Areti Group | B Corp™
Agile Delivery Manager
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SFIA 4 Delivery Manager
Rate: Up to £490 per day
Clearance Required: BPSS
Location & Travel:
Hybrid, with up to 40% onsite working in Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester, or Birmingham (confirmed by client). Potential for travel once per sprint.
Eligibility:
Only candidates with prior UK Government / public sector experience will be considered.
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced SFIA 4 Delivery Manager to join a Data & Analytics (D&A) team working within Data Platforms & Operations. This function is responsible for the design, modernisation and operation of the department's core data platforms and platform-enabling products. These platforms support insight, Management Information (MI), analytics and statistics across the organisation.
The work sits within a Data Modernisation Programme, delivered by a Digital and Transformation Group in collaboration with business and insight teams operating in a hub-and-spoke model. The focus is on modernising legacy platforms, improving governance and interoperability, and enabling secure, self-service access to data through cloud-based solutions. This includes use of an interim cloud architecture to maintain critical data flows across on-premise and cloud environments while progressing towards a strategic data platform aligned to wider Digital and departmental objectives.
Delivery Manager Activities:
- Mobilise the team and establish delivery governance, structure, and cadence
- Identify and manage risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies (RAID)
- Set up and maintain reporting mechanisms and delivery tracking
- Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement sessions
- Coordinate design, prototyping, and validation activities
- Manage dependencies across teams, programmes, and stakeholders
- Proactively mitigate delivery risks and remove blockers
- Develop and maintain delivery plans aligned to roadmap development
- Coordinate backlog refinement and prioritisation sessions
- Track progress against milestones and deliverables
- Manage cross-team dependencies and ensure alignment
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SOW and Deliverables:
Phase 1: Mobilisation & Discovery
- CDO Vision & Strategic Narrative (clear articulation of CDO purpose and role; one-page view of "what success looks like for CDO")
- Articulation of Value (initial value hypotheses linked to Data Strategy)
- Current State Portfolio Assessment (inventory of policies, standards, frameworks, existing services and governance processes; mapping of users, current adoption levels, pain points and gaps)
- Initial Service & Outcome Mapping (early mapping of governance outputs to real business/service outcomes and key user groups)
Phase 2: Product Definitions & Value Statements
- Product Catalogue (governance outputs defined as products, each with users, value proposition, adoption challenges)
- Value Framework (structured model defining strategic value and operational value; defined value metrics per product)
- Cross-Government Alignment (mapping to government-wide initiatives such as Critical Data Assets (CDA), Data Maturity Assessments (DMA), ATRS)
- Initial Value-Driven Backlog (prioritised backlog aligned to user need, strategic value, risk)
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Phase 3: Roadmap & Performance Measurement
- 5-Year Outcomes-Driven Roadmap (aligned to the department's Data Strategy; structured around outcomes and product/service evolution; includes key milestones and sequencing of delivery)
- Product-to-Strategy Alignment (clear linkage between products, services, and Data Strategy objectives)
- Service & Outcome Mapping - Refined (detailed mapping of each product → users → service outcomes; clear articulation of how governance supports operational delivery)
- Measurement & Performance Framework (reporting model to demonstrate measurable value, including against product adoption, data ownership coverage, data quality improvements, data sharing, and alignment to cross-government initiatives)
Phase 4: Handover
- Finalised CDO Product Portfolio (fully defined and documented product set; clear ownership and lifecycle)
- Live Roadmap & Backlog (maintained and owned within CDO)
- Embedded Value Measurement Approach (ongoing tracking against Data Strategy outcomes)
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