At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead delivery of complex digital services and support high-performing teams.
- Company: Join the innovative Justice Digital, Data and Science team.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, generous leave, and a £1k learning budget.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in public service while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in Agile practices and team leadership is essential.
The predicted salary is between 58511 - 65329 £ per year.
Location: National
Closing Date: 23rd September 2026
Interviews: W/C 5 October & 12 October 2026
Grade: 7
Salary: National: £58,511-£65,329 London: £63,343- £70,725 which may include an allowance up to £332
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Contract Type: Permanent
Number of vacancies: 6
Vacancy number: 21990
We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office.
The Role
We’re recruiting for 2 Senior Delivery Managers here at Justice Digital, Data and Science (JDDS) to be part of our warm and collaborative Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) Digital team and Prisons Digital Team. The OPG is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice. It helps people in England and Wales to stay in control of decisions about their health and finance and make important decisions for others who cannot decide for themselves. You’ll be working across a number of multi-disciplinary teams that build and support services for the OPG, its partners and the general public.
OPG Digital is recognised for its trailblazing work having migrated from its legacy platforms to fully cloud-based systems. Our teams practise continuous delivery and test-driven development, with production deployments multiple times a day.
In Prisons Digital, we build and maintain digital products and tools that help to:
- protect the public
- provide decent and safe spaces in which to live and work
- reduce reoffending by rehabilitating the people in our care through education and employment
You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary digital teams and with stakeholders across policy and operations, delivering digital services for prisons that meet user needs and business requirements. You will use the knowledge you gain of how users work and the policy they must comply with to develop and maintain services that speed up complex processes and help prisons to run more efficiently.
This role aligns against Product and Delivery, Senior Delivery Manager from the Government Digital and Data Framework. The Senior Delivery Manager role sits within JDDS' delivery profession and is responsible for enabling the effective delivery of complex, high-risk digital services and products.
Senior Delivery Managers provide leadership and support to multiple delivery teams, manage risks and dependencies, and help teams maintain focus and momentum. You will be responsible for building team capability, promoting agile practices, and influencing senior stakeholders to create a culture of continuous improvement. You’ll also be an active member of JDDS' delivery management community contributing through mentoring, coaching, and sharing expertise.
You’ll receive a range of excellent benefits when you join our department, including:
- A generous employer pension contribution of 28.97% through the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
- 25 days of annual leave, (increasing to 30 days once you have reached 5 years of service), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday.
- Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working, working part time or compressed hours. Designed to support a positive work–life balance.
- Employees are allocated 10% of their working time for personal and professional development.
- A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best-in-class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms.
- Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
Key Responsibilities:
As a Senior Delivery Manager at JDDS, you will:
- Lead delivery of complex or high-risk products and services with confidence.
- Build and support high-performing teams that are motivated, inclusive and user-centred.
- Coach and line manage delivery managers and support capability building across the profession.
- Manage dependencies and unblock delivery risks across teams, departments or portfolios.
- Promote agile and lean practices and help teams adopt the most appropriate tools and techniques.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders across technical and non-technical boundaries.
- Influence decisions and lead change that improves delivery outcomes.
- Take responsibility for complex relationships with contracted suppliers.
- Advocate for professional development and contribute to the wider delivery community.
Person Specification
Essential
- Agile and Lean Practices – You have deep knowledge and experience of working with a range of Agile and Lean tools and techniques, with an ability to coach within and outside of the team.
- Planning – You have experience leading a continual planning process in a very complex environment.
- Maintaining Delivery Momentum – You have a proven track record of actively addressing the most complicated risks and identifying innovative ways to unblock issues.
- Making the Process Work – Demonstrable ability to focus on the outcome, challenge and improve disproportionate organisational processes.
- Leadership – Promote diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity, respecting difference and external experience.
- Team Dynamics and collaboration - You know how to build successful delivery teams.
We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.
Our values are Purpose, Humanity, Openness and Together.
Salary Information
Base salary for this role is from: National: £58,511 - £65,329, London: £63,343 - £70,725.
How to Apply
In JDDS, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks.
Stage 1 - Application and sift:
- A CV detailing your career history (including any relevant qualifications).
- A Personal Statement (no more than 750 words) which should outline your experience and skills, giving clear examples of work undertaken.
Stage 2 - Interviews:
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a panel interview held via Microsoft Teams.
Senior Delivery Manager employer: Justice Digital
Justice Digital, Data and Science is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth. With a generous pension scheme, flexible working arrangements, and a strong commitment to personal development, employees are empowered to thrive in a supportive and collaborative environment. This role offers the unique opportunity to engage in meaningful work that directly contributes to improving justice outcomes while being part of a diverse and inclusive team.
