Programme Delivery Manager

Description

Summary of the work HMPPS Digital requires a specialist Agile Programme Delivery Manager to oversee, enable and coordinate delivery of an 18 month road map of work in Probation, including for the Probation Reform Programme, across approximately 12 Agile delivery teams. Specialist role Delivery manager Expected Contract Length 18 months Latest start date Monday 28 February 2022 Maximum Day Rate £900 per day Who Speclialist Work With Approximately 12 to 14 Agile delivery teams Probation Senior Management team Probation Project Management Office Various stakeholders: Finance and commercial colleagues Governance and assurance colleagues Profession leads within Digital and Technology Reporting to Service Owner What Specialists Work On Delivery of the roadmap, including knowledge transfer, and transfer of ownership ongoing. Implementation of a new demand process. Establishment of a delivery operations function to enable quality delivery at pace (finance, commercial, governance, reporting, workforce planning). Continuously improving the Agile authority to operate process meeting the needs of teams, and the governance framework within which they sit. Team members capability building to ensure digital services get into the hands of users earlier increasing their readiness to operate from beta phase onwards. Creating and delivering playbooks on delivery operations and authority to operate, so as to enable knowledge transfer and exit. Skills & Experience • In-depth knowledge of Agile and other methodologies, able to coach in Agile practices both within and outside your team • Highly competent in supporting effective budget management within the constraints of the project • Able to communicate effectively across organisational, technical and political boundaries • Able to resolve conflicts within teams, ensure the team is working in the open and that the work is understood externally • Proven, extensive experience of successfully leading teams through the full product life cycle in large-scale delivery in government. Able to develop sustainable support models • Experienced at optimising the delivery flow of teams, actively addressing the most complicated risks, issues and dependencies • Able to identify and challenge organisational processes of increasing complexity, and coach the organisation to inspect and adapt processes where they slow delivery • Able to identify and manage dependencies in plans of varying complexity. Able to coordinate delivery, coaching teams as a delivery expert • Adept at mediating between people and relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels • Proven ability and substantial experience in removing blockers and managing risks, commercial requirements, and budgets • Experienced in large-scale and complex delivery of services meeting the UK Government Service Standard • Expected to have the skills and experience set out in the Digital, Data, and Technology Profession Capability Framework guidance for a programme delivery manager (see GOV.UK - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/programme-delivery-manager) Nice to Haves • Experienced in being an escalation point to resolve large or high-risk commercial management issues • Able to coach others in commercial management • Experienced in influencing and creating budgets • Able to act as initial escalation point for the programme and must have an awareness of the bigger picture • Familiarity with the justice landscape, particularly criminal justice. Work Location Can be done remotely with visits to some offices on occasion. Working Arrangments Remote working with occasional in-person meetings (subject to COVID guidelines) principally in Sheffield (S3 7DQ) and London (SW1H 9AJ) Security Clearance BPSS No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Is transparent and collaborative when making decisions • Has a no-blame perspective and encourages people to learn from their mistakes • Experienced in successful agile delivery in non-agile environments and bridging the two worlds • Is able to balance competing needs across the organisation, and enact appropriate decision-making • By default is responsible and takes accountability for their work • Social value Assessment Method • Interview • Presentation Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 15% Price 25% Questions from Suppliers 1. Are you looking for a programme delivery manager who is independent of other suppliers within the projects in the programme or would filling this role prevent a supplier for bidding for new work in the programme? Bidding for this work will not prevent potential suppliers from bidding for new work in the programme. 2. Is there any incumbent? No 3. Has a CEST determination been carried out and viewed inside IR35? An initial assessment has been conducted which concludes the requirement sits within IR35. Full determination will be made after a supplier has been selected. 4. Do you consider this opportunity inside or outside IR35? Inside IR35 with initial assessment from our Tax team. Please refer to our response to CEST and IR35 question. 5. Your response to CEST determination conflicts with the information provided under Overview – Off-payroll (IR35) determination. Can you please confirm which one is correct? Inside (IR35)