DESCRIPTION

The Senior Delivery Manager (SDM) is responsible for successfully delivering IT based change in a large complex environment, leading a diverse multi-skilled team. The Senior Delivery Manager will have expertise in either - or both - Agile and Waterfall delivery methods, and manage change initiatives from start to finish, including Procurement, and Finance and Budget Management.
In addition to experience and expertise in delivery frameworks, the post holder will be required to build positive working relationships across a wide stakeholder community including external partner organisations, to ensure that the expected outputs and outcomes of change initiatives are delivered effectively and efficiently.

Accountabilities

• Successfully deliver complex IT change in line with the King’s change delivery standards.
• Manage IT procurement activities in conjunction with Procurement, Supplier Management, and IT Solutions colleagues
• Authoritative knowledge of the work practices, processes and procedures relevant to the role and specialist work practices and/or professional guidelines relevant to the work area
• Drive the creation of benefits realisation plans
• Demonstrate managerial skills such as coaching, motivation, managing performance

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• Experience of managing the activities of self and/or others.
• Change delivery skills that may have been gained/be identifiable through previous experience.
• A direct managerial track record.
• Authoritative knowledge of the work practices, processes and procedures relevant to the role and specialist work practices and/or professional guidelines relevant to the work area.
• Sector/commercial awareness.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of systems/services in own area and their varied applications.
• Managerial skills such as coaching, motivation, managing performance.
• Financial training relevant to the management and control of budgets, or experience of managing budgets.

For Waterfall

• Prince2 Practitioner, APMP PMQ, PMI PMP
• Excellent project planning and dependency management skills
• Knowledge of contract lifecycles, vendor management and procurement

KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

There are a number of duties and responsibilities that we ask all employees to be familiar with and adhere to.

We ask that the successful candidate:

• Positively contributes to an environment at King’s that truly represents Our Principles in Action and where every individual feels safe, secure and supported.
• Always complies with the requirements of health and safety regulations to ensure their own wellbeing and that of their colleagues.
• Has an understanding of sustainability, including its impact on the University and the work we do, and engages in sustainable practices in the workplace.
• Ensures they are working in a safe environment, where they comply with our Health and Safety regulations and ensure confidentiality, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity.
• Complies with King’s protocols on the appropriate use of telephone, email and internet facilities.

Please refer the Job description for details