Delivery Manager
Central Digital and Data Office
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 4th November 2024
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Job summary
The Government Digital and Data Workforce and Capability team (in the Cabinet Office) is focused on ensuring that the government has the right people and skills to deliver digital transformation. We aim to increase our ability to attract, recruit, develop and retain world leading digital talent who will go on to develop user-centred public services.
This challenge is one of the most pressing and exciting in government, and one that is critical to government modernisation and reform.
We are a dynamic and growing team of capability, digital and data professionals responsible for setting strategy and delivering for the 23,000 digital makers, future talent, and the wider civil service. We are committed to building and continuously developing a culture that is inclusive, always learning, enthusiastic, supportive, and ultimately a place where our people can perform and develop to their very best. It is important that your personal value set aligns with this ambition.
Our programme will accelerate building a more diverse and inclusive workforce, and includes:
- supporting development of digital and data roles and skills across government
- development and implementation of a new competitive Digital and Data pay framework
- design and implementation of a streamlined and standardised Digital and Data recruitment experience that reduces time to hire and supports a reduction in our current and future reliance on contingent labour
- up-skilling all senior civil servants to be equipped with 'digital and data essentials'
- renewed investment in learning for all in digital and data, and a government wide commitment to apprentices and graduates at scale
- a Digital and Data Strategic Workforce Plan
Job description
As a Delivery Manager you will:
- manage transformation of the Government digital and data Capability Framework, a product that describes the digital and data roles and skills in government, identify obstacles and help the team overcome them
- support the product manager and work with a multidisciplinary team including a content designer, user researcher and frontend developer to ensure the Capability Framework meets user needs and government design principles and focuses on what is important
- help to manage development of the related Senior Civil Service (SCS) part of the framework
- establish relationships with capability leads, profession leads and technical specialists across government, so that we can develop the framework and effective learning products
- ensure that the Capability Framework supports greater diversity and inclusion in government by managing the team to ensure they are motivated and collaborating well
Person specification
We’re looking for proactive people with strong interpersonal skills who enjoy collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders in a demanding, high profile agile environment.
You will have experience in:
- using agile practices to ensure the iterative and timely delivery of user-centred products in a fast-paced environment, amid ambiguity and changing priorities
- facilitating collaborative and inclusive workshops to enable delivery progress
- communicating clearly and persuasively and build relationships with stakeholders, including with those at senior levels
- proactively addressing, communicating and when appropriate escalating risks, issues, blockers and dependencies
- understanding the product life cycle and applying it appropriately
Benefits
The benefits of working at CDDO
There are many benefits including:
- flexible hybrid working with flexi-time and the option to work part-time or condensed hours
- a Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- 25 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year up to a maximum of 30 days
- an extra day off for The King’s birthday
- an in-year bonus scheme to recognise high performance
- career progression and coaching, including a training budget for personal development
- paid volunteering leave
- a focus on wellbeing with access to an employee assistance programme
- job satisfaction from making government services easier to use and more inclusive for people across the UK
- advances on pay, including for travel season tickets
- death in service benefits
- cycle to work scheme and facilities
- access to an employee discounts scheme
- 10 learning days per year
- volunteering opportunities (5 special leave days per year)
- access to a suite of learning activities through Civil Service learning
CDDO offers hybrid working for all employees. This means that everyone does some working from home and also spends some time in their local office. You’ll agree to your hybrid working arrangement with your line manager in line with your preferences and business needs.
Any move to the Central Digital and Data Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This role is being advertised with Manchester or Bristol as a location. There is an exception to this, if a current London-based member of staff from CDDO applies, and is successful, they would retain their London base for pay and allowance purposes.
The standard selection process for roles at CDDO consists of:
- a simple application screening process - We only ask for a CV and cover letter of up to 750 words. Important tip - please ensure that your cover letter includes how you meet the skills and experience listed in the “person specification” section above
- a 70 minute video interview. Candidates invited to the interview will be asked to give a presentation based on a scenario task. Full details of the presentation will be made available to all shortlisted candidates at a later date.
Whilst we value the use of AI technology to enhance our daily work, we also value the personal touch and urge applicants to write responses without the use of AI to emphasise their own unique experiences.
Depending on how many applications we get, there might also be an extra stage before the video interview, for example a phone interview or a technical exercise.
In the event we receive a high volume of applications, we will conduct the initial sift against the lead criteria which is:
- using agile practices to ensure the iterative and timely delivery of user-centred products in a fast-paced environment, amid ambiguity and changing priorities
In the Civil Service, we use Success Profiles to evaluate your skills and ability. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, increases performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. We’ll be assessing your technical abilities, skills, experience and behaviours that are relevant to this role.
For this role we’ll be assessing you against the following Civil Service Behaviours:
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
We’ll also be assessing your experience and specialist technical skills against the following skills defined in the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework for the Delivery Manager role:
- Agile and lean practices
- Commercial management
- Communicating between the technical and non-technical
- Financial management
- Life cycle perspective
- Maintaining delivery momentum
- Making a process work
- Planning
- Team dynamics and collaboration
Recruitment Timeline
Role closes: 4th November 2024
Sift completion: 11th November 2024
Panel interviews: week commencing 18th November 2025
Candidates that do not pass the interview but have demonstrated an acceptable standard may be considered for similar roles at a lower grade.
A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.
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.
You may be aware that there are plans for the Government Digital Service (GDS) & the Central Digital & Data Office (CDDO) to move into the Department of Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT). This move is to bring together the digital transformation of public services into one core department. The move itself will offer huge opportunities whilst allowing DSIT to lead the way and drive forward the new Government's digital agenda.
As the announcement is relatively new, we are awaiting more detailed information. Therefore, we encourage you to apply for this role, and will keep you informed with updated information throughout the application process.
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 : gds-recruitment@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk
- Email : gds-recruitment@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : gds-recruitment@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk
Further information
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission by email:
info@csc.gov.uk Or in writing: Civil Service Commission, Room G/8 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ.
