Portfolio Delivery Manager

Portfolio Programme Delivery Manager – Central Government

• 4-month contract (initially)

• Remote Working

• Outside IR35

• £625 to £650 per day

The Opportunity:

We are seeking an experienced Portfolio Programme Delivery Manager to provide strategic leadership, governance and assurance across a complex portfolio of technology projects and programmes within a central government environment.

Working across multiple delivery workstreams, suppliers and stakeholders, you will provide leadership, guidance and support to a team of Delivery Managers, improving consistency, delivery standards and overall portfolio performance.

This is a senior stakeholder-facing position requiring strong leadership, influencing and engagement skills, together with a credible background in managing complex technology delivery environments.

This is an excellent opportunity for an established delivery leader to make a significant impact on portfolio governance, delivery performance and leadership capability within a major public sector organisation.

Skills and Experience:

• Extensive experience in senior Delivery Management, Portfolio Delivery or Programme Delivery leadership roles with a strong understanding of delivery governance, assurance, Agile delivery and portfolio-level reporting.

• Proven ability to lead, influence and support multiple Delivery Managers across complex technology portfolios.

• Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills, particularly at senior leadership level, with a background in digital/technology delivery, ideally within complex public sector environments.

• Experience strengthening delivery governance, assurance, reporting and performance management, whilst conducting delivery health checks, coaching and improving delivery practices.

• Experience working with multiple suppliers, consultancies and complex stakeholder environments that requires excellent communication, leadership and influencing capabilities.

• Experience within central government, public sector or similarly complex, politically sensitive environments would be highly advantageous.

Role and 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 and ways of working.

• Work closely with senior stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners to improve collaboration and delivery confidence.

• Establish consistent reporting and visibility of delivery progress, risks and dependencies through Jira dashboards.

• Coach and develop senior Delivery Managers, improving their leadership capability and delivery management practices.

• Support the strategic demand management process and delivery pipeline in collaboration with the PMO.

• Leading on both knowledge transfer and supporting the transition of services into the end-client.

N.B. Candidates will have or be willing to undergo a basic level of security clearance prior to starting the role (5-7 days lead time)

Applications:

To learn more about this newly created opportunity consulting as a Portfolio Delivery Manager for an initial 4-month temporary contract engagement, consulting on a remote-working basis; please call and speak with Edward Laing here at ISR or please send through a copy of your latest online profile and/or CV for an immediate call back in the strictest confidence