About the job

Job summary

Would you be interested working as part of our Agile Delivery team, helping to develop products and services that streamlines the process of gaining clearance for national security projects throughout the government? 

Within UK Security Vetting (UKSV), we are undergoing a digital transformation project, where you will be at the centre point of security for the United Kingdom, helping to build modern solutions that underpins national security risk assessments in around 130 organisations. This opportunity will allow you to work on brand new approaches to vetting, streamline processes that affect all areas of the UK government and contribute ideas across discovery, alpha, beta and live phases of development. 

Job description

As a Delivery Manager you will be accountable for the delivery of products and services that sit at the core of our new security clearance products and services. You will collaborate with customers and business stakeholders to enable development teams to deliver products and features aligned to business priorities. You will support the transition away from legacy systems and, with security and architecture colleagues, ensure we appropriately secure our data assets

Duties will include but are not limited to

• Build and maintain teams, ensuring they are motivated, collaborating , engaged and working well
• Identify obstacles and help the team to overcome them
• Focus the team on what is most important to the delivery of products and services
• Encourage and facilitate continuous improvement of the delivery team
• Coach and mentor both team members and others to apply the most appropriate Agile and Lean tools and techniques

More information about the role of Delivery Manager, can be found the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework Here

Person specification

As  Delivery  Manager within UK Security Vetting, we are looking for people who have the following expertise and attributes:

• Agile and Lean practices. Identify and compare the best processes or delivery methods to use. Recognise when something does not work and encourage a mindset of experimentation. Able to adapt and reflect, be resilient and see outside of the process. Use a blended approach depending on the context. Measure and evaluate outcomes. Help teams to manage and visualise outcomes. (Skill level: practitioner)
• Commercial management. Act as the point of contact for contracted suppliers. Understand appropriate internal contacts and processes within a government department. Understand how and when third parties should be brought into digital, data and technology (DDaT) projects. (Skill level: working)
• Communicating between the technical and non-technical. Able to listen to the needs of technical and business stakeholders, and interpret them. Effectively manage stakeholder expectations. Manage active and reactive communication. Support or host difficult discussions within the team or with diverse senior stakeholders. (Skill level: practitioner)
• Financial management. Balance cost versus value. Consider the impact of user needs. Report on financial delivery. Monitor cost and budget. Understand how and when to escalate issues. (Skill level: working)
• Life cycle perspective. Recognise when to move from one stage of a product life cycle to another. Ensure the team is working towards the appropriate service standards for the relevant phase. Manage the delivery of products and services at different phases. (Skill level: working)
• Maintaining delivery momentum - Facilitate the delivery flow of a team, managing the pace and tempo. Actively address internal and external risks, issues and dependencies including where ownership exists outside the team. (Skill level: practitioner)
• Making a process work - Identify and challenge organisational processes of increasing complexity and those processes that are unnecessarily complicated. Add value and can coach the organisation to inspect and adapt processes. Guide teams through the implementation of a new process. (Skill level: expert)
• Planning - You can understand the environment and prioritise the most important or high value tasks. You can use data to inform planning. You can manage complex internal and external dependencies. You can provide delivery confidence. You can remove blockers or impediments that affect plans and can develop a plan for difficult situations. You can ensure that teams plan appropriately for their capacity. (Skill level: practitioner)
• Team dynamics and collaboration - You can effectively bring people together to form a motivated team. You can help to create the right environment for a team to work in and can empower them to deliver. You can recognise and deal with issues. You can help create the best team makeup depending on the situation. (Skill level: working)

The complexity or breadth of products or teams will vary in this role, depending on the context.

Additional information:

A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £40,850, Cabinet Office contributes £11,029 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Application process

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV with details of your job history and skills, 500 word personal statement as well as three 250 word behaviour statements. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the lead behaviour, Leadership. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview. 

Selection process

During the blended interview you will be assessed against your experience, behaviours that are contained within this advert.

Expected timeline (subject to change)

Expected sift date – w/c 26 February
Expected interview date/s – w/c 25 March
Interview location - Google Meets Video Conferencing

Further information

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Please note that this role requires SC clearance, which would normally need 5 years’ UK residency in the past 5. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible. 

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service or Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading. 

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Reasonable adjustments

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. 

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: 

• Contact Government Recruitment Service via cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. 
• Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'contact point for applicants' section.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.