile Delivery Manager, you will be accountable for the recruitment and performance management of delivery managers within your area. You will remain ‘hands-on', supporting high-priority product delivery, providing direction, building, motivating, supporting and facilitating teams as well as removing obstacles and blockers that get in their way. You will define and implement standards and processes for delivery and are experienced in leading multidisciplinary teams that build, support and continuously improve products of significant scale and complexity.

You will be part of our digital delivery leadership community driving cultural and procedural change and embedding Agile approaches and ways of working. With a strong background as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach (or similar roles) you will primarily focus on delivery strategy, while supporting the creation of self-organising and high-performing teams, supported closely by Senior Delivery Managers.

Delivery Managers in DIT work within a community of practice, supporting each other to improve Agile practices across the department and deliver in line with the department's priorities of trade, investment, and export promotion and supporting the UK's agenda for a Global Britain.

Responsibilities 

You will have demonstrable skills and experience of:

Agile and Lean practices - You are an expert in Agile and Lean practices, and can coach and guide teams.

Commercial Management - You act as the escalation point and resolve large or high-risk commercial management issues. You know how to coach others in appropriate commercial management.

Communication Skills - You can mediate between people and mend relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels. You can manage stakeholder expectations and moderate discussions about high risk and complexity, even within constrained timescales.

Maintaining Delivery Momentum - You can actively address the most complicated risks, issues and dependencies even when ownership exists outside the team or is unclear.

Making the Process Work - You can identify and question organisational processes of increasing complexity. You can coach and guide teams to adapt to new processes and whilst being the main point of expertise.

Planning - You can manage a continual planning process in a very complex environment, planning beyond product delivery.

Team Dynamics and Collaboration - You can identify problems or issues in the team dynamic and rectify them. You can coach the team and individuals through development.

Desirable Skills and Experience

This is not necessary but would be ideal if you:

Financial Management - You can negotiate, influence or set budgets in complex environments.

Life-cycle perspective - You can apply experience in multiple parts of the product life cycle. You can recognise appropriate deliverables and the right people to meet them.

Helpful (but not mandatory) professional qualifications and certifications for all delivery roles include:

Agile Coach

Scrum Master

Agile Programme and/or Project Manager

How to Apply 

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The Department for International Trade embraces and values diversity in all forms. We welcome and pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has on the work we do, and we promote equality of opportunity throughout the organisation. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Click through to apply and find out more. 

Technical Skills 

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: 

Agile and Lean practices

Commercial Management

Communication Skills

Maintaining Delivery Momentum

Making the Process Work

Planning

Team Dynamics and Collaboration

Behaviours

We will assess you against the following behaviours:

Developing Self and Others

Leadership

Further Information 

Find out about our benefits, application process and practical details like our office locations on the things you need to know page. Remember to check out our blog, Digital Trade. 

Closing Date for Apps: 01/12/2022 at 12pm