Senior Delivery Strategist - Policy & Performance

Government Recruitment Service; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade seeks a Senior Delivery Adviser to drive progress on high-priority programmes and support strategic delivery across the department. Based in Darlington, you will help identify delivery risks, unblock issues and maintain alignment with Ministers’ priorities.

You will work with policy teams, Private Offices, Ministers and senior officials to coordinate delivery plans, escalate where needed and ensure effective cross‑government

Responsibilities

• Driving progress on the Secretary of State's and Permanent Secretary's priorities, ensuring key delivery risks are identified, understood and escalated where needed.
• Acting as a central link between policy teams, Private Offices, special advisers, Ministers and senior officials to unblock delivery barriers and improve join-up across the department.
• Developing a strong understanding of priority policy areas and delivery plans, using this to assess progress, spot risks and provide constructive challenge.
• Actively troubleshooting problems where delivery is blocked or strategically misaligned, bringing together the right people, applying constructive challenge to different teams and using available escalation routes to resolve issues.
• Coordinating and drafting high-quality briefings, advice and updates for Ministers and senior officials, including for external engagements, cross-government meetings and Parliamentary business.
• Supporting business planning and departmental prioritisation by maintaining a clear view of progress, dependencies and risks across your portfolio.
• Building trusted relationships across the department and with other government departments, helping teams work together to deliver shared priorities.

Job description

The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade seeks a Senior Delivery Adviser to drive progress on high-priority programmes and support strategic delivery across the department. Based in Darlington, you will help identify delivery risks, unblock issues and maintain alignment with Ministers’ priorities.

You will work with policy teams, Private Offices, Ministers and senior officials to coordinate delivery plans, escalate where needed and ensure effective cross‑government