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| Job Type | |
| Location | London |
| Area | London, UK |
| Sector | DigitalProgramme & Project Management |
| Salary | £500 Outside IR35 |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Leanne Howlett |
| Telephone | 07597378032 |
| Job Ref | LH-DOS-25/06 |
- Description
- Overview
Specialist role Delivery manager
Summary of the work Delivery Management of UK Export Finance's Digital Trade Finance Service in Beta Phase.
Latest start date Monday 16 July 2018
Expected contract length Ten (10) Months
Location London
Organisation the work is for UK Export Finance
Maximum day rate £500.00 Outside IR35
About the work
Who the specialist will work with
Operations Service team, IT Development Teams, Short Term Business Teams and others as necessary
UKEF has an immature model for agile delivery and require experience and evidence the specialist can work and adapt in an organisation at such a stage of transformation.
What the specialist will work on
The Specialist will work on the strategic enhancement of Trade Finance Digital Projects enabling digital submission of export deals by banks to UK Export Finance. Also, management of full delivery and any project management activities as required by Transformation, Change and Innovation.
They will need to work closely and communicate with technical specialists and non-technical stakeholders; help the business owner to gather, understand and prioritise user needs; manage pre-development tasks like user research; cover other roles in the team as necessary; mentor other team members in Agile methods; and share learning, communicate at all levels, in writing and face-to-face.
Skills and experience
Buyers will use the essential and nice-to-have skills and experience to help them evaluate suppliers’ technical competence.
Essential skills and experience
1. More than 10 years' experience of managing digital product delivery within Central Government
2. Previous experience setting up agile delivery environment for teams and working in an agile development environment with proven experience in removing obstacles or ‘blockers’ to progress
3. Proven experience of delivering projects and products using appropriate agile project management methodology, learning and iterating frequently
4. Understanding of Digital Service Standards and the assessment process
5. Demonstrable experience of deploying financial services (or similar) and digital assets
6. Understanding of user centred design practices for web, service or software development
7. Proven experience in leading the collaborative, dynamic planning process - prioritising the work that needs to be done against the capacity and capability of multidisciplinary teams
8. Demonstrable evidence of ensuring products are built to an appropriate level of quality for the phase (Discovery, Alpha/Beta/Live)
9. Proven experience balancing multiple priorities and dealing with ambiguity
10. Strong negotiation skills and the ability to influence external partners, stakeholders and customers to secure mutually beneficial outcomes
11. Highly articulate and credible at a senior level, consistently delivering accurate reporting as to the current state of play with regard to the delivery of your project/service
12. Ability to work with a variety of project management tools and methods
Nice-to-have skills and experience
1. Active participant in the Delivery Manger community, sharing and re-applying skills and knowledge and bringing in best practice
2. Experience working with Other Government Departments (OGDs) on projects; utilising cross-government resources/guidance
3. Experience of managing expectations and reporting to a wide range of internal departmental and cross-government stakeholders including those at a senior level
4. General understanding of IT infrastructure management and Business & IT Support
