IT Delivery Manager (2023-6734)


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Reference number

304475

Salary

£41,642 – £49,860
This post attracts a £5000 Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) pay supplement after a 3 months DDaT competency qualifying period.

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer
B3

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 3YY

Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering quality services for the people of Scotland? Do you have excellent communication skills with experience in team working? Can you demonstrate strong planning and organisation skills, while prioritising workloads to meet deadlines? If the answers to the above are yes, then this exciting opportunity could be for you.

 

National Records of Scotland (NRS) is the Scottish nation’s record keeper and official source of demographic statistics – information about population, households, migration, vital events, life expectancy and electoral statistics.

 

We are going through a period of exciting change delivering an ongoing programme of technology modernisations and improvements aligned with the Scottish Governments Digital, Cloud and Green IT Strategies.

 

We are currently looking for an IT Delivery Manager to join our team and help us deliver our ambitious change programme. With opportunities across a range of projects and programmes you’ll have the opportunities to help deliver services that impact and enrich the lives of the people of Scotland.

 

This post attracts a £5000 Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) pay supplement after a 3 months DDaT competency qualifying period. Pay supplements are temporary payments designed to address recruitment and retention issues caused by market pressures and are subject to regular review. This post is part of the Scottish Government DDaT profession. As a member of the profession, you will join the professional development system, currently BCS RoleModelplus.

Job description

• Work in conjunction with NRS IT’s planning and prioritisation of activities, take forward the definition and execution of identified technology projects.
• Establish and manage project procedures – risk management, issue and change control, configuration management, and communication.
• Establish and manage project controls – monitoring and reporting; advising Project Boards or equivalent management of deviations from plan.
• Lead and motivate technical project teams.
• Identify the technical resources required to undertake systems development projects and effectively plan, schedule and deliver such projects.
• Understand and follow release and deployment processes in compliance with relevant IT and Security policies and best practice.
• Ensure appropriate documentation is produced in accordance with agreed delivery approach.
• Engage with NRS IT Portfolio to build a consistent project management approach within NRS.

Person specification

1. Excellent knowledge and application of the principles, methods, techniques and tools for the effective management of IT projects from initiation through to implementation, e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, Microsoft Project, Jira, Kanban.
2. Broad experience of technology including applications, infrastructure, networks, perimeter security devices, monitoring systems, operating systems, and threat detection.
3. Significant experience of project delivery within an IT context.
4. Good understanding of risk management principles and experience in their application.

 

  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
  • Professional – Member of Digital Data and Technology Profession

Selection process details

Sift and Interview dates TBC. 

Please apply using the link provided. 

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : David Munro
  • Email : David.Munro@nrscotland.gov.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : ScottishGovernmentrecruitment@gov.scot
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