DWP Digital Delivery Lead

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Summary of the work Experienced Delivery Manager with experience of running an agile team. Managing day to day delivery development of milestone plans, managing risk and dependencies. Running Agile Ceremonies and contributing to the overall reporting of the DWP Place product Delivery Teams. Upholding DWP values and working within Government Digital Standards. Specialist role Delivery manager Expected Contract Length 6 months Latest start date Tuesday 4 January 2022 Maximum Day Rate £550 ex VAT Who Speclialist Work With The existing team is augmented with a mix of Civil Servants and other 3rd party supplier resource. What Specialists Work On The DWP are looking to engage with a supplier to provide an Delivery Manager preferabaly with Agile experience the existing DWP Team, to deliver continuous DWP Place Integration and Continuous Improvement activities within the existing team. Candidate will have Delivery Management experience, preferably Agile. Able to Sprint plan, lead Agile Squad, manage risks, feed into broader DWP Place roadmaps, conduct Agile ceremonies, Stakeholder engagement, reporting, dependency management. Knowledge of Service Now or knowledge of delivering Integration components desirable but not essential Skills & Experience • Have experience in managing a Digital Delivery • Have excellent planning Skills - Agile Sprints, milestone planning • Have excellent Risk Management: Issues and Dependencies. • Have excellent Stakeholder Management, Communication, presentation and faciliation, • Be able to run key Agile Ceremonies such as stand-up retrospectives. • Have experience of managing Digital Delivery in an Agile working environment • Ability to remove blockers from Agile sprints assigned or escalate where appropriate to ensure delivery is completed to expected standards and are delivered within timescales • Have experience of Leading Agile ceremonies. Nice to Haves • knowledge of Service Now and or delivery of Digital integration requirements • Demonstrate experience of working in a large scale organisation and/or Government or Public Sector installation of Service Now • Knowledge or experience of working with Service Now and or delivery of Digital integration requirements Work Location Candidate will be based at our DWP Hub in St Peters Square, Manchester. DWP are currently implementing a Hybrid working arrangement and the candidate will be expected to meet these working arrangements Working Arrangments the specialist will work with the existing DWP Augmented Teams, this will consist of DWP Digital staff and other 3rd party suppliers engaged in Service Now development work Security Clearance The supplier will be required to hold BPSS security clearance as a minimum. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria • work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers • be transparent and collaborative when making decisions • have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes • take responsibility for their work • share knowledge and experience with other team members • be comfortable standing up for their discipline Assessment Method Interview Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 5% Price 25% Questions from Suppliers No questions have been answered yet.