JOB SUMMARY

The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is a new arm’s-length body which is being set up, at unprecedented pace, to administer compensation to people whose lives have been impacted by the infected blood scandal.
Are you driven and ready for an exciting opportunity which will make a real impact? This is a challenging and fulfilling role that requires pace, impact, sensitivity, and compassion.

The multidisciplinary teams within IBCA’s Digital Service Directorate are organised around delivering our mission and priorities:

• To create a user-centred, empathetic end-to-end service at the heart of IBCA;
• To provide the means of paying compensation to those eligible;
• To iterate our service through starting small and scaling fast, through a test and learn approach.

This is a great opportunity to join IBCA early and help create and influence the service-focussed delivery culture and build capability.
Opportunities to move to the new Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). At the moment all IBCA roles are hosted by Cabinet Office within the Civil Service. However, once IBCA becomes operational, it is anticipated that most of these roles will transfer to IBCA, which is a new Arms Length Body (ALB) separate from the Cabinet Office. Roles that transfer to IBCA from Cabinet Office will maintain the same or substantially the same terms and conditions of employment that are overall no less favourable. It is anticipated that employees who move from Cabinet Office to IBCA will be able to continue to participate in the Civil Service Pension arrangements with no break in their pensionable service. Roles commencing after IBCA has become operational will be with IBCA itself on similar terms and conditions. All successful candidates will receive full details of the terms and conditions of employment for their role with their formal job offer.
Please note that the mission of IBCA means that it is likely to be operational for a period of approximately 5 to 7 years. When IBCA’s work begins to wind down, IBCA employees will receive support and practical guidance to find a new role, whether in the Civil Service, another Arms Length Body (ALB), or an external employer.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Lead Agile Delivery Manager to drive delivery of IBCA’s service, helping teams with agile and lean ways of working and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
We are looking for people with a passion for agile delivery and the behaviours to inspire teams. A key part of the role will be the recruitment and development of agile delivery managers to build the delivery capability within IBCA.
To be successful, you will need to collaborate effectively in a fast paced, transparent, multi-discipline environment.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

RESPONSIBILITIES

As Lead Agile Delivery Manager you will:

• Be an experienced agile practitioner with in-depth knowledge and experience of agile and lean tools and techniques, with an ability to lead, role model and coach delivery specialists;
• Deliver strong agile leadership of a complex scaled delivery with multiple stakeholders;
• Be accountable for orchestrating delivery, optimising workflows and implementing new processes and techniques needed to deliver successful outcomes at pace and at scale;
• Lead delivery in a complex and emergent environment, involving multiple teams and senior stakeholders, building momentum and managing multiple competing demands;
• Be able to build consensus and mediate between different teams to achieve successful outcomes;
• Communicate with clarity, to build influence and trust at all levels of the organisation, manage stakeholder expectations and facilitate discussions about high risk and complexity;
• Optimise delivery flow of teams, implement team structure changes and orchestrate efforts across teams to maintain and improve delivery momentum. You can manage the most complicated risks, issues and dependencies and act as an escalation point to unblock issues;
• Lead teams in the hands-on delivery of our end-to-end service.