DWP Jobs – Delivery Manager

About the job

Location

This role can be based in Blackpool, Leeds, Newcastle of Sheffield. Please find further information on the

Job Summary

About the job

How would you help dozens of diverse digital professionals work together to make a difference to some of the most vulnerable people in society?

We’re looking for a lead agile delivery manager to the delivery of quality digital products at pace.

We Collect And Manage a Vast Array Of Data; We Want To Use This To

DWP’s ambition is to become a truly data-driven department.

• Target the right support at the right people at the right time.
• Improve our users’ lives and experiences safely.
• Work across departments to improve the overall experience of interacting with UK government.

In order to achieve the right outcomes for our users, we need to ensure that our Data Live Services are accurate and always available.

We are looking for a Lead Agile Delivery Manager of advanced agile / lean techniques to be responsible for multiple teams within Delivery.

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for multiple delivery teams who Design, Develop and Deliver Data Products and Services to a wide range of internal and external customers at any given time.

Each delivery team is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Digital and Data professionals who use a mix of tools and delivery methods to deliver end to end value to focus on the ingest, analysis, development and presentation of data and services to users across Government.

Key Tasks Include

• Exploring Agile and Lean ways of working across delivery teams.
• Collaborating with the Agile Coach Community on driving a continuous improvement culture.
• Working with Tech Leads and the Leadership Team to support Delivery and Service improvement .
• Providing leadership and support to Delivery Managers e.g. developing new ways of working and contributing to wider initiatives such as the move to DevOps and re-engineering of Data Products and Services delivered from Heritage to Cloud environments.
• Coach and mentor delivery teams with a focus on Agile and Lean practices, frameworks and methodologies.
• Guide teams to establish key metrics which support sustainable/predictable pace of delivery, and to consider value (Value Stream Mapping).
• Support teams with escalations through unblocking of impediments and removing waste impacting productivity. Supporting retrospective action / consideration – learning + being supportive of an environment to experiment.
• Contribute to the Delivery Community sessions, taking a positive approach to sharing and learning.

You’ll join a thriving community of practice, where you’ll share best practice, insight and support with a bunch of other talented, expert Agile Delivery Managers.

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Person specification

The Responsibilities Are Outlined In The Job Description Above.

If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact [email protected]

Benefits

• An employer pension contribution of up to 27%
• 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: Women’s Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.

Salary Information

Salary for this role is from £66,860 (Band min) to £74,392 (Band max).

Where the maximum salary of £74,392 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to £10,758 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience.

Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview.

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.

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.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Stage 1: Application

Your Application Will Consist Of Three Parts

• A Personal Details application form.
• Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided.
• 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

• Track record of delivering digital services at pace in complex agile environments across multiple phases.
• Being an agile advocate, coaching and leading teams in agile practices and principles.
• Promoting a culture of psychological safety in teams.
• Having a proactive approach to learning and development of yourself and others.
• Exemplary leadership skills with the ability to build and motivate high performing teams.
• Defining ways of working to promote healthy and sustainable teams.

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 you’re 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.

You will be asked to do a short (5 minutes) presentation on a specific topic. Further details will be provided to candidates invited to interview.

Interviews will take place from mid-November.

Sift 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.

Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Ch eck to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

You must meet the security requirements before you can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals you will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. Whilst a lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance, and expectation of UK residency may range from 3 to 5 years. Failure to meet the residency requirements needed for the role may result in the withdrawal of provisional jobs offers.

Before applying for this vacancy, current employees of DWP should check whether a successful application would result in changes to their terms & conditions of employment, e.g. mobility, pay, allowances. Civil Servants that would transfer into DWP from other government organisations, following successful application, will assume DWP’s terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, unless DWP has stated otherwise in writing.

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 [email protected] 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 you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.

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

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is

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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
• 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

Working for the Civil Service

The

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s

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.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction.

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : Dani Gulam
• Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team :

• Email : [email protected]