Delivery Lead (Data)

Government Property Agency; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in Birmingham is seeking a Delivery Lead to oversee data projects, ensuring timely completion and adherence to quality standards. The successful candidate will manage digital initiatives using agile principles, maintain communication with stakeholders, and support the government's transformation efforts. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to significant improvements in public service operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing digital and data projects using agile methodologies.
• Proficiency in project documentation and stakeholder communication.
• Ability to manage project risk and issue registers.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of data projects on time and within scope.
• Manage sprints, backlogs, and host project ceremonies in agile frameworks.
• Liaise with stakeholders to provide updates on business objectives.

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Overview

This post will play an integral role in the transformation of the Government Estate, supporting the rollout of interoperable data services across and within both government and its third party suppliers. The Delivery Lead will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of data projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and to the required quality standards. The role involves applying agile principles, managing project documentation, ensuring assurance and compliance and maintaining effective communication with stakeholders and the Digital and Data PMO.

Responsibilities

• Managing digital and data projects using agile methodologies, including setting up boards, managing sprints, backlogs and hosting ceremonies
• Setting up projects in JIRA and ensuring boards are kept up to date
• Ensuring GPA projects follow correct process and procedures
• Liaising with the proposed Digital and Data PMO to provide updates and progress on business objectives
• Managing project risk and issue registers

Disability Confident

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About Government Property Agency

The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the government's office estate. We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. And we are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team.

Values

• Striving for excellence – We always aim to deliver great results
• Empowering through respect – We insist on fair treatment for all, always
• Acting with integrity – We consistently do the right thing
• Succeeding together – We rely on each other to achieve success

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to representing the communities we serve by making Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) part of everything we do. Our strong emphasis on EDI is not just about driving inclusion across our organisation, it is also about ensuring our services meet the needs of government departments and the civil servants who use our spaces. To ensure that we are always recruiting and retaining a diverse mix of talent, we are particularly inviting applications from candidates who are disabled, ethnically or gender diverse, and people who identify as being part of the LGBTQ+ community.