Job Title: Digital Delivery Manager
Job Location: UK Flexible location
Salary: £34,999 to £38,153 per annum based on 35 hours per week
Contract Type: 12 Months Fixed Term Contract
Are you experienced in building, maintaining and motivating teams?
Could you support the Web Platform team at British Red Cross? As an agile-focused delivery manager, you'll create a collaborative environment, remove obstacles, and turn the vision into reality.
We're growing the Digital team at British Red Cross to support the development of our new Web Platform. You'll join an in-house, multifunctional team building a new, full-stack platform and architecture: our goal is to support other teams across the organisation to focus on content, audiences and purpose without worrying about building, maintaining and supporting websites.
A day in the life of a Digital Delivery Manager will involve:
- Delivering digital products and services by coaching teams on agile ways of working and showing the benefits of agile delivery.
- Facilitating team meetings and ceremonies like planning sessions, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives to build team cohesion and communication.
- Using tools such as Jira and Confluence to support effective collaboration and capacity planning.
- Encouraging an innovative culture focused on adding value and challenging assumptions.
- Promoting openness and transparency, removing obstacles and ensuring smooth progress.
- Helping prioritise workloads and estimate resources and time for successful delivery.
- Providing teams with the right tools and resources to do their jobs effectively.
- Tracking progress and managing challenging situations with confidence and clarity.
- Solving procurement challenges, giving enthusiastic feedback, and maintaining positive morale and performance.
- Collaborating with others to support teams in delivering outcomes on time and within budget.
To be a successful Digital Delivery Manager, you’ll need:
- Great organisational and communication skills.
- Strong ability to estimate and manage team capacity.
- Coaching skills and a collaborative approach to working with others.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and negotiation capabilities.
- Proficiency in managing risks and a focus on achieving results.
- Experience working closely with product development, digital, or innovation teams, including managing portfolios of products or services
The closing date for your application is Thursday 23rd of January 2025.
Please apply early, as we’ll be reviewing candidates throughout. We reserve the right to close the ad in advance of the published date.
In return for your dedication and expertise, you’ll get:
• Holidays: 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + option to buy 5 extra days.
• Pension scheme: Up to 6% contributory pension.
• Flexible working: We do our best to accommodate your preferred work style.
• Learning & Development: Wide range of career opportunities + comprehensive learning.
• Discounts: Access to Blue Light Discount Card and employee benefits platform.
• Wellbeing Assistance: Access to mental health and wellbeing assistance.
• Team Working: Champion our mission in a collaborative team.
• Cycle2Work: Lease a bicycle through the scheme.
• Season ticket loan: Interest-free loan for commuting expenses.
We are proud to participate in the disability confident scheme for roles based in the UK. During the application process, you will be asked if you wish to apply under the scheme.
At the British Red Cross, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff and volunteers. We remain dedicated to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination. We do this through regular data reporting, and the assistance of our internal Race and Equality Network (REEN), LGBT+ Network, our Disability and Wellness Network (DAWN), Gender Network, Carers Network and Youth Network.
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