Scrum Master

at  Health Research Authority

Agile practices are an important enabler for the delivery of digital systems within Health Research Authority (HRA). We are looking for an experienced scrum master who has expertise in working in Agile SAFe and scrum practices.
As a Scrum Master, you will play an important part in guiding team(s) in Agile best practices, helping to remove impediments, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement, continuous flow of value, and consistent quality.

• Embedding agile learning culture in the programme team
• Leading assigned scrum teams, ensure the team operates with Agile values, empowering them to become high performing to increase the productivity, transparency, frequency and quality of delivery
• Acting as the process owner for the team, and maintaining the relationship with key stakeholders
• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear
• Facilitating discussion, decision making and conflict resolution
• Coordinating sprints, retrospective meetings, and daily stand-ups
• Facilitating communication and effective collaboration
• Working with product owners to manage backlogs and new requests
  Ensuring deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint, driving continuous improvement through the use of data
  As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for you, not just us and the work we do.
  We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know from experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger, more creative workplace that help us to deliver the best services.

We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of our community. This includes:

• age
• disability
• ethnicity
• gender identity and expression
• religion or belief
• sex
• sexual orientation
• other diverse characteristics

We have policies in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
When applying to work here, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement – if it works for you, we’ll do our best to make it work for us.
This role sits within HRA Digital. The digital directorate is responsible for developing, delivering and supporting complex solutions within the HRA’s portfolio of UK-wide information systems for health and care research. This includes a major programme to build new systems, and to achieve the successful migration and eventual closure of current systems.
The HRA Digital team is a collaborative, supportive team consisting of HRA employees, secondees, contractors and vendors.
To find out more and to understand the full duties of the role, please refer to the job description attached.

In submitting your application with us, please note the following:

• We currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.
• We do not hold a sponsorship licence and are unable to offer employment under any sponsorship arrangement.
• Where applicants fail to demonstrate how they meet any one of the essential criteria of the person specification, the application will not be shortlisted.

The HRA reserves the right to close this vacancy early should it receive a sufficient number of applications