Delivery Manager

Michael Page (UK); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A boutique consultancy in London is seeking a Delivery Manager to oversee technology project delivery for a high-profile charity. The role involves managing cross-functional teams, ensuring clear communication with stakeholders, and providing leadership. Candidates should have proven experience in delivery management, strong organizational skills, and the ability to handle competing priorities efficiently. Offered at a competitive day rate, this position supports a hybrid work environment with occasional travel to London.

Benefits

Day rate £500-£600

Opportunity to work with a high profile charity

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivery management in structured and unstructured environments.
• Ability to operate under competing priorities and imperfect information.
• Strong prioritization and follow-through skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of technology projects.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams for project execution.
• Monitor project progress and address risks or issues.

Skills

Delivery management

Strong organization

Influencing senior leaders

Attention to detail

Job description

• Delivery Manager will work directly with CIO improving efficiency
• High profile charity undergoing significant transformation across business & IT

About Our Client

Boutique consultancy supporting high profile charity in London.

Job Description

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of technology projects, ensuring objectives are met within scope, time, and budget.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure seamless collaboration and project execution.
• Monitor project progress and address any risks or issues promptly to avoid delays.
• Maintain clear and consistent communication with stakeholders regarding project updates and milestones.
• Ensure adherence to industry best practices and methodologies in project management.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement changes where necessary.
• Prepare and present detailed project reports for senior management.

Provide leadership and guidance to team members, fostering a productive work environment.

Delivery Coordination and Visibility

• Coordinate day-to-day delivery activity, ensuring actions, dependencies and decisions are clear, owned and followed through.
• Maintain a live view of progress, risks and blockers, escalating issues early and pragmatically.
• Provide concise delivery updates, dashboards and action logs to support effective governance.

Executive Support and Follow-Through

• Act as a single point of coordination between the CIO, senior leaders and delivery teams.
• Capture outcomes from meetings and ensure decisions translate into clear next steps.
• Reduce delivery noise by bringing structure, cadence and clarity across in-flight work.

Reducing Friction and Admin Overhead

• Take ownership of delivery-related administration currently carried by senior leaders.
• Support recruitment and onboarding from a coordination and tracking perspective.
• Keep delivery plans, logs and key documents current and usable.

Risk and Dependency Management

• Identify emerging risks, issues and cross-team dependencies early.
• Work with leaders to unblock progress and use senior intervention efficiently.
• Bring order to ambiguous situations where ownership or next steps are unclear.

Ways of Working

• Embed simple, consistent delivery practices that support pace and accountability.
• Balance momentum with appropriate governance, keeping work moving without unnecessary drag.

The Successful Applicant

Essential Experience and Attributes

• Proven experience in delivery management in both structured DDaT and unstructured delivery environments
• Comfortable operating in environments with competing priorities, imperfect information and limited support capacity.
• Strong organisation, prioritisation and follow-through, able to keep multiple workstreams moving at pace.
• Confident engaging with, and influencing, senior leaders and translating discussion into clear actions and outcomes.
• Calm, pragmatic and resilient, able to bring structure and momentum to fast-moving or ambiguous situations.
• Willing to work on both strategic and administrative tasks
• Very high attention to detail

What Success Looks Like

• Clear, reliable visibility of delivery progress, risks and next steps.
• Reduced reliance on ad-hoc escalation and informal chasing.
• Senior leaders spending less time on coordination and administration, more on direction and risk.
• Fewer late surprises due to missed actions or unclear ownership.
• A noticeable reduction in delivery friction and operational drag.

What's on Offer

• Day rate £500-£600 per day expected to be OUTSIDE IR35
• Hybrid with some occasional travel to London
• Opportunity to work with a high profile charity