Senior Agile Delivery Manager

Graphics Unlimited (Vic) Pty Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 76,000; Full time

Job description

Pay up to £75,748, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a skilled Senior Agile Delivery Manager with experience of leading, supporting and coordinating teams to deliver software in agile environments.

You'll be part of our Fraud Error and Debt team working with data to deliver products using the latest tools, technology and approaches.

Our work is all about protecting our welfare system and ensuring that public money supports the most vulnerable people in our society. We use data to reduce fraud, error and debt, drive efficiency, and radically transform how the welfare system and those that use it are protected.

You'll work closely with your teams, helping them to become the best performing teams they can be. You'll use your agile skills and knowledge and your experience of the nitty gritty of delivery to coach teams and stakeholders in agile and the benefits it brings to delivery of value.

Delivering with People.

Our Agile Delivery Managers enable high-performing digital teams to create, build, innovate and deliver. We create psychologically safe spaces where digital experts can be at their best.

It's a complex landscape and you'll need your skills as a persuasive and engaging communicator, and your experience of delivering and solving cross-cutting problems to get the job done.

You'll make sure they have what they need to deliver the best services. You'll identify blockers, and find the best way round through, and over.

You will empower and enable experts in software engineering, process design, user research and user experience design, as well as policy development.

Developing a World-Class Practice.

Our Agile Delivery practice is thriving with over 200 members. We lead a cross-government community which meets once a month to share ideas and discuss emerging trends.

New joiners and long-time members of our community love how much support is available, and the degree of collaboration in DWP.

We want you to be at your best. You'll have open access to experts from across our community and across DWP Digital, for coaching, mentoring, certifications, book budgets and lots more.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? How will this be assessed?

Role

The application process for these roles includes a personal statement. This is your opportunity to showcase clear examples and evidence of how you meet the following:

• Promoting a culture of psychological safety in teams, managing team dynamics. Fostering a continuous improvement environment.
• Experience of delivering in an agile environment.
• The ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner at all levels.
• Having a proactive approach to learning and development of yourself and others.
• Experienced in the use of Agile principles and practices.

The sift panel will use the information in your employment history, personal statement, and technical statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £75,748.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

• Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
• Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.