Senior Delivery Manager
| Job Type | Contract |
| Location | Sheffield or London |
| Area | Uk-wide, UK |
| Sector | Central Government |
| Salary | £650 Per Day |
| Start Date | April 1st, 2025 |
| Advertiser | Priyanka Dubey |
| Job Ref | PSR1JP00082991 |
| IR35 | Inside |
| Security Clearance | DBS/DS |
- Description
- The Client:
Our government department client is looking for a Senior Delivery Manager to join them on a 6 month contract. This position will be hybrid, London or Sheffield.
Job Summary:
- Technical knowledge - sufficient to navigate and facilitate technical discussions with the team, and to manage technical dependencies with third parties.
- Agile and Lean Practices - coach and lead teams in Agile and Lean practices act as a recognised expert and advocate for the approaches, continuously reflecting and challenging the team create or tailor new ways of working, and constantly innovate.
- Communicating Between the Technical and Non-Technical - mediate between people and mend relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels manage stakeholder expectations and moderate discussions about high risk and complexity, even within constrained timescales speak on behalf of and represent the community to large audiences inside and outside of government.
- Maintaining Delivery Momentum - optimise the delivery flow of teams and actively address the most complicated risks, issues and dependencies including where ownership exists outside the team or no clear ownership exists identify innovative ways to unblock issues.
- Team Dynamics and Collaboration - identify problems or issues in the team dynamic and rectify them identify issues through Agile ‘health checks’ with the team, and help to stimulate the right responses engage in varying types of feedback, choosing the right type at the appropriate time and ensuring the discussion and decision stick accelerate the team development cycle.
- Planning - lead a continual planning process in a very complex environment plan beyond product delivery identify dependencies in plans across services and coordinate delivery coach other teams as the central point of expertise.
- Leadership - Engage others in delivering.
- a shared vision, and coach, mentor and guide the team and stakeholders.
Our Company:
Malikshaw Interim & Executive is a specialist provider of talent management solutions helping our clients transform the delivery of our public services. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we combine providing the best talent with delivering diverse, inclusive workforces and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people, and women.
How to Apply:
Please apply through the link provided to send your application directly to the Recruiter managing this assignment.
Disability Confident:
As a member of the disability confident scheme, the Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
Armed Forces Covenant:
As a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, the Client guarantees to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
If you qualify for any of the above, please notify us on your covering letter and your recruiter will confirm if the client is a member.
We will then be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.
Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.
- Technical knowledge - sufficient to navigate and facilitate technical discussions with the team, and to manage technical dependencies with third parties.
