Senior Delivery Manager x2

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Senior Delivery ManagerClosing date: 02/12/2022Number of posts: 2What we offer... We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are totally committed to flexible working. Well support you, wherever possible, so that you dont miss out on what truly matters to you.If you do ever need a little bit of extra help we have a great employee assistance programme, financial well-being support and access to loads of great discounts with leading high street names.Our range of network groups are also there to support you to truly be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.If you are a member of a professional body well pay for your membership and once you get your top of the range digital kit youll be good to go in one of our great offices.A bit about the role...We are recruiting for a Senior Delivery Manager here at Homes England to be a part of our experienced and collaborative Digital team who are committed to making positive changes in how we deliver sustainable and flexible digital services.We are looking for someone with strong interpersonal skills who will enjoy working in a delivery focused agile environment with multidisciplinary teams.The Senior Delivery Manager role will have more experience of effective delivery across a range of products and services and have greater responsibility and accountability as the main point of escalationThe role will support the delivery of key strategic projects as part of digital service delivery at Homes England. This is a rare chance to help shape the future in a fast-growing national organisation with real social purpose.As a senior delivery manager, you will be accountable for effective delivery of complex, high-risk products and services. You will be expected to have strong communication skills and engage with senior stakeholders both internally and across government.Youll be core to making decisions that build a high performing team, adept at breaking down barriers for your team and both planning at a higher level and getting into the detail to make things happen when needed. It is important you can facilitate an inclusiveteam environment where innovation and challenge are welcomed from all colleagues.You will be coaching, mentoring and line managing Delivery Managers on the team sharing your knowledge and experience.As a Senior Delivery Manager, youll:- Lead and motivate multiple multi-disciplinary teams, helping them organise and plan their work, ensuring they deliver products and services that actually meet users needs- Co-create and co-own plans and progress using recognised lean/agile practices, and communicate status to more senior people and users appropriately- Provide useful and accurate delivery metrics to facilitate continual improvement, efficiency and effectiveness of teams- Delivery to the agreed goals, actively tackling impediments, risks and blockers, and communicating and escalating where necessary- Work with Digital leadership and stakeholders in Homes England to ensure all needs are understood and to influence strategic direction- Manage stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment and effective communication, taking into account organisational context and different needs and priorities, dealing constructively with conflicting views- Work in partnership with product and technical leads on high profile work in ambiguous, complex and/or uncertain domains- Promote continual improvement, good communication and collaboration across the organisation using the principles of agile at scaleA bit about youWhilst our day job is to deliver first class sustainable and flexible services to our stakeholders, you will be used to "spinning several plates" at once and will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate.Youll be comfortable supporting other Delivery Managers, coaching and mentoring them at different levels. You will be proficient in Agile and lean practices, be innovative and keep up to date with latest trends.Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isnt always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what wedo as a Digital team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade others to work towards a common goal.As an experienced Senior Delivery professional you will welcome diverse views and understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative and inclusive way.Who are we We are the Governments national housing agency. Our role is to accelerate the pace of house-building across the country, particularly in areas where there are the most serious affordability issues - meaning people are struggling to find homes.We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especiallyimportant if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage.We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Keyskills :
LeadershipPropertyService Delivery