DDaT Delivery Manager in London

About Barnet Council

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. Our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do.

About the role

As a DDaT Delivery Manager within Barnet's Strategy & Innovation directorate, you will sit at the centre of a growing digital function focused on improving resident and customer outcomes. You will play a key role in delivering a broad range of digital, data and technology (DDaT) projects that support the council's financial sustainability and wider strategic ambitions. This is a fast-paced and highly collaborative role, working with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders across the organisation to ensure projects progress smoothly from inception to delivery.

You will take responsibility for driving delivery across multiple projects—tracking milestones, clearing blockers, coordinating teams and ensuring benefits are realised. You will build strong working relationships with services across Barnet to identify process improvements, opportunities and efficiencies. Operating as a central figure within Barnet's digital delivery ecosystem, you will influence ways of working, strengthen delivery practices and help shape the future of the council's DDaT function.

Alongside delivery, you'll provide digital consultancy and business partnering—triaging and prioritising requests, offering guidance, sharing best practice and helping services translate organisational goals into practical, outcomes-focused delivery. You will support the council in embedding a digital-first mindset, championing agile approaches, quality service design, accessibility, inclusion and a test-learn-iterate culture.

This newly created role provides significant scope to shape ways of working, influence major programmes and contribute directly to the success of Barnet's digital strategy and multimillion-pound savings ambitions. This is a hybrid role – you will be expected to be in our Colindale offices an average of once a week. We also come into the office as required to meet service stakeholders, work together on collaboration, discovery and user testing sessions and department days.

About you

You are an experienced Delivery Manager with a strong track record in a DDaT environment, comfortable leading a variety of delivery lifecycles—from traditional waterfall approaches to agile, iterative delivery. You have proven experience guiding projects through initiation, requirements, design, testing, deployment and service transition, and you are confident managing risks, dependencies and change across complex technical portfolios.

You bring strong leadership skills, able to work effectively in multidisciplinary and matrix environments and draw on the collective capability of technical specialists, service teams and partners. You are outcomes-driven and user-focused, able to translate Barnet's strategic goals into clear deliverables and practical plans for successful implementation. Your judgement is informed by evidence, insight and experience, enabling you to make well-reasoned decisions about project direction, priority and scope.

You are a confident communicator who can adapt your style to different audiences, effectively influence stakeholders and champion best practice. You understand digital principles, accessibility, quality service design and the importance of inclusive, user-centred services. You are comfortable promoting digital ways of working, setting high standards and modelling a growth mindset—seeking continuous improvement, supporting colleagues and learning from experience.

What we offer

• 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
• Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
• A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
• Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Employee well-being training programmes including confidential employee assistance

How to apply

Read the job description and person specification before clicking 'Apply' to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact Dave Worley, Head of Digital Strategy.

Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures, this may include AI Detection Screening, Biometric ID/Right to Work Checks, Qualification and Registration Checks, Up to 6 years of Employment Data and Insights to Accelerate Screening (Konfir), Up to 5 years of Employment History References, DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Checks, Credit Checks and Social Media, Sanctions and Occupational Health Screening.

To deliver Barnet Council's commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and hybrid working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process.

All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.