JOB SUMMARY

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government.

Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by:

• joining up public sector services
• harnessing the power of AI for the public good
• strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure
• elevating leadership and investing in talent
• funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation
• committing to transparency and driving accountability

We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government.
We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol.
The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you’ll be working with some of the world’s most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale.
Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You’ll solve some of the nation’s highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are hiring across two teams for this role, the National Data Library (NDL) and the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO).
The NDL will transform the way the Government manages its data supporting the successful delivery of the AI Opportunities Action Plan (AIOAP); the blueprint for modern digital government; and the Government’s missions on growth, clean energy, safety, opportunity and health. Achieving these ambitious outcomes would require close collaboration across the public sector and with various user groups.
The Technology Management team in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer provides expert advice on how the public sector uses technology and delivers improved outcomes for the government. This role in particular will be focused on delivering a new approach to how the public sector manages and remediates its legacy IT.
As a Senior delivery manager you will be responsible for driving delivery across multidisciplinary teams and will:

Oversee and manage the delivery roadmap products and services, facilitating an inclusive team environment where innovation and challenge are welcomed from all colleagues.

• work in partnership with product and technical leads on high profile work in ambiguous, complex and/or uncertain domains
• communicate status to more senior people and users appropriately including useful and accurate delivery metrics to facilitate continual improvement and resource planning.
• focus on driving successful delivery through Agile practices, collaborative workshops, tackling risks and blockers and inclusive team ceremonies
• develop, guide and coach others in your team, including line reports
• manage stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment and effective communication, taking into account organisational context and different needs and priorities, dealing constructively with conflicting views
• ensure alignment on priorities and delivery across the directorate and teams in GDS

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

The standard selection process for roles at GDS consists of:

• a simple application screening process - We only ask for a CV and cover letter of up to 750 words and for you to answer one application question. Important tip - please ensure that your cover letter includes how you meet the skills and experience listed in the “person specification” section above
• a 45 minute video interview featuring a presentatio

For this role we’ll be assessing you against the following Civil Service Behaviours:

• seeing the big picture
• managing a quality service
• delivering at pac

We’ll also be assessing your experience and specialist technical skills against the following skills defined in the Government Digital and Data Capability Framework for the Senior Delivery Manager role:

• agile and Lean Practices
• communicating between the technical and non-technical
• planning
• team dynamics and collaboratio