Digital Transformation Specialist

Tender description

Who Speclialist Work With Working with senior managers (particularly the Digital Delivery Service Manager) responsible for the delivery of priority digital services. What Specialists Work On Work with senior staff to map out and deliver a smooth transition to agile ways of working across SEPA. Advise on the set up and management of new project teams using agile techniques to deliver user centred digital services. Help, asess and mitigate any significant associated risks. Advise on how best to deal with issues as they arise and carry out a maturity assessment at the end of the contract. Work with the Digital Delivery Service Manager to ensure adoption of agile best practice and culture, skill transfer from short term consultants within the delivery teams and successful service delivery. Where the Work Takes Place Scottish Environment Protection Agency Angus Smith Building, Maxim 6. Parklands Avenue, Eurocentral, Holytown, North Lanarkshire, ML1 4WQ Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements Provision of support and advice to senior managers. Up to 2 days a week (14 hours) on site for face-to-face meetings. Work Location Scottish Environment Protection Agency Angus Smith Building, Maxim 6. Parklands Avenue, Eurocentral, Holytown, North Lanarkshire, ML1 4WQ Security Clearance Government Baseline Personnel Security Standard Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Significant experience (10 years+) of agile transformation within private and / or public sector organisations; Direct experience of implementing agile approaches aligned with GOV.UK (Digital) Service Manual and Scottish Government Digital First principles. Track record of presenting digital concepts to, and securing buy-in from, senior management; Demonstrable understanding and experience of a range of agile team roles; Well-developed knowledge of different technical platforms; Nice to Haves Be an agile pragmatist and be able to help manage the alignment of agile best practice with elements of waterfall delivery where appropriate. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 10 Cultural Fit Criteria Ability to build a rapport with people working at different levels of seniority Work as a team with SEPA staff as well as external suppliers Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions Have a no-blame attitude and encourage people to be open about and learn from their mistakes Take responsibility and ownership of their work Share knowledge and experience Be able to challenge the status quo with the right balance of rigour and diplomacy Be comfortable standing up for their discipline Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £850