Portfolio Delivery Manager - Remote (4-Month Contract)

ISR Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 83,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

ISR Recruitment Ltd. is seeking an experienced Portfolio Programme Delivery Manager for a remote, central government role on a 4-month contract.

You will provide strategic leadership, governance and assurance across a complex technology portfolio, guiding Delivery Managers and coordinating with multiple suppliers and senior stakeholders. You will drive delivery standards, health checks and performance reporting, fostering strong collaboration and visibility across workstreams while supporting

Qualifications

• Senior Delivery Management or Portfolio/Programme Delivery leadership roles with governance, assurance, Agile delivery and portfolio reporting.
• Ability to lead, influence and support multiple Delivery Managers across complex technology portfolios.
• Strong senior stakeholder engagement skills, ideally in digital/technology delivery within complex public sector environments.
• Experience strengthening governance, assurance, reporting and performance management with health checks and coaching.
• Experience working with multiple suppliers and complex stakeholder environments.
• Experience in central government or similarly complex, politically sensitive environments advantageous.

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.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners to improve collaboration and delivery confidence.
• Establish consistent reporting and visibility of delivery progress, risks and dependencies via Jira dashboards.
• Coach and develop senior Delivery Managers to improve leadership capability and delivery practices.
• Support strategic demand management and the delivery pipeline with the PMO.
• Lead knowledge transfer and transition of services into the end-client.

Skills

Delivery management leadership

Portfolio governance

Agile delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Public sector experience

Vendor management

Job description

ISR Recruitment Ltd. is seeking an experienced Portfolio Programme Delivery Manager for a remote, central government role on a 4-month contract.

You will provide strategic leadership, governance and assurance across a complex technology portfolio, guiding Delivery Managers and coordinating with multiple suppliers and senior stakeholders. You will drive delivery standards, health checks and performance reporting, fostering strong collaboration and visibility across workstreams while supporting