Individual Electoral Registration Digital Product Manager

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Summary of the work The Government changed electoral registration, and delivered a secure and modern service launching the Register to Vote website in 2014. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to one of the Government’s key digital services whose primary objective is to deliver excellent services to citizens and local authority partners. Specialist role Product manager Expected Contract Length 3 months Latest start date 26 May 2016 Maximum Day Rate £700-£850 Who Speclialist Work With Modern Electoral Registration Programme Team, The Individual Electoral Registration Service Team and suppliers (including developers and designers), other stakeholders such as the Electoral Commission, Association of Electoral Administrators and colleagues at all levels across the Civil Service. You will also need to work with other Government Departments such as the Government Digital Service, HMRC, DWP and Local Authorities. What Specialists Work On This position requires close collaboration with a range of delivery partners and suppliers, including the Government Digital Service, the Electoral Commission and Department of Work and Pensions. The candidate to take responsibility for the delivery, on-going success and continuous improvement of the IER Digital Service. You will help the UK government maintain and develop a great digital service for the people of the UK. Candidates must have a strong background in digital product development with the ability to direct and coordinate a multidisciplinary agile delivery team. Skills & Experience • have previous product manager experience • be used to working in an agile way • have experience of working with development teams and designers • have a good technical understanding of web development • be confident with interpreting qualitative and quantitative data • have experience of usability testing • be able to work autonomously and is a self-starter • be able to cope well with pressure • have excellent communications skills at all levels Nice to Haves • CSPO Certification • Experience working with Behaviour Driven Development Work Location 1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ Working Arrangments Reporting to the IER Digital Service Director Full time on site (some home working is negotiable). Travel expenses for business needs are covered. Normal working hours (09:00hrs to 17:00hrs) / 37 hours per week Security Clearance Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) Additional T&Cs Standard terms and conditions apply No. of Specialists to Evaluate 6 Cultural Fit Criteria • Foster a transparent and collaborative approach to solution delivery and engagement • Encourage a culture of innovation focused on adding value – give people space to think creatively • Spot warning signs of things going wrong and provide a decisive response to significant delivery challenges • Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 50% Cultural fit 20% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers 1. Will the successful candidate be required to already hold CTC clearance or will you put them through it? Ideally the successful candidate will already have CTC clearance as this can take up to six months to complete for a new application. However, we will consider applying for CTC clearance for exceptional candidates who have existing BPSS clearance.