Senior Agile Delivery Manager - Infected Blood Compensation Authority - G7

Location

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

About the job

Job summary

The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is a new arm’s-length body set up, at unprecedented pace, to administer compensation to people whose lives have been impacted by the infected blood scandal.

IBCA will ensure payment is made in recognition of the wrongs experienced by those who have been infected by HIV, Hepatitis B or C, as well as those who love and care for them. They have been frustrated and distressed by the delays in achieving proper recognition, and we must help put this right.

We are committed to putting the infected and affected blood community at the centre of every decision we make and every step we take to build our organisation to deliver compensation payments. 

IBCA employees will be public servants. If successful in this role you will be appointed directly into IBCA, on IBCA terms and conditions as a public servant.

Successful applicants will join the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

Please note that the mission of IBCA means that it is likely to be operational for a period of approximately 5 to 7 years. When IBCA’s work begins to wind down, IBCA employees will receive support and practical guidance to find a new role, whether in the Civil Service, another Arms Length Body (ALB), or an external employer.

Job description

As a Senior Agile Delivery Manager you will:

• Work with your teams to champion agile and lean ways of working and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Help your team collaborate effectively in a fast paced, transparent, multi-disciplined environment that is working at scale.
• Be core at breaking down barriers for your team, and both planning at a higher level and getting into the details to make things happen.
• Be an active member of the delivery community of practice sharing and learning with others
• Manage delivery in a complex and emergent environment, involving multiple teams and senior stakeholders, building momentum and managing multiple competing demands.
• Lead and motivate multi-disciplinary teams, helping them organise and plan their work, in order to deliver services that meet users’ needs.
• Provide useful and accurate delivery metrics to facilitate continual improvement.
• Facilitate an inclusive team environment, where innovation and challenge are welcomed.
• Deliver to agreed goals and milestones by actively tackling risks / blockers, and escalating -where necessary.
• Develop, guide and coach the team, to continually improve effectiveness, efficiency and cohesion.
• Engage stakeholders – building strong relationships with people across teams in IBCA.

Person specification

The right person for this demanding role will have:

• Experience of digital delivery in an agile environment, with multidisciplinary teams, building momentum and managing multiple competing demands.
• Promoting a culture of psychological safety in teams, managing team dynamic;
• Have a proactive approach to learning and development of yourself and others;
• Experience of planning delivery of outcomes, coping with uncertainty and managing risks and dependencies across a number other teams
• Experience in the use of agile principles and approaches in a large, complex and fast paced environment

Additional information:

A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.