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Are you an experienced Delivery Manager, with an interest in supporting larger Agile programmes?
Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment continually looking to evolve?
If this sounds like you, this may be the perfect opportunity for you!
Within Digital Health and Disability, we are responsible for a number of existing services which support some of the most vulnerable users in society to receive the financial support they need, because of their health condition or disability. Were looking for people who are as motivated by that unique purpose as we are.
We are seeking to transform the way our users get the support they need. Working alongside policy, strategy, service delivery and cross-government digital areas we are designing the Health & Disability services of the future looking to how we can make improvements and release value early and regularly while we aim towards a future vision of joined up services which meet user needs and align with departmental strategy.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Agile Programme Manager who will be comfortable working alongside the Lead Delivery Manager, Product Manager, Technical Lead and our Business Management Team. Along with other digital and programme / portfolio representatives.
They will provide delivery support and expertise as we focus on creating services focused on improving citizen experience. This will involve working within a service but also looking out to ensure consistency across the wider portfolio, within a scaled Agile environment.
Job description
Reporting to the Lead Delivery Manager key responsibilities are to:
- Support Health portfolio objectives through portfolio and programme management
- Work with the Service Leadership Team and individual digital teams to ensure effective delivery plans are in place, up to date and accessible across the service / programme
- Support Delivery Managers with ongoing delivery planning activities ensuring a consolidated plan is complete and meaningful
- Lead on the co-creation of Statements of Work for supplier teams with Delivery Managers and Supplier Management
- Lead on the co-creation of requirements for new commercial vehicles that may be required with Delivery and Supplier Management
- Work with Supplier and Business Management to ensure service; headcount, budget and commercial vehicles are in place
- Support other APMs to ensure there is consistency in planning, budgets and headcount across the Health portfolio (including Health Transformation Programme)
- Support teams in the use of JIRA and Confluence in ways which assure both value delivery and appropriate reporting. This includes encouraging consistency or compliance with appropriate standards as well as working with the PIP and HAS SLT to ensure programme artefacts are complete, up to date and available to appropriate stakeholders
- Provide insight into teams performance against forecast particularly service contract / supplier teams
- Support continuous planning across teams
- Work with the business to support the onboarding of new supplier teams (tooling, ensuring access requests are processed via the central team, assuring induction processes are completed including mandatory training)
- Working with supplier teams, cross referencing Statements of Work and delivery plans within JIRA and managing supplier performance on a day-to-day basis. Working with Supplier Management on performance management as required
- Working with the PIP and HAS SLT to manage risks, issues and dependences within the service
- Support Delivery Managers to remove blockers, actively support retrospective action and create the right environment for the multidisciplinary team to succeed
Person specification
If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact Abs.Ali@dwp.gov.uk
Benefits
£13,541 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
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Annual leave rising up to 30 days, (based on your working pattern).
Family friendly flexible working arrangements, such as hybrid working, job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
Learning and development tailored to your role this could include industry recognised qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join staff networks including: Womens Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.
This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
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Salary Information
Salary for this role is from £50,155 (Band min) to £60,781 (Band max).
Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary.
Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater.
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Selection process details
Stage 1: Application
Your application will consist of three parts:
1. A Personal Details application form.
2. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided.
3. Personal statement up to 1000 words.
When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below:
- Experience of agile and lean practices to help high performing teams to continuously improve, share information and set standards for other teams, including tooling such as Atlassian suite and Mural.
- Experience of; digital funding models, drafting contracts / statements of work, cost models, resourcing, and budget management in line with best practice.
- Building relationships with a broad range of teams and individuals including, but not limited to; business management, supplier management, technical teams, product managers, senior stakeholders and third-party sub-contractors and suppliers. Communicating with others in a clear, honest and enthusiastic way in order to build trust.
- Work with multiple suppliers to support and manage complex commercial relationships
- Able to lead a continual planning process (coping with often rapid reprioritisation) in a complex environment. Able to identify and manage risks and dependencies in plans across services and coordinate delivery. Onward reporting at Sprint level to support Programme level reporting.
- Support the professional development of Agile Programme Managers, engaging and networking across the wider profession.
The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above.
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Important Information
You will be asked to complete your employment history any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form.
Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered.
If your employment history/personal statement contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn.
Stage 2: Interview
If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the experiences listed in the essential criteria.
Interviews will take place from Late August. Interview dates to be confirmed.
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.
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Reasonable Adjustment
At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce.
We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:Contact Government Recruitment Service via digitalrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the Reasonable Adjustments section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.
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Job contact :
- Name : Abs Ali
- Email : Abs.Ali@dwp.gov.uk
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- Email : digitalrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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