DWP Delivery Manager Accessibility Technologies

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Summary of the work As a Delivery Manager for Accessibility Technologies, you will lead an empowered team helping to achieve the Departmental strategy. You will be accountable for the creation and delivery of the accessibility product roadmap. You will use your deep delivery management and leadership experience to champion best practice and process improvement. Specialist role Delivery manager Expected Contract Length 5 months Latest start date Tuesday 31 January 2023 Maximum Day Rate £600 inside of IR35 Who Speclialist Work With You will be leading an internal multidisciplinary accessibility technologies product team. You will have access to accessibility service team colleagues, leadership, digital support teams and suppliers What Specialists Work On You will be responsible for the definition and delivery of the Accessibility Technologies roadmap. You will work with multiple digital teams and suppliers, effectively managing technical resources, budgets, and commercial engagement to deliver critical projects and achieve desired outcomes. You will use your deep project management and leadership experience to lead an empowered team helping to achieve the Departmental strategy You will undertake retrospectives on both internal team processes and product delivery, submitting a report to leadership which includes suggestions for improvement. Skills & Experience • Experience setting up new delivery teams and processes, adopting and adapting project management methods/tools, selecting appropriately from plan-driven/predictive approaches and more adaptive (iterative and agile) approaches. • Demonstrable experience of successfully planning and managing large digital projects including software development and infrastructure services. • Significant experience of managing complex supplier relationships and multidisciplinary teams throughout delivery, with understanding of technical implementation and decisions taken, digital planning, managing internal and external dependencies, risks and issues. • Experience in managing team dynamics, demonstrating servant leadership, coaching teams to improve flow, quality and ownership throughout the team. Dealing with conflict and help establish a positive team culture. • Experience of guiding teams to focus on the output rather than the process. Helping a team to find and establish a process that works for them. • Strong stakeholder management experience including working with and presenting to steering boards. • Demonstrable history of making and justifying decisions characterised by high levels of risk, impact and complexity. Nice to Haves Experience of managing projects which require proof of accessibility standards compliance and/or accessibility software compatibility Work Location Kings Court Digital Hub, 80 Hanover Way, Sheffield, S3 7UF Working Arrangments Working arrangements will be a blend of remote working and working from the Sheffield HUB site, you will spend roughly 40% of your time onsite and 60% at home. Security Clearance BPSS minimum security clearance No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Work collaboratively with team members, other stakeholders, users and 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 • Challenge the status quo • Be comfortable standing up for their discipline • Can work with clients with low technical expertise Assessment Method Interview Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Is there an incumbent in post? No