Senior Delivery Manager

Senior Delivery Manager (Public Sector Consultancy)

About

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Responsibilities

• Accountability for the successful delivery of one or more complex projects or workstreams in public sector environments.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, translating strategic objectives into achievable delivery plans.
• Proactively manage risks, dependencies, and issues to ensure delivery remains on track.
• Lead, support, and develop multidisciplinary teams, fostering a positive and inclusive culture.
• Apply agile and lean delivery practices flexibly, adapting approaches to suit different organizational contexts.
• Manage delivery within agreed governance, commercial, and contractual frameworks.
• Coach and mentor other Delivery Managers and contribute to the delivery management community of practice.

Requirements

• Strong relationship management skills with high emotional intelligence and experience managing diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience in facilitation and constructive communication.
• Proven experience in shaping and delivering collaborative delivery plans, managing risks and dependencies.
• Servant leadership style, able to adapt leadership to team needs and create an empowering environment.
• Commercial acumen, with experience managing budgets and identifying commercial risks/opportunities.
• Adaptability to tailor delivery and leadership approaches to different client contexts.
• Broad experience applying agile frameworks and methods pragmatically.
• Experience working in public sector or similarly regulated environments.
• Experience in product management, service design, development, or a related discipline is a plus.