Portfolio Delivery Manager
- Portfolio Programme Delivery Manager – Central Government
- 4-month contract (initially)
- Remote Working
- Outside IR35
- £625 to £650 per day
The Opportunity:
We are seeking an experienced Portfolio Programme Delivery Manager to provide strategic leadership, governance and assurance across a complex portfolio of technology projects and programmes within a central government environment.
Working across multiple delivery workstreams, suppliers and stakeholders, you will provide leadership, guidance and support to a team of Delivery Managers, improving consistency, delivery standards and overall portfolio performance.
This is a senior stakeholder-facing position requiring strong leadership, influencing and engagement skills, together with a credible background in managing complex technology delivery environments.
This is an excellent opportunity for an established delivery leader to make a significant impact on portfolio governance, delivery performance and leadership capability within a major public sector organisation.
Skills and Experience:
- Extensive experience in senior Delivery Management, Portfolio Delivery or Programme Delivery leadership roles with a strong understanding of delivery governance, assurance, Agile delivery and portfolio-level reporting.
- Proven ability to lead, influence and support multiple Delivery Managers across complex technology portfolios.
- Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills, particularly at senior leadership level, with a background in digital/technology delivery, ideally within complex public sector environments.
- Experience strengthening delivery governance, assurance, reporting and performance management, whilst conducting delivery health checks, coaching and improving delivery practices.
- Experience working with multiple suppliers, consultancies and complex stakeholder environments that requires excellent communication, leadership and influencing capabilities.
- Experience within central government, public sector or similarly complex, politically sensitive environments would be highly advantageous.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership, direction and support to a team of Delivery Managers across multiple projects and workstreams.
- Strengthen portfolio-level delivery governance, assurance and performance reporting.
- Conduct delivery health checks, provide coaching and drive improvements in delivery standards and ways of working.
- Work closely with senior stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners to improve collaboration and delivery confidence.
- Establish consistent reporting and visibility of delivery progress, risks and dependencies through Jira dashboards.
- Coach and develop senior Delivery Managers, improving their leadership capability and delivery management practices.
- Support the strategic demand management process and delivery pipeline in collaboration with the PMO.
- Leading on both knowledge transfer and supporting the transition of services into the end-client.
N.B. Candidates will have or be willing to undergo a basic level of security clearance prior to starting the role (5-7 days lead time)
Applications:
To learn more about this newly created opportunity consulting as a Portfolio Delivery Manager for an initial 4-month temporary contract engagement, consulting on a remote-working basis; please call and speak with Edward Laing here at ISR or please send through a copy of your latest online profile and/or CV (edward@isr.uk.com) for an immediate call back in the strictest confidence.
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