Associate Delivery Manager (Ref: 90467)
Ministry of Justice
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Associate Delivery Manager
Location: National
Closing Date: 26th September
Interviews: W/c 7th October and 14th October
Grade: SEO
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: National: £39,868 - £43,535 (which may include an allowance of up to £2,057) London: £45,824 - £50,039 (which may include an allowance of up to £2,251)
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working
Contract Type: Permanent
Vacancy number: 90467
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for Associate Delivery Managers here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Technology Enterprise Delivery team.
This role aligns against SEO Delivery Manager from the Government Digital and Data Framework
We’re looking for someone with strong interpersonal skills who’ll enjoy working in a delivery focused environment with multidisciplinary teams. You will contribute to our Agile Delivery Community and share your skills and experiences with others across the MoJ, and wider government departments.
As an Associate Delivery Manager, you will lead on various initiatives within Technology Enterprise Delivery Including:
Delivering crucial technological services into prisons across England and Wales which include digital implementations to staff and also to those in custodial care within Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.
Facilitating technology changes that are necessary across the Estate Directorate within England and Wales which include major office refurbishments, relocations, and network infrastructure upgrades
Delivering key technological initiatives across the Justice Digital portfolio in line with our digital and technology strategy
You will be required to build relationships with stakeholders, adapt and implement governance and assurance processes. You will contribute to the day-to-day running of a project, and you will take responsibility for specified tolerances of time, cost, quality, scope, risk, and benefits.
You will be required to travel to various establishments, courts and offices throughout England and Wales during deployment implementation.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025
Key Responsibilities:
As an Associate Delivery Manager you will;
- Assist in building and maintaining motivated teams, taking a positive approach to tackling problems and finding ways to identify suitable solutions.
- Continuously learn and improve your understanding of Agile and Lean practices.
- Proactively manage dependencies or work to eliminate them, overcoming obstacles and getting the best value against constraints.
- Protect the team and remove barriers to collaboration, helping the team to communicate and focus on what is most important.
- Take part in informal support networks with your peers and be an active part of the broader delivery management community.
- Adapt to variations in work or environment, be flexible and versatile and act as an advocate for change.
- Provide stability and cohesion within teams, finding common ground and purpose, drawing insight from your own emotions and those of others to demonstrate empathy.
As an Associate Delivery Manager, you will work on a small or mature agile team and learn on the job. At this level, you may work alongside a delivery manager on a larger team, shadowing and providing support, or working to deliver an element themselves under guidance and mentorship.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Person Specification
Essential
- Proven experience in a Delivery, or Delivery support role, with a working understanding of Delivery Frameworks.
- Strong communication skills. You can communicate complex information to technical and non-technical stakeholders and facilitate discussion within a multidisciplinary team. You have excellent attention to detail.
- Maintaining delivery momentum. You can actively track, manage, escalate and communicate risks and dependencies.
- Making the process work. You can help a team find the process that works best for them and facilitate delivery.
- Agile and Lean practices. You can provide a clear, open and transparent framework in which teams can deliver and you can visualise and make visible the work of the team. You are curious about Agile and Lean practices and proactive in developing your knowledge and expertise.
- Team dynamics and collaboration. You know about the importance of team dynamics, collaboration and empowering delivery teams. You understand the importance of feedback.
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
Benefits
- 37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
- A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms
- Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
- Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates)
- 25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
- Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
- Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
- Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
- Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
- 5 days volunteering paid leave.
- Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
- Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
Person specification
Benefits
- Access to learning and development
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
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How to Apply
Candidates must submit a CV and Supporting statement (no more than 750 words) which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.
Candidates who do not submit both a CV and a separate statement of suitability will not be invited to interview.
Within your statement of suitability, please focus on demonstrating how you meet the following essential criteria which are being assessed at the sift stage;
- Proven experience in a Delivery or Delivery support role, with a working understanding of Delivery Frameworks.
- Strong communication skills. You can communicate complex information to technical and non-technical stakeholders and facilitate discussion within a multidisciplinary team. You have excellent attention to detail.
- Maintaining delivery momentum. You can actively track, manage, escalate and communicate risks and dependencies.
In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communication & Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on your prior experience in a delivery, or delivery support role, will be conducted before the sift.
Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
- Telephone : 0845 241 5359
Recruitment team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
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