Senior Delivery Manager

About us:

King’s IT Department provides core IT infrastructure and application services in support of teaching and learning, research and administration across the College. A wide range of applications and services are delivered and supported by central and campus-based teams working in collaboration with other College colleagues.

Within IT Solutions, this portfolio delivers application project delivery expertise for a variety of systems related to the physical environment , such as LMS’s and digital twins.

About the role:

The Senior Delivery Manager (SPM) takes responsibility for the delivery of value through systems-based change in a large complex environment, leading a diverse multi-skilled team. The SPM will have expertise in either - or both - Agile and Waterfall delivery methods.

In addition to experience and expertise in delivery frameworks, the post holder will be required to build positive working relationships across a wide stakeholder community including external partner organisations, to ensure that the expected outputs and outcomes of change initiatives are delivered effectively and efficiently.

This is a full time (35 hours per week) position, and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

1. Education to degree standard and/or equivalent qualifications / experience    
2. Recognised Project Management Certification or Agile Delivery certification e,g, Prince2 Practitioner, APMP PMQ, SAFe Certified Scrum Master  
3. Experienced at providing expertise managing delivering value with a diverse team  
4. Significant experience of managing, inspiring, engaging and motivating a team, using interpersonal skills to achieve excellent results  
5. Ability to identify and manage priorities, whilst considering the needs of a diverse range of stakeholders 
6. Excellent presentation skills and the ability to communicate confidently, articulating ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences      
7. Significant experience of working with third parties to deliver IT Solutions 

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

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