Digital skills and capacity uplift into Digital Transformation Unit of FCO. copy

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Who Speclialist Work With The FCO's Digital Transformation Unit is a small team and the specialist will be working across the whole unit. Each individual service they will work on will have its own set of stakeholders and they are likely to be working with managers, delivery teams and processing staff in each instance. What Specialists Work On The FCO aims to recruit specialist skills to meet needs, including flow from the tech sector to build deeper expertise. The recruited specialist may be asked to backfill members of the team, to fill an immediate short term need for a skillset not in the team, or to staff a whole project as appropriate. The recruited specialists will continue to implement the ambitious digital transformation agenda of the FCO by identifying opportunities for new transactional services, analysing, building and transitioning them into business as usual environment and managing them whilst applying continuous improvement methodologies. Where the Work Takes Place Work will be done in the FCO's London office in King Charles Street London, and also in the Milton Keynes offices where the processing/development teams are based. Some work can be done off site if the specialist wants or needs to. Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements We would like the individual to: Be comfortable talking to non-technical staff and translating their requirements into technical terms. Be a good listener. Where appropriate, propose changes to processes. We would like to be able to send the specialist unaccompanied to meet technical and non-technical staff, confident that they will be respectful, productive, and represent the Digital Transformation Unit effectively. Work Location Work will be done in the FCO's London office in King Charles Street London, and also in the Milton Keynes offices where the processing/development teams are based. Some work can be done off site if the specialist wants or needs to. Security Clearance FCO offices are secure buildings. Therefore, SC clearance will be a must have, essential requirement at the selection process. Additional T&Cs Ideally we would pay the specialist on a sprint by sprint basis Skills & Experience working in an agile team to deliver transactional software based on user requirements; breaking up epics into manageable user stories; developing prototypes to test out ideas, then iterating them based on user feedback. Demonstrable experience using the GOV.UK prototype kit Demonstrable experience using Microsoft Dynamics Experience using JIRA Understands the different phases of product delivery and is able to contribute to, plan or run these. Is able to manage the operational process of designing and running a product or service throughout its entire life-cycle. Uses a range of product management principles and approaches. Captures and translates user needs into deliverables. • Is able to translate the vision into prioritised deliverable goals. Able to maintain a product or process through the delivery phases, through to live and into retirement Nice to Haves User research. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Working with technical and non-techincal staff to understand requirements Building good relationships and trust with teams both with and without departmental sponsors Quickly joining teams and understanding their needs, and transferring knowledge when offboarding Experience working in an agile manner. Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 15% Price 25% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £650